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The story is not recounted in the Gospels of either John or Mark. According to these accounts, a Roman centurion asks Jesus for his help because his servant is ill. Jesus offers to go to the centurion's house to perform a healing, but the centurion hesitates because he understands he is not worthy Jesus should enter under his roof.
Pseudo-Chrysostom: This centurion was the first-fruits of the Gentiles, and in comparison of his faith, all the faith of the Jews was unbelief; he neither heard Christ teaching, nor saw the leper when he was cleansed, but from hearing only that he had been healed, he believed more than he heard; and so he mystically typified the Gentiles that should come, who had neither read the Law nor the ...
The words of the Centurion are obeyed by his subordinates so he merely needs to speak for action to happen. This is the same with Jesus who merely needs to speak to bring about miracles. The verse may imply that like with the Centurion Jesus' miracle will involve those below him performing the act, either his disciples or angels . [ 4 ]
The Centurion clearly acknowledges his subordinate position to Jesus, though the term translated as Lord does not necessitate the Centurion recognize Jesus as divine. [ 2 ] The concern about entering the house could be related to prohibitions on Jews entering the homes of Gentiles, but the gospel writer makes no mention of this.
Jerome: The Lord seeing the centurion's faith, humbleness, and thoughtfulness, straightway promises to go and heal him; Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. [4] Chrysostom: Jesus here does what He never did; He always follows the wish of the supplicant, but here He goes before it, and not only promises to heal him, but to go to his ...
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In 1975, the Alliance World Fellowship (AWF) was officially organized. [11] In 2010, it was present in 50 countries. [12] In June 2023, the Christian and Missionary Alliance of the United States approved women being ordained as pastors, but only if the women's local church leadership approves, and never as senior or lead pastors. [13]
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