Matthew 27:33 – 53.

The macabre sight of a gory Jesus hanging on the cross two thousand years ago for no sin of His, is still the most powerful demonstration of selfless love on planet earth. His death brought into the Greek dictionary, one more new word for love – ‘Agape’ which expressed the fathomless and sacrificial love of God for mankind.

On flipping through the scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, in search of the nicest man who never knew the way to God - you will undisputedly find him in Acts Chapter 10. He hailed from Caesarea, a centurion (one who had a hundred Roman soldiers under his command), of what was known as the Italian cohort (Roman military unit) and his name was Cornelius.