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Mark 15
Jun 10, 2007 21:10:50 GMT -8
Post by michelle on Jun 10, 2007 21:10:50 GMT -8
Mark 15:39 And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"
Do we have any knowledge about what happened to this centurion? Do we know who he was, if he became a follower of Christ?
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Mark 15
Jun 12, 2007 10:41:40 GMT -8
Post by Josh on Jun 12, 2007 10:41:40 GMT -8
This statement may not reflect a full-blown assertion of the deity of Christ, as in the Roman world-view there were lots of "sons of gods"-- so, it may just have been his way of saying, "Well, it's clear we've messed with a god here!"
On the other hand, although we don't have any more information on this centurion, we do have several instances in the NT (as well as from secular history a bit later) of high ranking Roman soldiers and officials being attracted to the message of the Gospel. So, like his later counterparts, this centurion exemplifies that anyone, rich or poor, power-broker or underdog, pagan or Jew, can come to faith by interacting with Christ.
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Mark 15
Apr 3, 2010 14:46:39 GMT -8
Post by Josh on Apr 3, 2010 14:46:39 GMT -8
Mark 15:21
A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.
I love the little identifier of Simon as the father of Alexander and Rufus. Presumably these were two figures known to the early church. Perhaps this Rufus is the one in Rome whom Paul refers to in Romans 16:13. That Rufus would live in Rome makes sense because some think Mark was written for those in Rome.
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