Jesus and Women

Jesus & Women Dieter Randolph

In the midst of a culture where it was considered shocking for a man to speak publicly with a woman who was not a relative, Jesus acknowledged the pure Self of every soul.

When the Canaanite woman – an outsider -- begged Jesus to heal her daughter, at first He seemed hesitant, but when she beseeched Him, He spoke the word for the daughter’s healing.

I am willing to be healed because I am worthy. I am worthy to be healed because I am willing.

Jesus’ Pharisee host was shocked when a woman of the city anointed Jesus’ feet at a banquet, but Jesus replied that she was forgiven because she loved so much.

I am forgiven because I love. I love because I am forgiven.

When Jesus asked a Samaritan woman – with whom Jews would ordinarily have had no dealings – to draw water from the well for Him, He told her about the living water of His Truth teachings.

I seek Truth because Truth alone satisfies me. Truth satisfies me because I seek only Truth.

When the scribes and Pharisees asked Him for a judgment about a woman caught in adultery, He said that the one among them who was without sin should cast the first stone.

I do not condemn because only the Christ is innocent. Because the Christ is innocent, I am not condemned.