What Faith Looks Like: Evidence of Faith 3.1.20

 Matthew 8:5-7  (NLT)

5 When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him, 6 “Lord, my young servant lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible pain.” 7 Jesus said, “I will come and heal him.” 8 But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed

 

Luke 7:2 (NLT)

 2 At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. 

 

Faith Looks Humble

 

Psalm 51:17 New Living Translation (NLT)

17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.

 

 

Matthew 8:9  (NLT)

8 But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. 9 I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.”

 

  

Faith recognizes the Authority of Jesus

 

 

Matthew 21:23  (NLT)

23 When Jesus returned to the Temple and began teaching, the leading priests and elders came up to him. They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?”

 

 

John 10:18  (NLT)

18 No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.”

 

 

Matthew 8:10-12 (NLT)

10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel! 11 And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven. 12 But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

  

Faith is not based on religious knowledge.

 

 

Matthew 8:13  (NLT)

13 Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour.

  

Faith is obedient to Jesus

 

Romans 1:5 (NLT)

5 Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.