The Centurions ; or Scripture portraits of Roman officers

The Centurions ; or Scripture portraits of Roman officers

Year: 1841

CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. THE CENTURION AT OUR LORD'S CRUCIFIXION. Matt, xxvii. 54. Mark xv. 39. Luke xxiii. 47. The rank of a centurion — The centurion's conduct previous to the arrival at Calvary — The cross laid upon Simon — The fitness of the centurion to judge of the character of Jesus — His anxiety during the crucifixion — His teachableness — The marvels of the crucifixion — His conviction of the divinity of Christ — Consequences of his faith to Christianity — To himself — And to the world — Claims of the Bible upon military men. Page 1 CHAPTER II. THE CHIEF CAPTAIN LYSIAS. Acts xxi. 18, to xxiii. 35. The occasion of Lysias being mentioned — Large military force always kept at Jerusalem — The rank of a chief captain — The zeal and alacrity of Lysias — The desire of distinction a doubtful way of ensuring these qualities — False notions instilled into the young — Peace has its claims upon a soldier as much as war — The courtesy of Lysias — The army sometimes stigmatized as hardening the heart — The discretion of Lysias — The value of discretion — What it is, and how to be acquired — The humility of Lysias — His disingenuous letter — His advantages compared with our own. Page 32 CHAP