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Z/ /I FAITH" Y°u should enter under my people that followed Him, R possible for God to work “ Ot/■« *z»lf inilll roof. Wherefore neither £"I say unto you, I have not > n °u r behalf. Unbelief Roman army officers of servant." This soldier was thought I myself worthy s found so great a faith in slams the door in God's early Christian days may a remarkably humble man. Jo cotne u nto you, but say | all Israel." A Pennsylvanian face. The centurion's faith have bean a dubious lot. He sincerely felt that he >n a word, and my servant * woman, a widow for many ‘ was based on evidence. He but something is said to was not worthy to appear s hall be healed. For I also , years, not only raised 6 had heard about Jesus, and the credit of each centurion before Jesus personally, a m a man set under ' children of her own but also what he had heard led Him mentioned in The New so he asked the Jewish authority, having under me y adopted 12 others. Asked trust The Saviour. Faith Testament. The one we elders of his community to soldiers, and I say unto one, ' how she managed, she told ,s not "blind'' or unrearead of in the 7th chapter make the request for him. g O a nd he goeth; and to a reporter, "You see. I'm sonable. It is not being of Luke, if he was not a The elders, however, another, come, and he in a partnership. A long gullible. It is a rational proselyte to Judaism, was because of the centurion's cometh; and to my servant, time ago, I said to the Lord, exercise of the mind, keenly interested in and gracious benevolences, do this, and he does it." ‘Lord, I'll do the work and reaching a conclusion on helpful toward the Jews, described him as worthy Perhaps he realised that a you do the worrying,' and ,tle basis of the reports of Ho hod even built a syna- of any favour the Master Jew would be hesitant I've had no trouble since." credible witnesses. For us gogue for one of the con- might do for him. Jesus to enter a Gentile home; This is the sort of faith the today the life, death gregations in Capernaum, responded to the urgent so he told Jesus he centurion had. He showed and resurrection of Christ defraying the expenses request for help; but before believed He could heal his faith by sending for are ample grounds for “out of his own pocket." he reached the man's home, his slave without having to Jesus. He was positive that believing in Him. "And they This man sent for Jesus the centurion sent another come any farther. The the power of God in Christ that ware sent, returning to when one of his valuable message. "Then Jesus went centurion recognised Jesus' would be adequate to meet the house, found the servants lay near death, with them. And when He authority, and drawing on the servant's need. Faith servant cured that had been And when he heard of was not far from the his own military experience opens the door that makes sick." Jesus, he sent unto Him the house, the centurion sent offered an appropriate elders of the Jews, friends to Him, saying, analogy. When Jesus heard oDAIA/A £2 A DTI CT I'UllDl'lJ beseeching Him that Ho Lord, trouble not thyself; these things, he marvelled VI FTIWfA DHI 110 I wlTlUllDri would come and heal his for I am not worthy that at him, and said unto the Wilson's Road, Box-6040, CHRISTCHURCH.