We have seen last time that our Lord's teachings were generally sandwiched between many miraculous signs and wonders that He had performed, which had served to authenticate His teachings. His power over every aspect of life, served to affirm His ability to provide the eternal life that He proclaimed could be found in Him, and in Him alone. And so, it is no surprise then that the Sermon on the Mount itself, which proclaimed the true nature of all who are in the Kingdom of God, in contradistinction to the impotent teaching and example of the Scribes and Pharisees, was surrounded by a flood of miraculous healings performed by our Lord. Last time, we considered our Lord's healing of a leper, when He had come down from the mountain, with His disciples and a large multitude following Him. This morning, Matthew fasts forward a bit, providing us with another sign of attestation, which our Lord had performed when He had arrived at Capernaum. And here, we will see again, another glorious attestation of the power and glory of Christ, as He graciously deals with a Gentile centurion, whose beloved servant is mortally ill. But, before we do this, I want to address a very important matter concerning the recording of this event, when comparing Matthew's account to Luke's, who also addresses the same event, but from a bit of a different angle. I want to spend time doing this, because sadly, the faith of some has wavered over such matters, and non-Christians will highlight these types of differences, suggesting that the Bible contradicts itself, when in fact such differences actually serve to further substantiate the glorious unity and integrity of the Scriptures.
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