Bible Passages

• Parable of the Sheep and the Goats

  • Jesus uses an example of shepherd separating his sheep from goats to help his followers understand what Judgement will be like
  • goats condemned to eternal punishment - some people not saved
• What does Hick say about the parable of the sheep and the goats?


  Rejects a literal interpretation of this and instead suggests that the story might be a response for the persecution of christians in the earliest church (may have wanted to see their persecutors punished)
• What is the key feature of the parable?


  Judgement does not depend on the acceptance of belief in Jesus
• What is the basis of judgement according to the parable?


  behaviour towards others
• The parable is a clear indication of what?

  that those who don't engage in good moral conduct are destined for destruction (against inclusivism)