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  • #16
    Originally posted by Truthseeker View Post
    The woman does not seem to have taken umbrage; why should we?
    Yeah, and she wasn't offended, either!
    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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    • #17
      I think my two takeaways that impacted me are:

      "3. Jesus’s words to the Canaanite woman practically illustrate what it means to take up a cross and follow him (Matt. 10:38; 16:24). Simply put, if we are not ready to bear the offense of being called dogs, we are not yet prepared for the shame of cross-bearing. As the woman seems to understand, any disciple who is “like [her] teacher” must be prepared to endure insult (10:24-25; 5:11)."

      "4. Finally, by demonstrating the woman’s readiness to respond in true faith to the demands of discipleship, Jesus’s words prepare his followers—later generations as well as the apostles—for a worldwide mission in which faith, not ethnicity, is the critical factor. It is not good to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs; nor is it good to forget that God can raise up many children whose faith resembles that of father Abraham (Matt. 3:9; 8:11; Rom. 4:1-17)."

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      • #18
        Many things in the Scriptures could be considered "offensive" especially in this modern feminized pop culture. However, I love this woman's response. She did not take offense, and did not retort "how dare you!", or call him a misogynist... but she humbled herself and--to me--this should be the attitude of The Church, when approaching The Cross:

        "And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." Matt 15:26
        Betty Friedan could certainly take notes from this Canaanite woman regarding the problem that has no name.

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        • #19
          If you read the verses immediately preceeding the account of the woman, Jesus has been trying to explain to them that it it is what is inside a man (and comes out) that shows who is defiled. Outwardly the woman looked like a dog but what came out of her showed she wasn't. In verse 12 the Pharisees are 'offended' by what Jesus said to them (pride), but the woman is shown as being humble. She recognizes Him as the master of the table and operates within that heirarchy.

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