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A Gentile centurion asked Jesus to heal his slave, and Jesus agreed to do it. But what the centurion said next showed amazing faith: the centurion believed that Jesus could heal his slave simply by speaking the words. He recognized Jesus' absolute authority and humbly trusted Him. In response, Jesus explained that only those who have true faith would enter God's kingdom. To prove that His words were true, Jesus healed the slave from a distance. 
 
It is common for those who grow up going to church to believe they will go to heaven simply because they belong to Christian families or know much about the Bible. However, when Jesus responded to the centurion's faith, He explained that only those who trust in Him will enter God's kingdom. Christian parents are a great blessing; so too is knowing the Bible. But only true faith - faith that submits to Jesus' absolute authority - can make you acceptable to God. 
 
"But the centurion replied. 'Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I to am a man under authority'"" - Matthew 8:8-9

A Gentile centurion asked Jesus to heal his slave, and Jesus agreed to do it. But what the centurion said next showed amazing faith: the centurion believed that Jesus could heal his slave simply by speaking the words. He recognized Jesus' absolute authority and humbly trusted Him. In response, Jesus explained that only those who have true faith would enter God's kingdom. To prove that His words were true, Jesus healed the slave from a distance. 

It is common for those who grow up going to church to believe they will go to heaven simply because they belong to Christian families or know much about the Bible. However, when Jesus responded to the centurion's faith, He explained that only those who trust in Him will enter God's kingdom. Christian parents are a great blessing; so too is knowing the Bible. But only true faith - faith that submits to Jesus' absolute authority - can make you acceptable to God.

"But the centurion replied. 'Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, 

Lesson 3.5 - Jesus Commends the Centurion's Faith - Matthew 8:5-13

Israel had been in the land for multiple generations, but while the temple had been rebuilt, the people had rebelled. They, like their forefathers, had taken foreign wives, resulting in the worship of foreign gods. So Ezra, eighty years after Cyrus' decree, led a second group to return to Jerusalem. This return, made successful by "the hand of God," led to the repentance of God's people and the restoration of true worship. 
 
In Ezra's return, the LORD providentially guided Israel to repentance and a proper relationship with Him. However, the ultimate display of God's provision to His people in seen in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. God Himself provided Jesus as the spotless lamb. He alone protected Jesus' path to the cross to bear the sin of His people. And it is God Himself that prompts His people to repent and grow in holiness as the hope in Christ. 
 
"We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land. but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this" - Ezra 10:2

Israel had been in the land for multiple generations, but while the temple had been rebuilt, the people had rebelled. They, like their forefathers, had taken foreign wives, resulting in the worship of foreign gods. So Ezra, eighty years after Cyrus' decree, led a second group to return to Jerusalem. This return, made successful by "the hand of God," led to the repentance of God's people and the restoration of true worship.

In Ezra's return, the LORD providentially guided Israel to repentance and a proper relationship with Him. However, the ultimate display of God's provision to His people in seen in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. God Himself provided Jesus as the spotless lamb. He alone protected Jesus' path to the cross to bear the sin of His people. And it is God Himself that prompts His people to repent and grow in holiness as the hope in Christ. 

"We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land. but even now there is hope

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Lesson 3.5 - Jesus Commends the Centurion's Faith - Matthew 8:5-13

Lesson 2.39 - God Guided Israel to Repentance - Ezra 7:1-10:44

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Lesson 3.5 - Jesus Commends the Centurion's Faith - Matthew 8:5-13

Lesson 2.39 - God Guided Israel to Repentance - Ezra 7:1-10:44

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