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What We Missed In...The (Non) Parable of the Sheep and the Goats (Part 2)
We continue to wrestle with our biases and presumptions about this story of Jesus. Today we explore the thorny issue of Jesus' warning that the unrighteous goats will experience 'eternal punishment' for their lack of mercy for the last, little, least and left-behind. What does the word 'eternal' actually mean, and how have we heard it interpreted? What is the nature of 'punishment' that Jesus is warning about? Is it possible that there are different explanations for these terms and the theology that has accompanied them?
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