The encounter between Christ and the Syro-Phoenician woman in Mark 7:24-30 is, if we are honest, a bit of a shock - does he really call her a dog? And why does Mark pair it with the healing of the deaf man with a speech impediment in Mark 7:31-37? Rightly understood, together these accounts point us to Christ's committment, the confidence of those who came to him, and the compassion of God shown in Christ.
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Gervase N. Charmley was born in Norwich in 1980 and converted to Christ during his first term at Chester University, England in 1998. He was baptized in 2000 and began preaching in 2002. He trained at the London Theological Seminary in 2004-6. He emphasizes the doctrines of the...