There is a seemingly strange exchange of words Jesus once had with a Greek woman that expose a PROFOUND TRUTH behind the real Biblical meaning of the word “faith”. At first glance, it’s like, “What? Is Jesus confused? Where’s the “faith” in that? But upon closer inspection of God’s Word (understanding how its many terms & phrases fit together) a wonderful truth about “Faith” is confirmed in Jesus’ words with this woman.Here’s what happened: A Syrophenician woman approached Jesus wanting him to heal (caste a demon out of) her troubled daughter, but Jesus said, “Let the children (Israelites) first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to caste it unto the dogs (Greeks)” (Mark 7:27). The woman amazingly replied, “Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs (Mark 7:28). Too this, Jesus excitedly replied, “Oh, woman, GREAT is thy FAITH: be it unto thee even as thou wilt (Matthew 15:28). The Bible then records her daughter was made whole that very hour!
So where's the faith? It’s the case of the missing faith, right? Doesn’t the church teach us today … our “faith” is to “believe in what Jesus did on the cross”? It doesn’t add up does it? So I ask again, how did this woman’s words reveal her faith? How could Jesus possibly recognize this woman had GREAT FAITH (in God) from her few simple words? Are you ready for the Biblical answer? It’s in this fact: HUMILITY equals FAITH !!! Listen, humble people love (keep God’s 10 Love Commandments) proving they “believe in Jesus”; whereas prideful people do NOT love (disobey God’s 10 Love Commandments) proving they “do NOT believe in Jesus”.
Imagine if Jesus had referred to some of the Pharisees & Sadducees as “dogs” right to their face! Oh my! What would have been THEIR reaction? Like the woman's? Are you kidding me? Not a chance; they would have been EXTREMELY offended! Why? Because deep down in their heart they thought highly of themselves! They were FULL of PRIDE!!! They would NEVER have replied with this woman’s humble words, basically saying, “I know Lord, I’m the lowest of the low, but please help me.” Wowzer, she wasn’t offended in the least bit! It’s almost as if the woman had no pride at all! Amazing! Show me a person like that, and I’ll show you a person having GREAT potential to LOVE! Yes, show me a person like that, and I’ll show you a person with GREAT FAITH.
Sincerely,
Gabriel
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