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Matt.15:21 Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. 15:22 Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely demonized!"
15:23 But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away; for she cries after us." 15:24 But he answered, "I wasn't sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel." 15:25 But she came and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, help me." 15:26 But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
15:27 But she said, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." 15:28 Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

To be divided off, put into a class of people that is hated is the way of this world. Here Jesus does something only a person understanding God's love could do? Christ acts outside of what God sent him to do, because of the power of faith! Without faith God cannot be pleased, the story of all the bible, and the story of Israel. The entire nation of Israel stood on one man's faith Abraham.

Romans 1:17 For in it is revealed God's righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."{Habakkuk 2:4}

Abraham went against moral laws to please God. Yes, he offered his own son's life, willingly, and as good as did offer him up, until God stop his hand from cutting his son's throat! Such a faith was beyond this world, all its laws, all its common sense, everything man considers righteous and good about God.

Romans 4:16 For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

Here Christ himself acts out of faith, in not obeying his Fathers command to go only to Israel and no other people. Yet, Christ never sinned, he did perfectly out of faith his Fathers will. Do we do the right thing? Do we act towards those rejected by this world because of God's love no matter what its cost us? Do we go beyond into faith into a God of perfect love, willing to lose this life, to associated and be with God in the next?

1 Corinthians 2:5 that your faith wouldn't stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

We find Christ later states that one little act of kindness, from faith, from the heart is why the sheep are allowed into his Kingdom. Strange that neither the sheep or goats knew when they had done good to Christ brothers? You see, it was not a matter of appearance or acceptance by man's judgment, never has God based his approval upon man's judgment it has always been a matter of love, a spiritual matter unseen by human eyes and their judgment that has pleased our heavenly Father.

Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

Hebrews 11:3 By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.

James 2:1 My brothers, don't hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality.

James 2:5 Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn't God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

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