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Sep 15, 2020 · What is the story of Jesus and the Centurion? When Jesus entered Capernaum, some Jewish elders came to him and told him of a centurion’s servant who was ill. The centurion sent these elders to ask Jesus to come to his home and heal his servant.
This centurion was well aware of the strong condemnation of the Jewish religious leaders that had put Jesus on the cross for making the claim to be the Son of God. His commander-in-chief, Pontius Pilate, had upheld the conviction for Jesus’ making that claim.
The Faith of the Centurion. 5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. 6 “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.”. 7 Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?”.
Jun 1, 2010 · Jesus, the "founder and perfecter of our faith" (Hebrews 12:2), once marveled at the faith he found in a man. And it's the only instance that the gospels record such a response from Jesus (Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10).
The story of the centurion’s faith is found in Matthew 8:5-13 and Luke 7:1-10. In summary, a centurion had a valuable servant that was sick. After hearing about Jesus, he had elders ask him to heal his servant. As Jesus was on his way, the centurion told him to just say the word and his servant would be healed.
With the birth of Jesus, God himself physically entered history—the “Lord Omnipotent who reigneth, who was, and is from all eternity to eternity, [came] down from heaven among the children of men, and [dwelt] in a tabernacle of clay” (Mosiah 3:5).
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Dec 10, 2014 · The Birth of Jesus through Joseph's Eyes. When we celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmastime, our attention is most often given to Luke’s account, because it gives us so much information. But Matthew's account is just as important in our understanding the event through the eyes of Joseph....
