Rony Kozman

By Rony Kozman, Ph.D. Assistant professor of Biblical Studies, Samford University YIELDED FAITH LUKE 7:1–10 In desperate situations, we look to Jesus for help. (1–5) In these verses we read about the Roman centurion who asks Jesus to heal his slave. The centurion is himself one who has authority over 80 men, and this man of authority has come to Jesus for help. The centurion “servant, who was highly valued by him” and who “was sick and about to die” (v. 2).

By Rony Kozman, Ph.D. Assistant professor of Biblical Studies, Samford University A Cry for Justice Psalm 10:1–4, 12–18 Sometimes it seems that injustice reigns. (1–4) In this psalm, the psalmist is concerned with the injustice that is done to the lowly and to the weak. The psalmist is troubled that the wicked are oppressing the weak, the poor and the needy. We read that the wicked “persecute the poor” (v. 2); “their mouths are filled with cursing and deceit and oppression” (v.

By Rony Kozman, Ph.D. Assistant professor of Biblical Studies, Samford University LIFE-CHANGING FAITH LUKE 5:1–11 Faith begins when we hear God’s Word. (1–3) Throughout Luke 4 and 5, we see two related themes. We see Jesus doing miracles, and we see different responses to Jesus’ miracles. Before Jesus’ signs we read that He was “full of the Holy Spirit” (4:1), tested by the devil in the wilderness (4:1–2) and then “returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit” (4:14).