An Interesting Thought

An interesting thought

“Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.  
A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession.” 
Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” 
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” 
The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said. 
He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their dogs.” 
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 
Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.” 
                                                                                  Matthew 15:21-28

Here we have someone Matthew referrers to as a Canaanite woman, a none Jew.
Jesus had come to the Jewish nation first. His ministry was directly to the Jews of his day. Yet this woman come to him and wants him to heal her child of demon possession.
Jesus reminds her his message is for the Jews and in rather strong terms says,
It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their dogs.”
To which she replies,
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
To which   “Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.”
I believe it is possible for people other than Christians to believe Jesus is who he says he is the One and Only Son of God.
I believe there are a lot of people around the world today within other faiths that can accept Jesus’ teachings.
The Koran mentions Jesus numerous times. And the Jews recognize Jesus as at the very least a good man and teacher.
But he is more than that. He is the risen Son of God.
Christians are the only group in the world that claim their founder died, rose again to walk the earth and ascended to heaven to sit at the right hand of God the Father.
This is a claim made in the Bible a book of faith recognized by some other faiths.
So it is possible to believe Jesus is who he said he is and still not attend a Christian group of any kind.
The important thing however is to believe that Jesus is the Saviour of the world. That he came to earth to die for our sins the apostle Paul noting,
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” 
                                Romans 5:8
This is the key to believing Jesus is who he said he is. Jesus is God reaching down to man. Again the apostle Paul writing,
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—  not by works, so that no one can boast.” 
                                                                                                     Ephesians 2:8,9.
No one is born a Christian. Becoming a Christian is an act of faith. It is stepping out and believing Jesus is all he said he is. Believing all that the Bible says he is.
For those who do believe Jesus is the Son of God. The ideal scenario is to find a group of other believers and join with them as this is the best way to grow as a Christian.
 Still if that is not possible there is a lot of good places on the internet to get information. Sermons, and Bible studies are readily available to help one grown in Christ.
Many like Day of Discovery will even send you information and daily devotional books free of charge.
Many churches post their Sunday sermon on line for people to hear.
So if you can’t for whatever reason get to a church or Christian group look one up on the web.
But like anything else on the internet beware. Be cautious of those who would ask for money all the time. Especially those who promise a vast return on you investment.
One of the best sights I’ve found is mentioned above, Day of Discovery also known as RBC Ministries (rbc.org).
While I have never been to them I’ve read many articles from Berean Bible Church (bereanbiblefamily.org) that are good and up lifting.
I also recommend Living Truth at livingtruth.ca who also have pod casts. And of course anything by Billy Graham. Just to mention a few.
Still if it is possible I recommend attending a good church.
Think about it.