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Praiseworthy Faith There are only two times Jesus speaks of someone’s “great faith”; what lessons can we learn from their example? |
Praiseworthy Faith
There are only two times Jesus speaks of someone’s “great faith”; what lessons can we learn from their example?
- Centurion (Matt. 8:5-12; Luke 7:1-10)
- Marvelous Faith – it was a faith that Jesus admired for he was humble and trusting; he believed Jesus only had to ―say the world‖ (John 20:30-31; 14:1-3; Acts 27:25)
- Distinctive Faith – it was a faith uncommon among most, Jesus on other occasions marveled at other’s lack of faith. (Matt. 8:26; Mark 6:1-6; Rom. 3:3-4)
- Model Faith – he displayed the type of faith of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the type of faith that would be necessary to enter the kingdom. (John 8:24; Heb. 11:6)
- Canaanite Woman (Matt. 15:28; Mark 7:24-30)
- Humble Faith – she also showed great humility and trust, even recognizing and worshipping Jesus when many others would not. (John 12:42; Matt. 5:3-5; James 4:10; 1 Pet. 5:5-6)
- Great Faith – knew this was within His ability, seemingly as if it was nothing but a simple request among His great deeds. (whereas many close to Him continued to doubt His abilities; Matt. 15:33; 16:8; 14:31; 8:26; 2 Tim. 1:12)
- Persistent Faith – she did not give up when faced with obstacles, setbacks, or disappointments (Luke 18:1-7; Gal. 6:9; 2 Tim. 3:13-17; 1 Cor. 15:58).
