“Jesus...marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel...And He [Jesus] marvelled because of their unbelief.”
(Matt. 8:10; Mk. 6:6; please read the contexts)
Twice in the gospels we’re told that Christ marvelled. Several times we find others marvelled concerning His divine attributes, but He only twice. The first was at the Centurion's “so great faith.” The second being at the Galilean’s “unbelief.”
The Centurion was a Gentile, without any sort of godly religious training or background, it’s supposed. On the other hand, the Galileans were Jews and were raised believing in the One True God of the Holy Scriptures. Our Lord had done so many miracles and had taught great numbers of people in this city.
Each of us can give Christ cause to marvel: either by our “so great faith,” or our “unbelief.” As to the first, the Word of God will never betray the faith placed in it; ask the Centurion. In the case of the second, disbelief is the denial of Truth. Someone has said, “We need to believe our beliefs and doubt our doubts.” Not the opposite!
“The degrees of faith: No faith; little faith; great faith; and so great faith.”
By An Old Disciple
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