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Arthur Brain

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So, now your story is no longer that Jesus did not insult the woman, but that, on the contrary, He, at a minimum, insulted her.
No, not at all. He wasn't insulting her and it's utterly bemusing how you aren't getting that by now. What, was God surprised by her response? So taken aback by her reply that only then did He grant her her wish? Seriously?
 

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I didn't at any time tell JR that calling someone a "doggette" wasn't an insult
@JudgeRightly pointed out that Jesus insulted the Canaanite woman by calling her "doggette":
Reminder: "dog" was a derogatory term for Gentiles.

Jesus didn't even use that. He used the diminutive form of the word, basically "doggette," which is even more insulting!
To which you reacted by saying:
Jesus wasn't flinging puerile insults at the Canaanite woman
Of course, @JudgeRightly made no mention of puerility, but, is what you wrote there in reaction to what he wrote, not to be understood as a denial by you of the fact that calling someone "doggette" is insulting?
  • Is calling someone "dog" or "doggette" insulting? Yes or No?
  • Did Jesus call the woman "doggette"? Yes or No?
 

Arthur Brain

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Arty is trying to have his cake and eat it too.
"Arty" is doing no such thing as you are well aware. You can maintain that Jesus was insulting this woman as much as you like but it doesn't make it any the more true. By your "logic" He insulted the woman and was suddenly so taken back by her response that He then complimented her on her faith and granted her desperate request?

Yeah, that makes sense...

Look, if you want to try and justify immature behaviour and puerile insults then do so as you will. You ain't gonna find any help for that in the Bible however.
 

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He did not insult the woman in any way as you like to think and the woman actually contradicts Jesus with her response if that's what He was doing and He sure doesn't admonish her for it does He?


Gentiles (as symbols of the godless) and sodomites are called "dogs" in the Bible. (For "dog" as a metaphor for filthy homosexuals see Deut. 23:17-18 and Rev. 22:15. And for this term of derision referring also to Gentiles as symbols of the ungodly see Mat. 7:6 with Lev. 22:10; Mat. 15:26; Ps. 22:16, 20; 59:5-6; Phil. 3:2, with this usage easily originating with Ex. 22:31 and Deut. 14:21.)


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Hardly, I'm not the one engaging in childish little insults.

So calling YOU a "doggette" is an insult, but Jesus calling the Gentile woman a doggette is not?

What kind of mental gymnastics does one have to do to arrive at that conclusion, I wonder.

Maybe you can answer something in regards to the passage with the Canaanite woman and here it is

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If Jesus was solely insulting this woman and that was all He intended to do

It wasn't.

He was trying to drive her away. He stated why.

Why is that so hard to understand?

then why was He so impressed with her answer to Him?

Read the Bible and find out.

To the point of granting her the very request she'd been so relentless in pursuing? What, was He surprised by her response?

Very much so.

Any of you who think that Jesus went around flinging puerile insults at people

None of us think that.

I didn't at any time tell JR that calling someone a "doggette" wasn't an insult either.

So for the record:

Is or is not "doggette" an insult?

Also for the record:

Did Jesus call the woman "doggette"?

No, not at all. He wasn't insulting her

Yes He was.

and it's utterly bemusing how you aren't getting that by now.

It's even sadder that you think that He wasn't.

What, was God surprised by her response?

Yes, that was indeed the case.

So taken aback by her reply that only then did He grant her her wish? Seriously?

Yes.

Why is that so hard for you to believe?

"Arty" is doing no such thing

Supra.

You can maintain that Jesus was insulting this woman as much as you like

I'm simply stating the truth.

but it doesn't make it any the more true.

Because it IS true.

By your "logic" He insulted the woman and was suddenly so taken back by her response that He then complimented her on her faith and granted her desperate request?

Yes, that is exactly what Scripture says happened.

Yeah, that makes sense...

If it makes so much sense, then why do you reject it?

Look, if you want to try and justify immature behaviour and puerile insults then do so as you will. You ain't gonna find any help for that in the Bible however.

Straw man.
 

Arthur Brain

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Gentiles (as symbols of the godless) and sodomites are called "dogs" in the Bible. (For "dog" as a metaphor for filthy homosexuals see Deut. 23:17-18 and Rev. 22:15. And for this term of derision referring also to Gentiles as symbols of the ungodly see Mat. 7:6 with Lev. 22:10; Mat. 15:26; Ps. 22:16, 20; 59:5-6; Phil. 3:2, with this usage easily originating with Ex. 22:31 and Deut. 14:21.)


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So calling YOU a "doggette" is an insult, but Jesus calling the Gentile woman a doggette is not?

What kind of mental gymnastics does one have to do to arrive at that conclusion, I wonder.



It wasn't.

He was trying to drive her away. He stated why.

Why is that so hard to understand?



Read the Bible and find out.



Very much so.



None of us think that.



So for the record:

Is or is not "doggette" an insult?

Also for the record:

Did Jesus call the woman "doggette"?



Yes He was.



It's even sadder that you think that He wasn't.



Yes, that was indeed the case.



Yes.

Why is that so hard for you to believe?



Supra.



I'm simply stating the truth.



Because it IS true.



Yes, that is exactly what Scripture says happened.



If it makes so much sense, then why do you reject it?



Straw man.
The fact that you think that Jesus was calling the woman a "dogette" is your own error JR. What, is God in the habit of denigrating people simply because of race/creed/ethnicity? Like the parable of the good Samaritan, this event teaches a lesson and one that the disciples probably needed to hear. To them, she was an outsider much like how people would view Samaritans, with hostility and suspicion. What does the parable of the good Samaritan teach where it comes to judging a book solely by its cover? While those who would be expected to come to the aid of a man in dire need of help, it was the "outsider" who provided it.

It makes no sense at all to purposely insult someone in a completely egregious fashion only to do them the biggest possible favour for them immediately afterwards and you reduce this entire event to a narrative completely of your own making.
 

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The fact that you think that Jesus was calling the woman a "dogette" is your own error JR. What, is God in the habit of denigrating people simply because of race/creed/ethnicity? Like the parable of the good Samaritan, this event teaches a lesson and one that the disciples probably needed to hear. To them, she was an outsider much like how people would view Samaritans, with hostility and suspicion. What does the parable of the good Samaritan teach where it comes to judging a book solely by its cover? While those who would be expected to come to the aid of a man in dire need of help, it was the "outsider" who provided it.

It makes no sense at all to purposely insult someone in a completely egregious fashion only to do them the biggest possible favour for them immediately afterwards and you reduce this entire event to a narrative completely of your own making.
I see it interesting that you, who makes no claim to being a Christian at all, have a better understanding of scripture than all the people hurling insults on this thread.
 

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The fact that you think that Jesus was calling the woman a "dogette" is your own error JR.

First you have to establish that God did not, in fact, call her a "doggette."

Scripture says:

Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” But He answered her not a word.And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.” But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw to the little dogs.” And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

He answered "little dogs" (referring to Gentiles), in the context of "the children" (referring to Israel).

She acknowledged this, "Yes, Lord."

"YES, LORD."

This isn't hard, Arthur.

What, is God in the habit of denigrating people simply because of race/creed/ethnicity?

Nope. That would be wrong.

But as Jesus said, "It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs."

Like the parable of the good Samaritan, this event teaches a lesson and one that the disciples probably needed to hear. To them, she was an outsider much like how people would view Samaritans, with hostility and suspicion. What does the parable of the good Samaritan teach where it comes to judging a book solely by its cover? While those who would be expected to come to the aid of a man in dire need of help, it was the "outsider" who provided it.

What part of this do you not understand?

And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.” But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

He wouldn't even acknowledge her, at first, Arthur.

Then He tells His disciples "I'm only here for the lost sheep of the house of Israel." She, a Gentile, does not fall into that category.

And then when He DOES talk to her, He uses a derogatory term for Gentiles, telling her that it isn't good to give what is meant for Israel to the Gentiles.

That's three times at that point that He's tried to dissuade her from continuing.

Why is that so hard for you to understand?

It makes no sense at all to purposely insult someone in a completely egregious fashion only to do them the biggest possible favour for them immediately afterwards

It does when you actually pay attention to what Jesus said, and understand it.

She was a Gentile.

Jesus came for the House of Israel, which does not include the Gentiles.

He used derogatory language to try to get her to go away, because of His mission to the House of Israel.

Yet her faith was so great that even Jesus was surprised, and so He relented.

and you reduce this entire event to a narrative completely of your own making.

Except that I'm not reducing anything, nor is the "narrative" of my own making.

It's LITERALLY WHAT THE PASSAGE IS SAYING.
 

Arthur Brain

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First you have to establish that God did not, in fact, call her a "doggette."

Scripture says:

Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” But He answered her not a word.And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.” But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw to the little dogs.” And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

He answered "little dogs" (referring to Gentiles), in the context of "the children" (referring to Israel).

She acknowledged this, "Yes, Lord."

"YES, LORD."

This isn't hard, Arthur.



Nope. That would be wrong.

But as Jesus said, "It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs."



What part of this do you not understand?

And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.” But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

He wouldn't even acknowledge her, at first, Arthur.

Then He tells His disciples "I'm only here for the lost sheep of the house of Israel." She, a Gentile, does not fall into that category.

And then when He DOES talk to her, He uses a derogatory term for Gentiles, telling her that it isn't good to give what is meant for Israel to the Gentiles.

That's three times at that point that He's tried to dissuade her from continuing.

Why is that so hard for you to understand?



It does when you actually pay attention to what Jesus said, and understand it.

She was a Gentile.

Jesus came for the House of Israel, which does not include the Gentiles.

He used derogatory language to try to get her to go away, because of His mission to the House of Israel.

Yet her faith was so great that even Jesus was surprised, and so He relented.



Except that I'm not reducing anything, nor is the "narrative" of my own making.

It's LITERALLY WHAT THE PASSAGE IS SAYING.
You have been addressed on this all ends up JR and it is in no way surprising that you doggedly persist with your narrative that Jesus wanted the woman to go away and reduce such an event to one where she was insulted. You're completely missing the bigger picture as outlined but you carry on. I would ask you what the parable of the good Samaritan means to you but what's the point?
 

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Jesus wanted the woman to go away

He said as much.

First He ignored her.

Then He said to his disciples, "I am not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

Then He said to her, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs."

Why is that so hard for you to understand?

You're completely missing the bigger picture

Says the one who refuses to read the Bible...

I would ask you what the parable of the good Samaritan means to you

I wouldn't do so even if you asked.
 

Arthur Brain

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He said as much.

First He ignored her.

Then He said to his disciples, "I am not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

Then He said to her, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs."

Why is that so hard for you to understand?



Says the one who refuses to read the Bible...



I wouldn't do so even if you asked.
So, it doesn't occur to you that maybe, just maybe, He was setting an example to His disciples who were infuriated by her persistence and wanted her to go away, being the "outsider" and all? That Jesus could have maybe, just maybe be making a point not just to them but for anyone reading the recorded account to the present?

I know fine well what is recorded as being said and anyone who interprets it as Jesus referring to the woman as a dog or "dogette" has entirely missed the point and usually in order to justify their own pathetic little name calling in my experience.

Who the heck are you to say I refuse to read the Bible? Get over yourself.

The parable of the good Samaritan is self explanatory but eh, whatever.
 

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Salvation is relational not theological.
That's you showing yourself to be a Bible-despising heretic who denies that salvation is by faith. Salvation is by faith (belief) of true propostions about God, and true propositions about God are theology. Salvation is theological. Whatever you may "mean" by your slogan "salvation is relational", have fun trying to explain to us exactly how you imagine one could be in a relationship with God sans theological belief.
I see it interesting that you, who makes no claim to being a Christian at all, have a better understanding of scripture than all the people hurling insults on this thread.
Here, you've just stated that your fellow non-Christian, @Arthur Brain has "a better understanding of scripture [sic] than" you have, you insult-hurling hypocrite. Obviously, since both you and he have no understanding of Scripture, your having stated that falsehood is asinine.
 

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So, it doesn't occur to you that maybe, just maybe, He was setting an example to His disciples who were infuriated by her persistence and wanted her to go away, being the "outsider" and all? That Jesus could have maybe, just maybe be making a point not just to them but for anyone reading the recorded account to the present?

It "doesn't occur to me" because that is not at all what he was doing... As Scripture is clear.

I know fine well what is recorded as being said and anyone who interprets it as Jesus referring to the woman as a dog or "doggette" has entirely missed the point and usually in order to justify their own pathetic little name calling in my experience.

In other words, you've decided that He said what you believe He said, and you're not willing to consider any other position no matter what.
 

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So, it doesn't occur to you that maybe, just maybe, He was setting an example to His disciples who were infuriated by her persistence and wanted her to go away, being the "outsider" and all?
What's with your sneer quotes around the word, 'outsider'? Are you also denying that the gentile was an outsider to the house of Israel? Like how a rationally-thinking person might express the truth that @Arthur Brain is ignorant about the Bible by sarcastically saying that @Arthur Brain is a "scholar" of the Bible.
 
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Arthur Brain

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It "doesn't occur to me" because that is not at all what he was doing... As Scripture is clear.



In other words, you've decided that He said what you believe He said, and you're not willing to consider any other position no matter what.
In an earlier reply after I'd asked you whether God denigrates people simply based on race/creed/ethnicity you replied No, that would be wrong. So, taking that into account - why would Jesus call or compare the woman to a dog? For what reason? Because she was a gentile? You can't have this both ways JR.

Here's an article that you can read or ignore but it sure makes a darned sight more sense than you.

 
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