Part 1 - It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

 

It might come as a surprise to many Christians, but Jesus clearly tells us that He did not come for the Gentiles, Matt.15:23-27.

In the above passage a Canaanite woman begs Jesus to heal her child. Jesus ignores her and His disciples get annoyed at her cries to get Jesus' attention. Then Jesus finally responds by saying, "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel." What did He mean by this? 

Another statement that bewilders many is when Jesus says, "It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs."  What is the bread? Who are the children? Who are the 'dogs'?

This is not the only time Jesus said something like this. Earlier in Matthew, Jesus sent out his disciples to preach the Kingdom gospel and clearly stated that they do NOT go to anyone, EXCEPT to the Jews, Matt.10:5-8.

How do we explain this? Where do the Gentiles fit into the ministry of Jesus? How do the Gentiles get saved then?

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