Both Peter and Paul had many simmilarities and difference on how they were called to proclaim the Word of the Lord. Peter and Paul's slight difference made an impact on the roles they played in Catholisism. For instance, regarding the positions they were given, when Jesus approached Peter he asked him to be the herder to the flock of sheep. In a less metaphorical way, the leader of the God's people. Unlike Peter, Paul was called to focus on spreading the Word of the Lord and the good news of the Kingdom of God. Another slight difference is that Peter was one of the original disciples and nonetheless always tried to have faith in Jesus. Differently, Paul was a persecuter of Christians and only learned to have faith in Jesus when being blinded
You would never think that a hockey game could have such a crazy effect on the world and America. The medal round game between the United States of America and The Soviet Union would prove to be much more then just a game. The United States was getting more then just a victory and an upset, but our country was getting a much-needed moral boost in the fight against the Soviet Union in the Cold War. This wasn’t just a potential gold medal on the line, it was how we lived and our lifestyle compared to theirs. You want a true “David vs. Goliath” example; well you couldn’t ask for a better example how a David wins.
In the late 17th century to the early 18th century, two powerful monarchs who ruled over their own magnificent empires. These monarchs were Peter the Great, the tsar of Russia, and the emperor of China, Kangxi. At the time of their rules, an economic system called mercantilism formed. This system allowed societies to benefit off of influx of goods from merchants trading. Using this system, in China, the Canton system was formed to open up ports to western societies. Even though, both Kangxi and Peter the Great shared similarities in the way they ruled, they had a variety of differences, which were caused by their background and their country’s interests. On the other hand, the diverse backgrounds and experiences of the empires caused them to also have differences in their ways of ruling. These differences could be categorized into two overarching topics, economy and education. Their economies had varied taxation systems and were structured differently. As far as education, the rulers differed in the ways they spread knowledge and the type of knowledge they taught.
He was the one who stepped off the boat and walked on water. In the book of Mathew Peter is asked by Jesus “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” While the other disciples answered with John the Baptist, Elijah, Jeremiah or other prophets Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus revealed that Peter did not learn that of any earthly man but by the Father who is in Heaven. Jesus went on to say that he would build his church on that truth. But Peter did have his fears as any man would; he was also the man who let fear into his heart when he stepped of that boat and began to sink into the water. He is the same man who let anger take hold of him when Jesus was being arrested, at which point he tried to kill a Roman soldier. And, like I said before, he also denied Jesus, but not only did he deny him once but three times. In Mark 14 Jesus says to Peter you will deny me three separate times before the rooster crows twice. In verses sixty-six through seventy-two we see this happen, as he denied Jesus the third time the rooster crows for the second time and Peter fell to the ground weeping because he remembered what Jesus had said to him earlier that day. So from this we can see that Peter was a man who had his faults as any of us do but he was still a man of great faith as we all strive to be through
Willa Cather's "Paul's Case" is a story about a young 16 year-old man, Paul, who is motherless and alienated. Paul's lack of maternal care has led to his alienation. He searches for the aesthetics in life that that he doesn't get from his yellow wallpaper in his house and his detached, overpowering father figure in his life. Paul doesn't have any interests in school and his only happiness is in working at Carnegie Hall and dreams of one-day living the luxurious life in New York City. Paul surrounds himself with the aesthetics of music and the rich and wealthy, as a means to escape his true reality.
Paul had to present the Gospel to people of other faiths. These people were of other faiths because during the Pax Romana, they encountered multiple religions. They were open to different beliefs and thoughts. Plenty of individuals upheld certain beliefs. Therefore, when the early church evangelized, they evangelized to people with different beliefs.
Saul was a person who individually wronged Jesus. Paul was one who did everything possible to further God’s Kingdom. Saul and Paul were the same earthly person, but Saul was personally confronted by Jesus after He rose from the dead. Jesus Himself questioned Saul as to why he persecuted Him. After this encounter, his heart was transformed and as a Christian became known as Paul. Paul was a tremendously devoted servant of God and set out to do God’s work. Paul’s work consisted of three missionary adventures to Asia Minor, Greece, and Macedonia (Bartholomew and Goheen 196, 204).
While both books of Mark and Matthew portray Peter as one of the most important followers of Jesus, Mark seems to emphasize Jesus' spiritual career unlike the broad, more in-depth pursuit of Jesus' life that Matthew embellishes on. As both Jesus' student and friend, Peter is the one disciple most commonly referred to in the stories. Yet the two passages seem to draw different pictures of Jesus' distinguished disciple. In Matthew, Peter seems to play a larger role in Jesus' teachings and seems more significant to Jesus throughout the book. In Mark, he is still important, but to a lesser extent in the eyes of the author. Mark leaves Peter out of a few of the stories altogether and only touches
When Jesus first called him to be his disciple, he dropped all his fishing gear and followed Jesus, without a doubt. What makes Saint Peter stand out is the fact that he crucified himself of shame and regret because he denied Jesus three times, just as Jesus had predicted. Peter is considered by the Roman Catholic church to be the first of the unbroken chain of popes. He is also known as the leader of the twelve disciples.
He started his journey with extreme faith by leaving behind his career, friends, and even his wife, to follow the Messiah. Peter’s importance to Jesus was recognized early in instances such as when Jesus used Peter’s boat to show that he was truly the Messiah . Peter also made himself stand out from the rest of the Disciples when he showed his extreme intellect by confessing that Jesus was the Son of God thus strengthening the faith of the rest of the Apostles. Peter was also the Disciple who was present at the crucifixion of Christ, and even after he denied him three times, knew he had made a mistake and was extremely sorrowful for it. Peter was the Disciple who Jesus first showed himself to after his Resurrection, further adding on to the reasons why Peter is the most essential Apostle. Peter is the “rock” that the Church is built upon. He is the man who took over leading the Apostles after Jesus ascended into heaven. He made sure that the word of Christ would be spread to all sides of the world, so that all people may be saved. Not only was Simon Peter a saint, but he was also a martyr. St. Peter had great qualities that helped him achieve things that, to us, seem
Many times we see those that are called to follow after Christ yet don’t answer that very call. In Matthew 4:21-22 we see that Peter answered this call, “And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.” It is here in Matthew that we see one of the most important strenghts that Peter had, courage. Peter had the courage it took to get out of the boat and follow after Christ! There are many things we can say about Peter but one of the most important things is that he was courages and willing to take that first step. This courage of Peter highlights the first character strength that we will look at and that is that Peter was man of loyality.
According to the style of writing of the two apostles, it seems the churches or their audiences were going through the same hardships. As mentioned above, they all had problems with false teachers, and Peter states that some would fall away into accepting the doctrines of these men, and follow the pernicious ways of these men (2 Peter 2:2) . So, there is a possibility that their audiences were all facing the same difficulties and hardships. It might have been that the two audiences needed the same encouragements, reproof, warnings, correction, and
Paul whose name was Saul was an early Christian missionary and theologian, known as the Apostle to the Gentiles was born a Jew in Tarsus, Rome. As a minor, he was trained as a rabbi but earned his living as a tentmaker. A zealous Pharisee, he persecuted the first Christians until a vision of Jesus, experienced while on the road to Damascus, converted him to Christianity. Three years later he met St. Peter and Jesus ' brother James and was henceforth recognized as the 13th Apostle. From his base in Antioch, he traveled widely, preaching to the Gentiles. By asserting that non-Jewish disciples of Christ did not have to observe Jewish law, he helped to establish
The principles of discipleship can be found throughout the Bible. One of the ultimate goals of discipleship is to become more Christ like which makes Jesus's life and grace an excellent basis for discipleship. Jesus invested in twelve men, the first Disciples, and entrusted them to continue the process. Peter, James, and John were a part of Christ's inner circle and he fostered and encouraged an exalted spiritual life and growth in these three. Paul was a Pharisee who was murdering Christians and then his life was transformed and he became an apostle. He gave his life over to God's purpose not only in a broad perspective, bringing the Gospel to the Gentiles, but also personal. Timothy was a disciple of Paul; Paul was personally involved in Timothy's life. The Great Commission commands the Disciples, in Matthew 28:19, to "go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit". The Disciples followed the Great Commission and Christianity spread. Believers are meant to follow the
Christianity over the course of history has a vast influence on individuals, society and the way believers conduct themselves. It provides morals, practices and ethics that every Christian attempts to live by. Throughout the many denominations in the Christian church, Paul of Tarsus had a significant influence on the faith. His contribution to the development and expression of Christianity is immense and can be seen to stem from his writing and missionary journeys which have implemented his ideas and interpretations onto the development of Christianity. After Jesus, Paul was arguably the most significant figure in Christianity as his teachings form a significant part of the New Testament. Like may other Pharisees of that time in history, Paul sought to suppress the early Christian movement. He accused early Christians of blaspheming against God and breaking Mosaic Law. However, Paul had a life-changing experience when he had a vision of Jesus, and he spent the remainder of his life as a missionary for the early church. Centuries after his ministry, his teachings still influence Christian theology.
When reading through James and Paul position you can see that they are almost aiming for the same things to prove their point is correct. Their focus is on faith and works. They are trying to use the same words to prove somewhat different things. Faith is referring to the full belief along with submissiveness to God. Works are representing the laws or pleasant acts of person. There are more similarities than difference in both of them. They use the example of Abraham to support their claim, also words like faith, work, justified and they are saved by Jesus Christ. One big difference one is that James teaching is opposite of Paul's teaching. Also in James, he includes another example to prove his claim. James talks how faith without work is not perfect. He used the illustration of Abraham sacrificing his son Isaac. Faith along his work held him strong. This shows Abrahams obedience without questioning anything; he did what god asked him to do without any doubt. Both are conjoined with each other which mean one can't get more preference than the other one. James uses an additional example of Rahab how she hid the spies who came to see the land. In return her family was saved (James 2: 16-17)