Sheep

Luke 15:3-7 in the ESV "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the sheep that was lost.' Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

Twice in the verses above, He mentions the one lost sheep the ninety-nine were not lost. So, if you are saved you are not lost. The lost sheep is the sinner who repents and makes things right with God. The other ninety-nine people need no repentance. They are already righteous. 

Holy and righteous

Being righteous means that by our behavior we have been accepted by God. Noah was declared righteous by God through his behavior. He was blameless before God meaning he did right in Gods sight and he walked with God meaning he had a relationship with God (Genesis 6:9). Being righteous depends on faith. 

Holy means to be separate. Set apart from sin with a high standard of moral character. It refers to our moral quality. When we apply the word to God it means that God has separated himself from sin. 

Holy is referring to a person's character while righteousness is referring to a person's behavior. 

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