“By faith we understand that the worlds were set in order at God’s command, so that the visible has its origin in the invisible” (NET). It’s interesting that these Jewish elders told Jesus that this man (a Roman, no less) was worthy and deserving. Though the centurion commands soldiers for Roman occupiers, Jesus. The baptism of Cornelius is an important. Even though Naaman commanded soldiers for Israels enemy, Elisha mediated his healing. It’s like what it says of faith in Hebrews 11:1, The elders went to Jesus and begged and pleaded earnestly. Cornelius ( Greek:, romanized : Kornlios Latin: Cornelius) was a Roman centurion who is considered by some Christians to be the first Gentile to convert to the faith, as related in Acts of the Apostles (see Ethiopian eunuch for the competing tradition). He asked Jesus, “But say the word, and let my servant be healed” (v7), showing he understood the creative power of that word. The faith of the centurion was in the power of Jesus’ word, a word founded on the authority given him by God. 3 When he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and save the life of his slave. 2 A centurion there had a slave who was ill and about to die, and he was valuable to him. And just as he gave commands to his soldiers, he understood that Jesus could command the illness to leave his servant. a 1 When he had finished all his words to the people, he entered Capernaum. He understood that Jesus’ power to heal was given him by God, just as the centurion’s authority came from the emperor. “I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” (v8).īy this, he showed his understanding of who Jesus was. Let us, with an eye of faith, behold Christ and Him crucified, and be. A Roman centurion said that to a Jewish rabbi! This was expressed in the terror that fell upon the centurion and the Roman soldiers. The Jewish emissaries said, “ He is worthy” (v4), but the centurion himself said, “ I am not worthy to have you come under my roof” (v6). The centurion was also a man of humility. He was very fond of his slave (v1-2), and the Jewish elders, who usually hated Romans, were the ones who went to Jesus to plead on his behalf (v3). His faith wasn’t just about passively believing in something it was mixed with character and understanding. The Roman centurion’s faith was mixed with character and understanding. Instead, it was a Gentile, a Roman centurion. You would think, based on their Jewish background, they would be the ones who had faith. The only other time the word “marveled” is used concerning Jesus is when he tried teaching in the synagogue of his hometown (Mark 6:1) when “ he marveled because of their unbelief” (v6).
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