Lesson 45

              HEALING THE CENTURION'S SERVANT
                   Matthew 8:1, 5-13; Luke 7:1-10

 1. Where was Capernaum? ___________________________________________

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 2. What was a "centurion"? ________________________________________

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 3. What had this centurion done for the Jews? _____________________

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 4. Describe the servant's illness. ________________________________

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 5. Whom did the centurion ask to speak for him? ___________________

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 6. When Jesus said, "I will come," what objection did the centurion

    offer? _________________________________________________________

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 7. How did the centurion suggest that Christ heal his servant? ____

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 8. What does it mean "He marvelled"? ______________________________

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 9. "He marvelled" is used twice with reference to Christ. Where is

    the other reference?  _________________________________________

10. What do these passages do to the false doctrine that "Faith is

    the gift of God"? ______________________________________________

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11. When was the servant healed? ___________________________________

12. NOTE: This is the first recorded instance where Christ healed

    from a distance.

13. What compliment does Jesus give to the Centurion? ______________

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14. To whom does Jesus refer in Matthew 8:12, as the "sons of the

    kingdom"? ______________________________________________________

15. Who were the "many shall come from the east and the west"? _____

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