Not only does society do this but Christians as well have been guilty of looking at someone's lifestyle & assume the worse. Rahab was a harlot. In our age, she was a prostitute. Having said this, she had a knowledge & believed in God & how He was giving the land to His people. She helped the spies & in return asked for safety for her family. They made an oath.
The thing is if we just look at her lifestyle, we're unable to see more of who she is. God sees a believer, one who will help & does. We see her as a harlot. When God led Samuel to David, He let Samuel know what to do. "But the lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his contenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart" 1 Samuel 16:7. God chose David to be the next king. He was the youngest & a shepherd-not exactly king material but the Lord knew him-knew he had a heart after His (Acts 13:22).
We cannot & must not look upon someone's lifestyle & think we know who they are. We don't. So Brothers & Sisters in Christ, judge not. Don't be misguided or blinded by what we see. Outward appearances don't let us know who they are. All we do is love them, bless them, pray for them, be kind to them, & know that God knows who they are. We don't. The appearance or lifestyle of a person by no means is the end of them. The Lord works things out of people.
Rahab is an example that there is more to a person than what we see.
God Bless
Your Sister in Christ,
Mary
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