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Tagged: Matthew 15:22

Why Christians Are Hated
Posted on Saturday, September 12th, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, Hatred toward Christians, How to live godly, Isaiah 1:16-17, John 15: 18-19, Matthew 15:22, People hated Jesus--they'll hate us, Why Christians are hated, why society hates Christians, Writing Redemption
By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain Last week, a reader commented that no matter what we do, the lost will despise Christians. He was right. 18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to …[ read more ]

Your Past Can Be Forgiven: Rahab
@carol_mcclain Is your past unforgiveable? Definitely not. Consider Rahab, one of the ancestors of Jesus, mentioned in Matthew 1:5. She was a prostitute. No one chooses this lifestyle. In ancient Israel, women found few avenues of employment. If unmarried or widowed, they very often had to turn to prostitution in order to survive. Who wants to have non-stop sex with strangers? According to the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women: [caption id="attachment_2044" align="alignleft" width="200"] No one's fallen so low that God can't redeem.[/caption] "Rahab, who begins as triply marginalized—Canaanite, woman, and prostitute—moves to the center as bearer of a divine message… ...[ full story ]

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