Subject: Who was Mary Magadlene? |
Bible Note: Greetings Meusing! I agree with you that there isn't anything in Scripture which indicates that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute. However, there are five verses which call Rahab a prostitute: 1) Joshua 2:1 - "Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. ‘‘Go, look over the land,” he said, ‘‘especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there." 2) Joshua 6:17 - "The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent." 3) Joshua 6:25 - "But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her family and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent as spies to Jericho—and she lives among the Israelites to this day." 4) Hebrews 11:31 - "By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient." 5) James 2:25 - "In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?" However, I don't see your point about the character of people who came to Christ. Everyone who came to Christ was a sinner! :-) The types of sin may have differed from persons to person, but the penalty is the same in every case (Rom. 6:23). Rahab is a great example of the grace of our God and will always be remembered for that! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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