The Confession of the Centurion

Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. Luke 27:47 What astonishing things had just taken place! In just a few hours Jesus of Nazareth, the great teacher and miracle worker whom many hailed as the Messiah, had been arrested, tried in three different courts, publicly condemned to death, and then crucified. From middle morning to middle afternoon He hung from a cross between two malefactors. And then He died, commending His spirit...