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ALL PASTORS, FOUNDERS OF MINISTRIES, MINISTERS AND MEMBERS OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST CHURCH, WHY ARE YOU GIVEN NON BELIEVERS, GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE BLESSINGS AND BENEFITS?

Apostle Winfree James R Sr, Writer, Blogger, Publisher

Teach us Awesome Holy Spirit In Jesus Name, Amen

 In Matthew 15:21–28, Jesus encounters a Canaanite woman who begs Him to cure her daughter. Jesus initially refuses her request by saying, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs” ( Matthew 15:26 ). Taken out of context, and especially in English, it’s easy to mistake this for an insult. In the flow of the story, however, it’s clear Jesus is creating a metaphor meant to explain the priorities of His ministry. He is also teaching an important lesson to His disciples, that we should and must support Believers before non-believers.

Jews in Jesus’ day many times referred to Gentiles as “dogs.” In Greek, this word is( kuon ), meaning “wild cur” ( Matthew 7:6;) ( Luke 16:21;) ( Philippians 3:2). Non-Jews were considered so unspiritual that even being in their presence could make a person ceremonially unclean ( John 18:28 ). Much of Jesus’ ministry, however, involved turning expectations and prejudices on their heads (Matthew 11:19; John 4:9–10). According to Matthew’s narrative, Jesus left Israel and went into Tyre and Sidon, which was Gentile territory (Matthew 15:21). When the Canaanite woman approached and repeatedly asked for healing, the disciples were annoyed and asked Jesus to send her away ( Matthew 15:23 ).

At this point, Jesus explained His current ministry in a way that both the woman and the watching disciples could understand. At that time, His duty was to the people of Israel, not to the Gentiles (Matthew 15:24). Recklessly taking His attention from Israel, in violation of His mission, would be like a father taking food from his children in order to throw it to their pets ( Matthews 15:26 ). The exact word Jesus used here, in Greek, was ( kunarion ), meaning “small dog” or “pet dog.” This is a completely same word from the term ( kuon ), used to refer to non-Jewish people or to an “unclean” animal. The heavenly Father God sent Jesus Christ to and for the seed of Abraham first, Israel.

Jesus frequently tested people to prove their intentions, often through response questions or challenges ( see John 4:16–18;) ( and 4:50–53 ). His response to the Canaanite woman is similar. In testing her, Jesus declined her request and explained that she had no legitimate expectation of His help. The woman, however, lived out the principle Jesus Himself taught in the parable of the persistent widow ( Luke 18:1–8 ). Her response proved that she understood fully what Jesus was saying, yet had enough conviction to ask anyway ( Matthew 15:27 ). Jesus acknowledged her faith, calling it “great” and granted her request ( Matthew 15:28 ). But keep in mind, that He always kept and put His people first, Not like the Ministries and Churches Leaders of our day, in that they serve and bless sinners and the world first.

So, according to both the context and language involved, Jesus was referring to the Canaanite woman as a “dog,” either directly or indirectly because All Non-Jews were unclean and not part of the seed of Abraham. He was using an epithet or Jews first and making a point about the priorities He’d been given by God. He was also testing the faith of the woman and teaching an important lesson to His disciples that His death on the cross would make us the spiritual seed of Abraham and now we should and must receive the blessings, wealth and benefits of father Abraham and of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ... But today's Churches Leadership, Pastors, Founders of Ministries, Ministers and Members doing the Lord God Jesus Christ Ministry, Backwards and out of Biblical Order. The Truth even if you do not like it. Amen.

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