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Evangelicals are now rejecting 'liberal' teachings of Jesus
(www.newsweek.com)
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Matthew 15:24
That is cherrypicking a single verse if I've ever seen it. (For reference: "Matthew 15:24 But He answered and said, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."") You gotta look at some context elsewhere as well - Jesus couldn't be everywhere at once and had to start somewhere, and Israel was really supposed to be a shining example to all people, the priests for all nations showing love to everybody.
Sure the context. A women comes to beg for her son. Jesus tells her he can't help. She grovels at her feet and calls herself a racial slur. And only then does he agree to spend a minute helping.
I agree I should definitely mention the groveling and bigotry of the story. Thanks for the correction. I would hate for people to think that fictional character wasn't a bigot.