Few Christians have ever heard in church, or read themselves, the story of
the Cannanite woman with a sick daughter. She came to Jesus because she’d
heard of his healing powers, and because her daughter was ill. And upon
finally getting an audience with Jesus, she asked him to heal her. This is
how Jesus responds:
In other words, “Get lost. I’m only here to help the Jews.” If you think
that’s a distortion of his meaning, it isn’t. He comes right out and says
it:
At this point Jesus has already told the woman he would not heal his
daughter–twice, and she decides the best way to get his attention is
to lower herself to him–the way a slave does to a master. So right after
being called a dog, by Jesus Christ, she says to him:
Or, to put it another way, “Sure, I’ll admit I’m a dog compared to Jews if
you just heal my daughter.” If the lesson ended there I’d be slightly less
repulsed, but no–Jesus actually likes the fact that she’s debased
herself in this way to him, and he says:
But don’t take my word for any of this;
look it up yourself. It’s right there in every Bible–in every hotel room and every Church–in
the country.
I agree with Donald Morgan; the best arguments for atheism come not from
lofty or deep philosophical arguments, but rather from the Bible itself. ::
[ An Atheist Debate Reference | danielmiessler.com ] [ How I Became an Atheist | danielmiessler.com ] [ A Letter to Religious Moderates | danielmiessler.com ]
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