Sheep Will Always Need A Shepherd

August 9, 2010 at 10:51 am · Filed under Instruction/Torah, Lifestyle/Halachah and tagged: Comparisons, Paul, Romans 7, Sheep, Shepherd

by cndllighter

Picture a herd of sheep, scattered on a bright green hill. The sheep are stark white against the vibrant green grass. They appear like perfect white clouds…

“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through the law; for I would not have known about coveting if the law had not said, ‘You shall not covet.'” {Romans 7.7}

Now picture the same hill, but it’s winter, and the grass is hidden beneath a blanket of snow. It’s pure, and crisp. The same sheep stand on the hill, but now they do not look so white. Now with a perfect standard with which to compare them, we realize how fooled we were in comparison to the green hill.

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