2007-07-20 19:50:18 · 7 answers · asked by tookabackroad 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
8The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
9For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
10When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
11And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
2007-07-20 20:01:35 · update #1
Dear tookabackroad,
In Matthew 8:12- the children of the kingdom refers to Jews who are relying upon their heritage (as God's chosen people) and not their personal faith to be invited to the banquet.
In the passages leading up to Matthew 8:12- Jesus commends the faith of the Centurion (who is not a Jew).
The Old Testament teaches that one day the diaspora Jews would return to Jerusalem and banquet with the Lord. However Gentiles from the East and the West would also be invited to the banquet. The Feast is a reference to the wedding Banquet (between Christ and the Church) in the Kingdom of Heaven.
So the teaching is that one must have personal faith in Jesus- and not depend on their cultural or spiritual heritage.
Hope that helps. Kindly,
Nickster
2007-07-20 20:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by Nickster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you gave the wrong reverance but he said unless you come to me as little children you will never enter heaven we must acept simply as a child would.
10When Jesus heard this, he was astonished and said to those following him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. 11I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
13Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! It will be done just as you believed it would." And his servant was healed at that very hour.
2007-07-21 02:56:52 · answer #2 · answered by Mim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matthew Henry's Answer
A centurion's servant healed.
This centurion was a heathen, a Roman soldier. Though he was a soldier, yet he was a godly man. No man's calling or place will be an excuse for unbelief and sin. See how he states his servant's case. We should concern ourselves for the souls of our children and servants, who are spiritually sick, who feel not spiritual evils, who know not that which is spiritually good; and we should bring them to Christ by faith and prayers. Observe his self-abasement. Humble souls are made more
humble by Christ's gracious dealings with them. Observe his great faith. The more diffident we are of ourselves, the stronger will be our confidence in Christ. Herein the centurion owns him to have Divine power, and a full command of all the creatures and powers of nature, as a master over his servants. Such servants we all should be to God; we must go and come, according to the directions of his word and the disposals of his providence. But when the Son of man comes he finds little faith,
therefore he finds little fruit. An outward profession may cause us to be called children of the kingdom; but if we rest in that, and have nothing else to show, we shall be cast out. The servant got a cure of his disease, and the master got the approval of his faith. What was said to him, is said to all, Believe, and ye shall receive; only believe. See the power of Christ, and the power of faith. The healing of our souls is at once the effect and evidence of our interest in the blood of Christ.
2007-07-21 03:02:33 · answer #3 · answered by Funky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to the MacArthur study bible, Jesus is referring to the Hebrew nation, physical heirs of Abraham.
2007-07-21 02:55:21 · answer #4 · answered by eondog 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
to be honest: nothing.
it is a cult myth, and you are referring to a character within that cult myth.
you can say that he meant whatever you like -- there is no right or wrong answer. it's like pondering something that Harry Potter said -- another mythical character who never really existed.
2007-07-21 02:56:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. There is such thing as truth and absolute truth and not only universal truth as the universe is still very small but such truth as truth of the omega-the unending world. And those who will inhabit this unending kingdom are the children of the kingdom as gods or like-GOD. Back in histrory, King Herod asked THE LORD JESUS CHRIST saying What is the truth? That was after THE LORD JESUS CHRIST said I AM the truth. But THE LORD JESUS CHRIST did not answer King Herod as HE remained silent. Thus, the ultimate truth are the mysteries of THE KINGDOM (kingdom of heaven and Kiingdom of GOD) where the LORD JESUS CHRIST will rule over unto Omega-the unending world. Even so THE LORD JESUS CHRIST said to HIS disciples To you the mysteries of the kingdom are revealed but to them (the natural men) they come in parables; thus, seeing they cannot see and hearing they do not understand. It is so because the understanding of the mysteries of the kingdom are not yet revealed to them but it will be revealed to them in the soon coming kingdom of heaven. Since this is R & S, there are dogmas and beliefs as its goodnews or the gospel of the KIngdom through the Prophets. Thus, you will not miss this time, this objective reality of the coming Kingdom of heaven ruled by THE LORD JESUS CHRIST to start in the year 3500. THE LORD GOD is A SPIRIT and is HIS body as an objectively realtiy is a perfect body which does not decay even unto eternity and unlike men whose bodies are imperfect and so easily decay in a very short span of time. HIS powerful and perfect body is described in Revelation 1:14-15 with eyes like flames of fire and HIS face like the sun in its brilliance and HIS feet like burning bronze. This shows us that the celestial heaven is a powerful environment which we still need further revelations from THE LORD GOD to have a clearer understanding about it. Likewise, this universal kingdom is the same earth-universe continuum only it wll be transformed into garden of eden-its trillions of planets and moons in the 2nd comng of the LORD JESUS CHRIST to rule over it. This reality is a semi-perfect reality as the transition of men in this universal kingdom are not gods yet but merely angel-like. And its garden of eden is actually half-paradise which will be in the celestial heaven or the new earth and the new heaven 15 billion years from now or everlasting age of the universe to its old age as it will be melted away; the celestial heaven is with its countless puregold planets to its unending rims, will come down to our space and with its center is THE CITY OF GOD, THE HOLY CITY JERUSALEM, the mother of all (Rev 21:10-21 and Gal 4:26). The celestial heaven is perfect world where it is not bounded by space and time as our earth' s existence and will be under then the gov't or Kingdom of GOD unto omega-the unending world. Even so, the imperfect logic of man is not applicable in the Kingdom of heaven and the Kingdom of GOD where man's logic is -one plus two equals three is comparatively in the Kingdom of heaven is one plus two equals to faith in GOD with its universal effect as the angel-like men will inhabit the whole uinverse and travel instantly from one galaxy to another galaxy through a door-THE LORD JESUS CHRIST saying, I AM the door anyone can come in and out and find green pasture-the universal garden of eden; and similarly the one plus two logic is not equal to three in the Kingdom of GOD but equal to faith in GOD with its eternity effects, as the gods therein will inhabit eternity and not bounded by space and time as man does thus, with his imperfect logic and faulty reasoning . As a prophet this is my duty to reveal this truth as a goodnews or the gospel of the kingdom. But I always say, I am an unprofitable servant I have done what was my duty to do (in the parable of the servant). THANKS GOD; FEAR GOD; PRAISE GOD; GLORIFY GOD; HONOR GOD; LOVE GOD AND WORSHIP GOD.
2007-07-21 02:56:44 · answer #6 · answered by Prophet John of the Omega 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably people who believe in him.
2007-07-21 02:52:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋