[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Sergio Garcia [@TheRealSergioGG](/creator/twitter/TheRealSergioGG) on x XXX followers Created: 2025-07-21 17:44:57 UTC WRONG , this was not a teaching for Jesus , this was a teaching for his apostles , if you pay close attention to the context—and to the behavior of the apostles before and after—you start to realize something far deeper: this wasn’t a lesson for him. It was a lesson for them. In both Matthew and Mark, just prior to this encounter, Jesus had rebuked His apostles multiple times for their lack of faith. When they panicked during the storm at sea, He said: “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” (Matthew 8:26) When Peter began to sink walking on water, He asked: “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” (Matthew 14:31) When they worried about not having bread—right after witnessing the miracle of the loaves—Jesus said: “Do you not yet understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened?” (Mark 8:17) So time after time, Jesus calls them out for their fear, their doubt, and their spiritual dullness. But it doesn’t stop there. They were also struggling with pride. Even as Jesus was preparing for His Passion, they were still arguing about who among them was the greatest. “At that time the disciples approached Jesus and said, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’” (Matthew 18:1)“They had been discussing among themselves on the way who was the greatest.” (Mark 9:34) Think about that: Jesus is walking toward the Cross, and they’re busy measuring status. And then comes this woman. A Gentile, a Syrophoenician—a Canaanite, as Matthew calls her (Matthew 15:22). To the Jews of that time, she was an outsider, unclean, and spiritually unworthy. She cries out to Jesus: “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.” (Matthew 15:22) Jesus doesn’t answer at first. The disciples try to send her away. Then Jesus says: “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” (Matthew 15:24) Still, she persists: “Lord, help me.” (Matthew 15:25) Then comes the line that shocks modern ears: “It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.” (Matthew 15:26) Now pause. Jesus is not insulting her—He is reflecting the bias His apostles likely carried in their hearts. He is saying what they believed, not what He believed. He’s drawing their attention. And this woman—this mother, this “outsider”—responds with faith that outshines all of theirs: “Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps that fall from the table of their masters.” (Matthew 15:27) And at that moment, Jesus turns to her and says: “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” (Matthew 15:28) “For saying this, you may go. The demon has gone out of your daughter.” (Mark 7:29) Now listen carefully—this is the only time in the Gospels that Jesus explicitly praises someone’s faith as “great.” And it wasn’t Peter. It wasn’t James or John. It wasn’t even His own chosen people. It was a Gentile woman, whose humility, love, and trust became the model for all who would follow. So I ask you—who was that lesson really for? Jesus already knew her heart. She didn’t need convincing—they did. The apostles needed to see what real faith looked like—and it came from someone they would have dismissed as a nobody. This encounter wasn’t about testing her. It was about exposing their pride. She, the “dog,” was more faithful than the “chosen.” She didn’t argue for status—she humbled herself. And in doing so, she taught the future leaders of the Church what true greatness is. While the apostles were arguing who would be greatest in the Kingdom, she showed them what greatness actually looks like. XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [multiple times](/topic/multiple-times) [sergio garcia](/topic/sergio-garcia) [Post Link](https://x.com/TheRealSergioGG/status/1947352109336400309)
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Created: 2025-07-21 17:44:57 UTC
WRONG , this was not a teaching for Jesus , this was a teaching for his apostles , if you pay close attention to the context—and to the behavior of the apostles before and after—you start to realize something far deeper: this wasn’t a lesson for him. It was a lesson for them.
In both Matthew and Mark, just prior to this encounter, Jesus had rebuked His apostles multiple times for their lack of faith.
When they panicked during the storm at sea, He said:
“Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” (Matthew 8:26)
When Peter began to sink walking on water, He asked:
“O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” (Matthew 14:31)
When they worried about not having bread—right after witnessing the miracle of the loaves—Jesus said:
“Do you not yet understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened?” (Mark 8:17)
So time after time, Jesus calls them out for their fear, their doubt, and their spiritual dullness.
But it doesn’t stop there. They were also struggling with pride. Even as Jesus was preparing for His Passion, they were still arguing about who among them was the greatest. “At that time the disciples approached Jesus and said, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’” (Matthew 18:1)“They had been discussing among themselves on the way who was the greatest.” (Mark 9:34)
Think about that: Jesus is walking toward the Cross, and they’re busy measuring status.
And then comes this woman. A Gentile, a Syrophoenician—a Canaanite, as Matthew calls her (Matthew 15:22). To the Jews of that time, she was an outsider, unclean, and spiritually unworthy.
She cries out to Jesus:
“Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.” (Matthew 15:22) Jesus doesn’t answer at first. The disciples try to send her away. Then Jesus says: “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” (Matthew 15:24)
Still, she persists:
“Lord, help me.” (Matthew 15:25)
Then comes the line that shocks modern ears: “It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.” (Matthew 15:26)
Now pause. Jesus is not insulting her—He is reflecting the bias His apostles likely carried in their hearts. He is saying what they believed, not what He believed. He’s drawing their attention.
And this woman—this mother, this “outsider”—responds with faith that outshines all of theirs:
“Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps that fall from the table of their masters.” (Matthew 15:27)
And at that moment, Jesus turns to her and says:
“O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” (Matthew 15:28) “For saying this, you may go. The demon has gone out of your daughter.” (Mark 7:29)
Now listen carefully—this is the only time in the Gospels that Jesus explicitly praises someone’s faith as “great.” And it wasn’t Peter. It wasn’t James or John. It wasn’t even His own chosen people. It was a Gentile woman, whose humility, love, and trust became the model for all who would follow.
So I ask you—who was that lesson really for?
Jesus already knew her heart. She didn’t need convincing—they did. The apostles needed to see what real faith looked like—and it came from someone they would have dismissed as a nobody.
This encounter wasn’t about testing her. It was about exposing their pride. She, the “dog,” was more faithful than the “chosen.” She didn’t argue for status—she humbled herself. And in doing so, she taught the future leaders of the Church what true greatness is.
While the apostles were arguing who would be greatest in the Kingdom, she showed them what greatness actually looks like.
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