A Canaanite Woman’s Faith
Thursday March 23, 2023 Text: Matthew 15:21-28 Passages: Matthew 15:21-28
There are only two times when Jesus praises someone’s faith, both are gentiles. Those of us who have had the gospel since birth often take it for granted and fail to treasure it as we should. This woman who was born outside of God’s people truly treasured the gift she received in Jesus Christ.
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Monday August 21, 2017 Text: Matthew 15:22-28 Speaker: Pastor Matthew Ude Festival: Trinity Passages: Matthew 15:22-28
This means that all people are saved by grace through faith, regardless of ethnicity, gender, nationality, language, cultural heritage, profession, church affiliation, or any other man made division. In the Old Testament the Lord commanded the Israelites to wipe out the Canaanites, and yet even then those Canaanites who repented were saved and those Israelites who did not believe were condemned. So also Jesus condemns the Israelites because of their unbelief andwickedness but saves this repentant Canaanite woman by Grace through faith. For with the Lord there is no partiality.
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