In the gospels Jesus only recognized two people as having “great faith”, and curiously, both of them were Gentiles: 1) The Roman centurian in Mt. 8:5-13 and Lk. 7:2-10, and 2) The Caanan-ite woman in Mt. 15:22-28. What was so special about the Roman centurian’s declaration to Jesus, “speak the word only, and my servant […]