1. According to Matthew 25:32-33 (and Cake), "32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left."
2. According to Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."
According to (2), grace is necessary for salvation, and according to (1), goats are not saved. Therefore, goats are graceless.
Just because goats aren't saved doesn't mean they're graceless. There could be some other attribute that prevents their salvation, such as their horrible reputation for eating Christian babies. :p
I always have had a hard time distinguishing necessary and sufficient. Also, my proof didn't try to distinguish how much grace was required for salvation.
Perhaps goats simply don't have grace in sufficient quantities for salvation, but I guess that doesn't have to mean that they are completely graceless.
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QED
Date: 2008-04-09 03:39 am (UTC)1. According to Matthew 25:32-33 (and Cake), "32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left."
2. According to Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."
According to (2), grace is necessary for salvation, and according to (1), goats are not saved. Therefore, goats are graceless.
Re: QED
Date: 2008-04-09 03:54 am (UTC)Re: QED
Date: 2008-04-09 02:36 pm (UTC)Perhaps goats simply don't have grace in sufficient quantities for salvation, but I guess that doesn't have to mean that they are completely graceless.
Re: QED
Date: 2008-04-09 04:56 am (UTC)