Title: Stranger
"Jesus said to the centurion,
Go, let it be according to your faith.” And immediately the servant was healed…”
When Jesus began His work on this earth
Among the people of Israel, among the leaders and intellectuals at that time,
There were not a few people who knew that Jesus was the Son of God and 'the Messiah'.
It was the night that escaped the eyes of people and came to Jesus.
We can know this through the confession of Nicodemus, 'the teacher of the Pharisees'.
But the Jews closed their eyes to Jesus because of His humble appearance.
It was because they could not find the true Messiah they had been waiting for.
The Messiah they had been waiting for through the prophecies of many prophets...
In slavery in Egypt that day, like Moses, holding the staff of power and being like a furnace,
Riding a white horse with a strong figure with 'charisma' as if they liberated the nation of Israel
They were waiting for the Messiah with the power to save them from the tough tack in Rome.
That's right. If you do not know the Bible properly, you will be like those superficial Jews.
It is impossible to understand the difference between the salvation of the soul and the salvation of the body.
In the New Testament era, Jesus, who came as the Messiah,
Gathering lowly fishermen without any splendor or authority in a weak form and making disciples
Living with them, helping the sick and the poor
The way he visited and evangelized was enough to disappoint the people of Israel.
The first words addressed to them were the words of rebuke to 'repent'.
You must lay down all your vested interests and use your knowledge and office.
It is to give to the poor people the wealth and all that they have accumulated uncleanly.
However, he reigned over his people by advocating the Law and the 'traditions of the ancestors'.
For the priests and Pharisees who had built up wealth and honor, Jesus' command was no less than a death sentence.
Furthermore, he repented at the words of Jesus who rebuked him for being children of vipers.
Rather than depart from sin, unfortunately, to protect their wealth and glory
In the end, they chose the path of destruction that they framed and killed Jesus.
This is because the world's riches and honors have already been established as idols in their hearts.
Seeing these Jews...
Personal beliefs do not seem to have much to do with physical bloodlines.
Some sit in licentious places or in pubs, boasting about their family's faith.
Today, in the conversation between Jesus and the Gentile Roman centurion, we can see the depth and spirituality of him.
In the centurion's language, there was a penetrating insight into the spiritual world and order...
He knows who Jesus is,
I was realizing that all things must obey the words and commands of the Lord, the Creator of all things.
The power of our members begins with knowing 'the order of the spiritual world.'
The spirit world is a military-style system of upper and lower levels, relationships, and a thorough command system.
“And you put all things under his feet, and made him head over all things to the church. {Ephesians 1:22}