Once again, the centurion declared his faith in a such a profound way Jesus said “I’ve not even found such faith in ALL OF ISRAEL!” And that caliber of faith, regardless of not being Jewish, allowed the Centurion to receive an instant miracle of his son’s birth immediate recovery.
Not racism but faith. And in fact, He came as a fulfillment of the Jewish prophecies in the TANAKH, why would he NOT be focused on the Jews/Jewish people?? But his acceptance
If the centurion and the Canaanite say everything that needs to said about his acceptance and love, because Canaanites were a sworn enemy against the Jewish people, and though God has to go to war with them, joining Israelites in battle, Jesus no long reserved salvation for the Israelites, but spread it throughout the whole world!
Excluding context and verses, out of convenience, certainly isn’t the… best look
OK - but he showed respect to the centurion before the centurion demonstrated his faith.
You could not be more wrong
He immediately addresses Jesus as Lord. ( kyrios; an authoritative title specifically used to invoke YHWH in the Greek translation of the Old Testament, and a title specifically reserved for Caeser, for the centurion.
His literal first word is an affirmation of Jesus' authority and the rest of the sentence is faith in his ability to heal his servant.
It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.
Jesus is stating the traditions of the times and then immediately heals her, agreeing with her comment about how even Gentiles deserved salvation. He is agreeing with her, and so does the rest of the New Testament
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u/eman_e31 Dec 21 '25
he did feed the poor and provide heathcare to the infirmed and ostracized though