[Gamecock]

But we also know that Jesus knows his sheep. The sheep know him. He is the good shepherd and died for them. Not for wolves.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Yet "sheep" and "wolf" don't seem to be unchangeable statuses when applied to humans. The call to "repent" would be meaningless if one couldn't turn from sin and become a "sheep," The call to "persevere" would be meaningless if one couldn't turn from virtue and become a wolf.

Ezechiel makes that pretty plain.

Moreover, Jesus said that the healthy don't need a physician: the sick do. He didn't come for the righteous, but for sinners. He wants them in his flock. That implies they could turn and become sheep. This new heart - new identity - a new creature -theme is pretty big in Christianity. Or so I've hears.