Why did Jesus, in Matthew 15:21-28 call the Gentle Canine woman a dog....?

I think you mean Gentile Canaanite woman..LOL

Because he was being sarcastic/facetious and He was absolutely the most wonderful thing ever!

See the immediate empathetic link between He and this woman? Or see ye not?

The immediate understanding between the two was almost romantic!

Wow, thank you for pointing this out, I hadn't realized the sheer power of that verse until you spotted it.

And of course, the fact that her daughter was almost immediately healed is further proof why atheists are wasting their time!

Actually in my copy of the Bible it says:-

Matthew 15:24 "But He answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

But in modern day translations it says something slightly different.

Could that be because the people who wrote these versions didn't have The Holy Spirit with them?

I looked in my Bible to see whether Jesus actually said this, already knowing in my heart that He didn't.

Does that make it any clearer for you?

And verily I say unto thee, leave science to the scientists, art to the artists and poetry unto the poets. But from the learned and the wise, take heed.

Best answer and an apology please.

lol

You mean Canaanite Gentile woman. He was sent to fulfill the Law of Moses, bring back the true gospel the Jews had corrupted through sin, and His mission was to the Church, not the rest of the world.

Canaanite, a citzen of Canaan, not canine

it wasn't because He thought she was a dog

think about it

that's what you're supposed to with them, especially the things Jesus said