Let's pretend the Ghislane Maxwell trial was a TICK on the clock. Want to hear a TOCK? Then check this.....
(www.dailymail.co.uk)
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Exactly! I teach art at a Christian school and as I’m going over the attributes of wool for needle felting, I always mention how Jesus calling us sheep wasn’t a compliment. Sheep are dumb, dirty, and need a shepherd to look after them because they’d never make it on their own.
That is an incorrect/incomplete interpretation of scripture. Sheep, led by a wicked person, can accurately be viewed that way because their innocent following leads to their destruction. However, with Jesus as shepherd, sheep's innocence, trust, and obedience doesn't betray them because it is placed rightfully in the one with perfect love for them that would do them no harm. Telling children Jesus is insulting them to magnify himself comes from a distorted view of God from earthly relationships.
There is nothing in this teachers post implying she's telling kids that Jesus is insulting them to magnify himself. Let scripture declare what is correct and complete, and without distortion: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me — just as the Father knows me and I know the Father — and I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life — only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father” (John 10:11-18)
sheep are dirty in comparison to other animals/livestock?
Ok, what I typed out from my thoughts did not translate well into print. Just to clarify, when I talk about us being the sheep and Jesus the shepherd, I’m pointing out to them why we need Jesus to lead us because we are lost without Him. My tongue-in-cheek humor fell flat on here, but trust me, I’d be fired if I did not present the Bible or Christ’s teaching in a truthful manner.