Was Jesus sent by Our Father ONLY to help the people of Israel-God&#39

[nebula]

But look, in the end her faith saved her! I believe and was taught that this is not necessarily about gentiles being dogs, but about how a gentile should look at faith. We ask, we wait, sometimes it is as if nothing or nobody is listening, but here we are given the example of this gentile women and how to approach Christ. For indeed we are but dogs and only through His grace are we saved, only through His grace have we been grafted on to these promises, faith in the end is what counts, we must never lose the one thing that matters, our faith. It is not about us or our status as dogs or children, the fact is we are dogs we are worthless, think of the honor of even being near Christ as this women was. Think of this woman, if she had become offended at what Christ had said and stormed of what then of her daughter? No she did not become offended at all, she continues to plead and her faith saves her daughter. We are called to continue to plead, it is not about us.

Thanks, Smalcald! I needed to hear that.

[MeCajunboy]

But look, in the end her faith saved her! I believe and was taught that this is not necessarily about gentiles being dogs, but about how a gentile should look at faith. We ask, we wait, sometimes it is as if nothing or nobody is listening, but here we are given the example of this gentile women and how to approach Christ. For indeed we are but dogs and only through His grace are we saved, only through His grace have we been grafted on to these promises, faith in the end is what counts, we must never lose the one thing that matters, our faith. It is not about us or our status as dogs or children, the fact is we are dogs we are worthless, think of the honor of even being near Christ as this women was. Think of this woman, if she had become offended at what Christ had said and stormed of what then of her daughter? No she did not become offended at all, she continues to plead and her faith saves her daughter. We are called to continue to plead, it is not about us.

Thanks, Smalcald! I needed to hear that.

Cajunboy:::::I don't know if anyone has considered this thought but I have to believe in my mind that just because it was not "mentioned" in the Bible at the time, there had to be people, even God chosen people for HIM to work on, from Israel that were consided "dogs" among themselves. Life has not change that much that we have to admit that we know even some "so called" Christians that do not adhere to God's strict standards of sex only within a marriage that might be considered "dogs" or low class of people because they do not adhere still , in our society today. I felt compelled to tell a fellow young worker very recently who behaves in this manner , that everyone notices that he "hits" on every female , or is extremely friendly to every female he comes in contact with, and that's a lot of people in our job. While of course he denied it and only tired to say that that was everyone conception of him, and he was only trying to be friendly, I noted that he acted almost angry with the male sector of gentleman customers/passengers that we come in contact with. Again, of course he denied all. And still claims to be saved because he loved Jesus sooooooooo much. I reminded him that I felt it was my duty to advise/warn him since he is always so adamant about being a devout Christian, that he had a serious problem......and most of it was "denial."

[MeCajunboy]

I agree that God letting the idol worshippers know of their status in the eyes of God as dogs is appropriate but for the Jews to think of all Gentiles as dogs is kind of racist, don't you think?

Actually, if you look up a few references, the term "dogs" to describe heathens and their behavior is not at all uncommon (Psa. 22:16, 20; Matt. 7:6; 2 Pet. 2:22; Rev. 22:15)

Is it describing heathens or Gentiles?

Are saved Gentiles still Gentiles?

Wouldn't you think that all that matters is what God thinks of us?? Why should or how can we be concerned with what society thinks of us or how the label us, when they might only know the "old" me from when I was living and partaking of the secular world?

[Vickilynn]

I agree that God letting the idol worshippers know of their status in the eyes of God as dogs is appropriate but for the Jews to think of all Gentiles as dogs is kind of racist, don't you think?

Shalom,

The BIBLE speaks of Gentiles as dogs, not the Jews. Don't blame it on them.

G-d TOLD the Jews not to have anything to do with the Gentiles.

Don't blame it on them.

If you're offended, take it to G-d. Jesus is the One who said it, NOT the Jews. They are not racist.