Comments on: Rahab: From Prostitute To Woman Of God http://www.womenrespond.com/rahab/ A woman talks about her British upbringing, her American present, and her eternal future from a Christian perspective Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:10:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: God’s People arrive in the Promised Land | Women Respond http://www.womenrespond.com/rahab/comment-page-1/#comment-46 God’s People arrive in the Promised Land | Women Respond Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:21:01 +0000 http://www.womenrespond.com/?p=574#comment-46 [...] God will only choose those with clean and respectable clothes and white teeth and a good job. My blog post about Rahab the prostitute shows that this is not true. 1 Peter 2:9 reminds us that we were called by God out of darkness into [...] [...] God will only choose those with clean and respectable clothes and white teeth and a good job. My blog post about Rahab the prostitute shows that this is not true. 1 Peter 2:9 reminds us that we were called by God out of darkness into [...]

]]> By: sian http://www.womenrespond.com/rahab/comment-page-1/#comment-44 sian Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:30:54 +0000 http://www.womenrespond.com/?p=574#comment-44 Tara, your reply is interesting and thought provoking. I think that there is the danger that we fail to expect people who do resemble Rahab to be interested in Jesus. Conversely, Jesus spent much time with the outcasts reassuring them that He came to seek and to save the lost. God made sure that Rahab was mentioned in Jesus' family tree in Matthew 1. He did not want to hide her but to highlight her. In His eyes, after a rough start she became a jewel. I think that God wants to remind us not to pre- judge people. He is capable of changing every heart . I am sure that many prostitutes are not as ready to believe as Rahab, but they are no different from many lawyers and doctors who rely on themselves rather than Jesus. I am not surprised that it was the homeless woman in Chicago who believed. She was not proud and she was aware that she needed help. I would like to encourage us all to remember to spend time with those who do not look the church type. We should bring Jesus to them and they may teach us a lot about humility and faith. Ultimately Jesus calls all types of people to himself and we must reach out in love and compassion to everyone. Is it true that the rich and successful are actually at a disadvantage as far as faith is concerned? Are many of our testimonies bland because we have not felt the need to be forgiven much and our lives have not apparently changed drastically? Tara, your reply is interesting and thought provoking. I think that there is the danger that we fail to expect people who do resemble Rahab to be interested in Jesus. Conversely, Jesus spent much time with the outcasts reassuring them that He came to seek and to save the lost. God made sure that Rahab was mentioned in Jesus’ family tree in Matthew 1. He did not want to hide her but to highlight her. In His eyes, after a rough start she became a jewel.

I think that God wants to remind us not to pre- judge people. He is capable of changing every heart . I am sure that many prostitutes are not as ready to believe as Rahab, but they are no different from many lawyers and doctors who rely on themselves rather than Jesus.

I am not surprised that it was the homeless woman in Chicago who believed. She was not proud and she was aware that she needed help. I would like to encourage us all to remember to spend time with those who do not look the church type. We should bring Jesus to them and they may teach us a lot about humility and faith.

Ultimately Jesus calls all types of people to himself and we must reach out in love and compassion to everyone.

Is it true that the rich and successful are actually at a disadvantage as far as faith is concerned? Are many of our testimonies bland because we have not felt the need to be forgiven much and our lives have not apparently changed drastically?

]]> By: The ark of the covenant in the Old Testament | Women Respond http://www.womenrespond.com/rahab/comment-page-1/#comment-43 The ark of the covenant in the Old Testament | Women Respond Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:41:30 +0000 http://www.womenrespond.com/?p=574#comment-43 [...] of the covenant”. As I am studying the book of Joshua (see blogs: Joshua Man of Faith and Rahab: from prostitute to woman of faith) I thought that it might be helpful for me and for others to consider what this ark was and how it [...] [...] of the covenant”. As I am studying the book of Joshua (see blogs: Joshua Man of Faith and Rahab: from prostitute to woman of faith) I thought that it might be helpful for me and for others to consider what this ark was and how it [...]

]]> By: Tara http://www.womenrespond.com/rahab/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Tara Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:22:14 +0000 http://www.womenrespond.com/?p=574#comment-36 That is one of my favorite stories in the Bible! Rahab - a Canaanite, a woman and a prostitute - not exactly who you would think God would choose to accomplish His purposes according to Jewish thinking. So why do we choose today to exclude anyone? Perhaps God has chosen them, not the people who look good to us because of their nationality, gender, occupation or economic status. We look at the outside, God at the heart, and often those two pictures look very different. Isn't it absolutely amazing that Jesus is a descendant of Rahab? If we didn't read the story first would we ever in a million years describe someone like Rahab as being one of Jesus' ancestors? Is it just possible that the "descendants" of Jesus might bear the family resemblance, and look a bit like Rahab? Is it possible that God is calling them to be part of His Kingdom? Are any of these folks the people we would choose to be part of the Kingdom? Good for you Sian for talking to those three people on your trip. Isn't it interesting that the one who was sensitive to God speaking to her through you was the one who seems to have an uncanny resemblance to Rahab! That is one of my favorite stories in the Bible! Rahab – a Canaanite, a woman and a prostitute – not exactly who you would think God would choose to accomplish His purposes according to Jewish thinking.

So why do we choose today to exclude anyone? Perhaps God has chosen them, not the people who look good to us because of their nationality, gender, occupation or economic status. We look at the outside, God at the heart, and often those two pictures look very different.

Isn’t it absolutely amazing that Jesus is a descendant of Rahab? If we didn’t read the story first would we ever in a million years describe someone like Rahab as being one of Jesus’ ancestors?

Is it just possible that the “descendants” of Jesus might bear the family resemblance, and look a bit like Rahab? Is it possible that God is calling them to be part of His Kingdom? Are any of these folks the people we would choose to be part of the Kingdom?

Good for you Sian for talking to those three people on your trip. Isn’t it interesting that the one who was sensitive to God speaking to her through you was the one who seems to have an uncanny resemblance to Rahab!

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