He's a felon.
She's a liar.
He's an embezzler.
She's a thief.
He's a cheater.
She's a harlot.
People are labeled by the sins they have committed.  And sometimes it is hard to rise above them.

A harlot.  That's what Hebrews 11:31 has to say about Rahab.  She is listed as one of the people of faith, but identified by her sins.   However, Rahab was elevated to a new status.  A woman of great faith.  Remembered along with Abraham and Moses.

James, the half-brother of Jesus said in James 2:25 "Likewise, also, wasn't Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out  another way?"

So don't despair if you have been labeled.  There is redemption.  Everything in her past was wiped away when she took a step in the right direction and hid the Israelite spies.  She had heard about their God and had believed what she had heard.  Her faith was so strong that she put her own life in danger to hide them on her rooftop.

They told her to let a red piece of cloth hang from her window, and when they invaded everyone would know which house was hers.  She did.  And saved not only her life, but the lives of her family.

When you have faith in God, and live your faith in front of your children and grandchildren, there is a very good chance that you will be able to save your family as well.  Rahab did.