Sheep That Stray

The image from this parable of the shepherd placing the lost sheep on his shoulders Luke While there are innumerable references to the Good Shepherd image in Christian hymns , specific references to this parable can be recognised by a mention of the ninety-nine other sheep.

Clephane , which begins:.

There were ninety and nine that safely lay In the shelter of the fold. But one was out on the hills away, Far off from the gates of gold. Away on the mountains wild and bare. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Ninety and Nine. Language of Jesus Bibliography Films.

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This page was last edited on 10 December , at Can anyone force the child of God to abandon his Savior? He certainly can and there is ample Bible evidence establishing this sad reality.

We have discussed this matter in considerable detail in our book, Eternal Security — Fact or Fiction? Can a Sheep Stray from the Fold? In the four Gospel accounts the word occurs 77 times— and 76 of these have to do with following Christ! Again, it is a present tense form.

The meaning thus is, if we may paraphrase: They voluntarily hear and follow. University of Chicago, , p. It is used here in the sense of taking someone captive by force cf.