Question:
Do sheep fear the farmer like Christians fear the god concept they’ve been brainwashed to believe is real?
2010-03-11 15:09:21 UTC
Christians often describe themselves as “God fearing people” and they use this expression to imply that good people fear their god concept. But according to them, it’s not the fear that a child has of monsters under the bed nor is it the fear that adults have of being stalked by psycho ex-lovers; the “fear of God,” according to Christians, is respectful fear. Sheep could be described as having respectful fear of the farmer, right? I mean, they must know that the farmer protects them from wild beasts and the farmer makes sure they have enough food and water to survive. So the emotion that sheep have is the same emotion that Christians have, right?
22 answers:
2010-03-11 15:13:05 UTC
"As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool to his folly." Proverbs 26:11



"Always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." II Timothy 3:17
Kate
2010-03-11 15:17:18 UTC
Sheep do not fear

they love

just as Christians love Jesus Christ



A good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep



A good Shepherd will leave the 99 sheep and go find the one who is astray

and when he finds it he rejoices greatly that he found the lost sheep



Just as when a sinner comes to the realization of the truth

they are more rejoicing in the presences of the angels over one sinner that

repents than 99 just who don't need repentance



It's all about LOVE

AND GOD is LOVE.



Someday you will agree with me on that point
gibsonfanchuck
2010-03-11 15:32:55 UTC
Some sheep stray from the flock. Are they sinners? Could sheep survive without a shepard? They did for centuries before they were captured by the shepard and used for their wool, right? Sheepdogs frighten sheep in order to steer them in the right direction. Is this like the devil? Maybe god and the devil are working together to take control of the free-roaming sheep.
Jim
2010-03-11 15:15:46 UTC
How would a Christian understand how a sheep feels about a farmer?



and angie, there is a third possibility... Jesus Christ was the son of God, died and was buried, on the third day He rose from the dead so that we believers might have eternal life...
pat z
2010-03-11 15:20:20 UTC
For the last time, sheep are s-h-e-e-p, they are not human!

Stop attaching human qualities -- like "respectful" and "emotion" and "knowledge" even (!) to them.

If you want to compare Christians to sheep -- or any other animal, for that matter -- I don't understand why you don't just come right out and say so.
kuka
2016-10-04 18:23:08 UTC
i be conscious of that it is being pointed at Christians yet, "Mormons" are meant to concern God as properly. by concern it generally ability admire. i think interior the asserting; to concern God is to love God. If I remember the reference ideal The Proverbs a million:7 says something like; the terror of the Lord is the commencing up of awareness. it would take an somewhat long term to describe that verse to offer it which ability, yet after examining it and thinking approximately it for awhile, it makes very stable experience to me. i think that in case you concern God, then which ability you're conserving His Commandments on account which you do no longer opt to disappoint Him. And by doing so which you're loving Him, seeing how John 14:15 (scripture mastery) says; If ye love me, save my commandments. So in certainty, in case you first concern God, then you start up conserving His Commandments, in case you maintain His Commandments, then you are loving Him. It is clever to me yet i'm able to work out how that is debatable.
RWR
2010-03-11 15:12:28 UTC
Actually, sheep fear the sheepdog
rumors with no basis in reality
2010-03-11 15:11:08 UTC
The analogy between sheep and Christians is used in Christian teachings. Jesus gathers his flock, etc.



I'm not sure if sheep have the same emotions as people though.
nirvana94
2010-03-11 15:13:08 UTC
The better question is, why do you feel the need to make all these analogies against Christianity?



We get it; You are against Christianity, but honestly, I don't think anybody cares.



My suggestions are: Get outside, make friends, find a hobby.
kaz716
2010-03-11 17:01:55 UTC
I don't know anyone who believes in God who is also afraid of Him. Yet I noticed you (and many other non-believers) seem to be obsessed with this fear. That's pretty telling...
Stereotypical Cali Surfer
2010-03-11 15:12:15 UTC
I don't agree with the "brainwashed" part. We choose to believe in Jesus.



However, I do kind of agree with your "respectful fear" comment.
Songstress13
2010-03-11 15:10:37 UTC
What is with all the sheep questions? God fearing also means to have great reverence and honor for God.
anonymous
2010-03-11 15:27:59 UTC
I don't think sheep have enough intelligence to fear, they just follow the pack where ever it goes mindlessly eating what they can where they can...kinda like christians
2010-03-11 15:29:05 UTC
the sheep never think about the farmer setting them on fire for not loving the farmer.
2010-03-11 15:11:29 UTC
sure, why do u think the parable sheep and the shepherd is mentioned?
da bomb
2010-03-11 15:12:09 UTC
With out reading your entire rant, only for those that tout hellfire and damnation.
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2010-03-11 15:11:39 UTC
oh the day when all you atheist stop questioning others believes.
2010-03-11 15:10:16 UTC
Jesus is not real.



Note all the similarities and parallels between Jesus and many popular Greek myths.



It's common for Greek mythological figures to have a divine father and a mortal mother (much like how Jesus was supposedly the son of God and a mortal woman who was allegedly a young virgin). For instance, Hercules' father was Zeus, the god of sky and thunder, and his mother was Alcmene, a mortal.



There are also many parallels between Jesus and the cult of Dionysus. Wine plays a very symbolic role in both. Both represent the dying-god mythological archetype. Both have a ritual involving bread and wine.



Basically, Christianity is nothing more than a Judaized version of Greek paganism.



Now there are two possibilities:



1. Jesus was never really born. The Greek writers of the four Gospels merely invented a Jewish character and used sources from their native religions to tell his narrative.



2. Jesus did exist, but his narrative was nothing like in the Gospels. Paul, unable to convince the Jews that Jesus was the messiah, decided to preach Jesus' teachings to the Greek gentiles. Jesus' narrative wasn't written down until later, so it got distorted over time, much like the children's game telephone, and when it was finally written down it was very unlike the original narrative.



I'm not sure if I should believe the first or second possibility, but if I had to chose I would go with number one.
the Christian
2010-03-11 15:14:37 UTC
Turn your hate into love...thru christ jesus.





God loves you....God bless
Donald Trump for President 2020
2010-03-11 15:11:12 UTC
God owns you.
2010-03-11 15:13:56 UTC
Go to Church AND ACTUALLY TRY TO UNDERSTAND US WITHOUT RANTING.
I am so blessed!
2010-03-11 15:13:46 UTC
No, but thanks for asking.


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