If a married couple, a loving, stable marriage. They are loved, respected, and appreciated because we know and value the individual, the person. One of the major conflicts between Jesus and the Pharisees was produced in the Pharisees' reactions to the people Jesus associated with, taught, and forgave. The people Jesus taught and forgave did not fit their profile. A Roman army officer expressed more faith than Jesus witnessed among the Israelites.
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