Isa 43:10 Ye [are] my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I [am] he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

The Hebrew word for 'believe' aman אמן means to trust. It is not merely an intellectual agreement to a propositional statement. It also means 'turn to the right'.

The theologians would have us believe that we are sheep, and those people over there, who don't look or act like us are goats destined to slaughter. This is completely inconsistent with the God of the Bible. God tells us that he is the one who decides what is good and evil. He tells us not to judge others. He would not tell us that WE are sheep and THEY since it would tempt us to judge others.

We are both a goat and a sheep. Our flesh is the goat. The flesh would make us to be a god. The flesh protects, feeds and pleasures itself. It is our instinctive nature. The flesh is at war with God. ^[1] The flesh is not subject to the law. It is unthinking instinct. You cannot appeal to it since it has no rationality. You can only train the flesh.

You are a goat on the left side, and a sheep on the right side. ^[2] We are not speaking of your literal left and right sides, but left is a symbol of the flesh, and right is a symbol of the spirit.

The word 'believe' means 'trust' and 'turn to the right'. Stop feeding the goat and feed the sheep more. The goat only trusts himself and looks after himself. The sheep trusts the shepherd. Because the sheep trust the shepherd, he can also put others ahead of himself.

you don't have to fight over food like children. Even if there is not enough for all, you can let others have it because you trust the shepherd to feed you. This is an act of the will, not of instinct. Trust is a choice, not a feeling.

Joh 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

1. ↑ Ro 8:7 Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
2. ↑ Mt 25:33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.