wolves and lost sheep

[sh284]

The bible describes unbelievers as wolves in some instances and lost sheep in other instances. Are they the same thing or are they different?

 

[drich0150]

Wolves are usually, used to represent the evil one or his messengers. Where do you read that wolves are lost sheep?

 

[childofGod31]

The bible describes unbelievers as wolves in some instances and lost sheep in other instances. Are they the same thing or are they different?

Lost sheep are unbelievers (who don't believe and don't live like Christians, don't go to church...)

Wolves are those who are SEEMING believers (they are members of the churches, but they actually pervert Bible teachings and teach heresies)

 

[12voltman]

The bible describes unbelievers as wolves in some instances and lost sheep in other instances. Are they the same thing or are they different?

The Bible doesn't describe unbelievers as wolves. It describes false teachers and false prophets who come into the church to preach another Gospel as wolves.

Unbelievers are generally just called sinners, unless they're in the church, in which case they're called goats.

 

[Alpha3002]

The bible describes unbelievers as wolves in some instances and lost sheep in other instances. Are they the same thing or are they different?

A wolf is one who maintains that they are a believer.. but are in reality one who seeks to destroy from within and are not of the church.

A lost sheep is a believer who is out of fellowship with God and the term also refers to one who was at one point counted as being a child of God and would have refered to the house of Israel where spoken by Christ.