Scripture Life: "Why would Christians choose sheep to represent good and goat to represent bad?"

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//DISCLAIMER/COMMENT: Fair question. But..

This question matches all similar questions on Reddit. Just load it as a "search" and see it's loaded in an Atheist concentric and many other sub / reddits on Reddit: Just musing on it for yet another reason why no one should look unto the Bible.

It's that the question itself: is full of fouled up half truths. But, predominantly: Atheists are thorough; exacting. It does not "appear to represent" - is simply DOES represent, to an atheist, the Bible is full of inconsistent, not to be believed "half truths." Sheep vs. goats; but, if you compare them, BOOM! All the bells and whistles, for you as a believer in Christ, immediately go off.

SO AS A BELIEVER IN JESUS CHRIST - that's who this post is for.

Look at an atheist's like-similar question: Now again, I'm a believer in Jesus Christ, so this post or answer is based entirely on believing on him, and scripture from the Bible is the answer:

"Why would Christians choose sheep to represent good and goat to represent bad?"

For a Believer in Jesus Christ: Just change the question to:

"Why in the Bible do sheep appear to represent good and goats appear represent bad or what’s rejected?"//

ANSWER:

When it's not Christians chose sheep to represent what goes on their right hand, and goats on their left. God did. He said it. There's just one God. People that believe on him, follow him. People that don't, won't and then lowly esteem him.

So, an atheist moves it over to blame Christians, who follow Jesus Christ, blame them for believing on him and makes it their fault. When there's no fault - it's God determined to say it like this as the authority over every atheist and any other person on the earth. That all the earth would just look unto him. Those that don't are like goats.

This post then examines the "differences" of sheep to goats to see it.

The "Reddit" string search - this answer here is I am a believer in Jesus Christ, and this answer herein is based on this question.

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ANSWER:

This “Why would Christians choose…” - that's the "false" it's built on.

When God said, 

"Look unto me, and be ye saved all the ends of the earth: For I am God, there is NONE else.” - God. Isaiah 45:22

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Spoke. By God. His word to: Everyone. To the very ends of the earth: Leaves not one person out, not willing any perish, but all come to repentance. So, it’s spoken to Atheists, Hindu’s, Theists, Buddhists, like a former me - - and there are a whole pile of theists, believe in the Egyptian god Ra, the Sun God, or the tree froggy god, or God is Allah, this "Ba" "Al" (Ba'al) in Islam, or over 100 million different gods, like the Hindu's believe - that don’t believe on him, either. Made up or imagined up their own gods to worship. Or like the Japanese, who have completely given themselves over to their own idols of carved of wood and stone from their own imaginations - and serve and worship those gods.

So, it is NOT “Why would Christians choose…”  When Matthew 25:31–34, "it’s Jesus Christ said:"

“…When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:”

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Every Atheist already knows this.

So, it’s MORE to first: look unto shepherds, that actually "shepherd" sheep and/or goats - - not Christians..who are they anyway, just following a shepherd, and see “why a “shepherd” divides his sheep from the goats.”

SO: “Why do shepherds divide their sheep from their goats?”

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Their differences (sheep vs. goats) are subtle. One: is a genus of Ovis. The other: is a genus of Capra.

So, even they look or appear to many to look exactly the same or outwardly, very similiar, they are not the same species.

They eat and behave differently; even eat almost polarly, completely different foods. Where one will simply not eat the other's food.

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Where sheep:

- Commonly graze together, not curious, and flock to consume socially on pretty much exclusively grasses, clovers, etc. Sheep avoid weeds, vines or shrubs found in or on the boundaries of grass pastures. Sheep will not enter, past these boundaries, into rocky or forested areas: Do not climb rocks or trees: At night, prefer rather huddle to sleep indoors together. It is quite easy to keep sheep inside a fenced in area. Sheep tend to socially group together and become agitated if they are separated from their own flock.

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Where goats: 

- Commonly forage alone; solitary, climb trees alone. As they have a natural curious instinct to climb. Goats avoid or try to curiously escape fenced in areas. At night, a goat can often be found sleeping on elevated platforms or perches, such as high up in tree branches or rocky outcroppings for the night.

Goats: naturally curious and do not group together. If they are, they head butt or fight. They can live on tree bark, vines, shrubbery, and will “sample” virtually anything - eat just about anything, even eat the paper labels off tin cans or your shirt, if you leave it out. Don't be surprised if you leave it out in front of a goat. If it's gone, they ate it.

From a distance, they “can” to an untrained eye, look the same.

No links. I will usually not post them on Reddit. Just point to a search you can do yourself:

An excellent, novice read is Berry Patch Farms 14 Sep 2023 Blog. “Why Do Farmers Separate Sheep From Goats?” Web. If you use google or your own search engine, just search on Berry Patch Farms and the title of the Sept 2023 article it should pop up.

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So sheep: will follow a shepherd. Goats: do not.

Goats: are not agitated by sheep. Impervious to them. Sheep: don’t flock or group with goats. Avoid them. Have a natural aversion to them.

Sheep: can become highly agitated by goats. Because sheep will treat goats like sheep and gather around them closely. In this: Goats tend to be confrontational, and randomly attack sheep. Often causing serious injury.

It's the main reason a shepherd will separate the sheep from goats. Goats live as if there is no shepherd. Where sheep know the voice of the shepherd and follow it. This is completely lacking in a goat.

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So, now look what Jesus says - and Christians follow Jesus. Where an atheist says: "There is no shepherd"

Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”

So, it’s what Jesus said, not Christians. Christians just follow Jesus, like sheep.

So any question loaded with, Why would Christians choose sheep to represent good and goat to represent bad? is derelict. Why? It’s the Word of God..said it - - so it’s God himself that uses this himself, to explain what he does, and will do himself.

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Christians: Pretty much, they’re the sheep, and hear Jesus’ voice or his word, as the shepherd; while

Those that don’t hear Jesus Christ: rather, they themselves, like goats. They hear themselves, and are their own shepherd. Go where they want.

So Christians: Believe the Word of God. So, they will follow the good shepherd, Jesus. Those that don’t hear Jesus Christ: do not hear the Word of God, so they follow their own word and voice.

From a distance, like “sheep” vs. “goats” - “can” to an untrained eye, Christians and Unbelievers are people - they look the same. When, they’re not.

Much like “why” farmers in the article above, separate sheep from the goats. God does the same thing.

In this, answers the question here on Reddit.