You are believing what you want to believe.
Right back at you.
It does seem that way if you ignore every other thing that Jesus said.
Matt 15:24 (AKJV/PCE)
(15:24) But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
One can make the assertion that Jesus was a false teacher who really didn't
want the lost sheep of the house of Israel to even understand.
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. ... All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
(Matthew 13:13, 34 KJV)
There are people who fixate on this verse (
and you know who you are Garee...), in the same manner that you fixate on this "I am not sent."
But he answered her not a word. ...
(Matthew 15:23 KJV)
You see Jesus' silence as a repudiation of His love toward the people of Canaan. But was not Jesus a shrewd teacher? He waited until the hearts of his disciples' hatred was exposed.
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
(Matthew 15:23 KJV)
Once the evil intent of His disciples' heart was uncovered, then Jesus turned to deal with the heart of the woman of Canaan.
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
(Matthew 15:24 KJV)
He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
(Matthew 15:24 NRSV)
And at the time of that statement, I can agree that Jesus
was likely sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, for His Father had not yet instructed him to do so otherwise. But you chide me about context, and I reply that you are not seeing this event within the broader context of the ministry of Jesus. But look at what the woman NOW did in reply. Did she reply in anger at being rejected? Did she leave brokenhearted? Downcast, muttering racist comments about stuck up Jews under her breath?
No ...
Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
(Matthew 15:25 KJV)
Does your God turn anyone away who calls upon His name? We now see the heart of the PERSON, regardless of race, and Jesus was not a racist to reject this person's cry, but tested the strength of that faith.
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
(Matthew 15:26-28 KJV)
So this "only to"
the lost sheep of the house of Israel is NOT a universal principle, or you have Jesus committing sin - de facto. Jesus dealt with the faith of each person after a recognition of worship is made. It was to the shame of the house of Israel that Jesus once had to declare this:
When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
(Matthew 8:10 KJV)
But I know that you repudiate the teachings of the Kingdom of heaven as having any validity today, so we are at an impasse for which I can only wonder why you think Matthew would even bother writing a book that he knew to be obsolete and useless at the time of its publishing?
Jesus gave Paul a different mission.
Said Paul. And I mention this as a fact only, that the assertion that "Jesus gave Paul a different mission" was only made by Paul.
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
(John 5:31 KJV)
But I realize that this evokes a much larger discussion on such a matter than I could possibly deal with here in a sentence or two.
Rhema
