The 1st Epistle Of Peter

The first step in the interpretive journey process is to take the text and search for the original situation surrounding it and to search for how the text was interpreted by the biblical audience, thus grasping the text in their town. First Peter was written in Rome from “the late A.D. 50s or early 60s.” Apostle Peter wrote 1 Peter as a letter addressing the Christians in the Asia Minor who where undergoing persecution, to encourage them and to teach them “holy conduct” that they should practice during this time of suffering. The meaning for the biblical audience was intended to remind them to put their

Yet only in Matthew does Peter have a role in the story. Upon seeing Jesus on the water, he calls out, "'Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water'"(Mt. 14.28). He almost succeeds, yet he suddenly gives in to fear and begins sinking. Jesus scolds him by saying, " 'You of little faith, why do you doubt?'"(14.31). This draws a strange picture of Peter. He no longer simply listens to Jesus, but tries to become actively involved in his teacher's lessons. This idea is again shown in Matthew 15.15. After the parable of the blind leading the blind, Peter asks, " "Explain this parable to us." Jesus replies with a rather impatient remark, but dives a little further into the meaning. He often comes to Jesus with questions throughout Matthew and these questions always ask for clear definitions of stories or truths about some spiritual detail. Many times Jesus snaps a little at him, but Peter obviously is not swayed by any impatience his teacher bestows. This seems to paint a closer relationship between the two men, where Peter is not afraid of Jesus and Jesus is not simply polite to Peter, as teachers tend to be. Jesus' obvious favoritism of Peter, shown in the transfiguration and throughout the gospel, leads one to believe that the two are indeed close friends with trust and mutual respect, which allows them to be freer with their words to one another. Friends tend to be less polite and more open with

“In 1709 Peter the Great rallied the country, evicted the invaders from the north and established his frontiers on the shores of the Baltic and the Gulf of Finland. Here on the swamp he had in 1703 begun construction of a new capital, St. Petersburg.”

To start with, Simon Peter was one of Jesus’ disciples and passionate believer of God. He undergoed many difficulties with him and his conscience, believing that it was his way or the highway. For an extended time he did what he thought was right until Jesus helped him. When Jesus returned to heaven, Simon Peter devoted his life to preaching the gospel to all far and wide. He trusted God and his conscience through his life and ministry. After the Great Fire of Rome, the ruler, Nero, blamed the fire on the christians and sentenced them to death. When Simon Peter was questioned his religion, he trusted in his conscience and proclaimed his faith. Simon Peter died an amazing martyr of God but another life changing man was William

Arno Clemens says: "In his bold testimony Peter, the erstwhile denier of Christ, manifests the power of the Holy Spirit. His inspired testimony shows what witness the Holy Spirit will bear through the believer, when He is unhindered."(34) Clemens adds: "Peter preached the Word and through the Word he preached the Person, the Work and the Glory of Christ."(34)

Simon Peter is undoubtedly the best-known disciple of Jesus. But how well known is he,

Peter was born in Bethsaida, Galilee, and was the son of Jonah. He had a brother named Andrew and were both fisherman on the Sea of Tiberias with partners, James and John. Once he knew Jesus he became one of his disciples. Peter is known for denying Jesus three times before the rooster crowed. The Neronian persecution all agreed to crucify Peter, but denies to be crucified the same

Peter was on of the 12 Apostles and a friend to Jesus. He baptized many people into Christians on the day of Pentecost. Acts 2:38 NKJV, “Then Peter said to

Exegetical Idea - Peter told the persecuted church in Asia minor to submit to unjust governing authority by following the example of Christ’s suffering.

Afterwards, Mary goes to talk to the disciples and Peter says to her, “Sister, we know that the Savior loved you more than all other women. Tell us the words of the Savior you remember, the things which you know that we don’t because we haven’t heart them” (Carroll 9). These words seem unlikely to come from the Peter the Biblical Gospels present. They almost subordinate Peter, as he acknowledges the importance of Mary to

This passage in John is when Jesus asks Peter three times if Peter loves him and when he says yes Jesus asks him to feed his lambs, and so on. I believe John includes this in his book because John focused more on forgiveness and repentance, while Luke’s emphasis was on salvation and allowing God to change one’s perspective of the world. This passage is significant because Jesus asked Peter if he loved him three times and Peter denied he knew Jesus three times. It is evident throughout Scripture that there are no coincidences with God, so this moment obviously has some sort of significance. I believe that this is extremely crucial to the story of Peter because this was Jesus redeeming and restoring Peter, and he does it three times because Peter denied him three times.

When thinking about who Philippians was written for, it’s simple and obvious, even more obvious than who the author is. The title of the Epistle is “Philippians” after the city of Philippi. This Epistle was written to the Christians that were living in Philippi and to the Church. “Paul writes a thank-you note to the believers at Philippi for their help in his hour of need, and he uses the occasion to send along some instructions on Christian unity” This Epistle was not only written to the Christians in Philippi but more specifically was written to the church that was founded by Paul. When reading the quote “It is clear that Paul wanted the church to know how things were going for him in his imprisonment” , you get the idea that Paul wrote to the church. Now this may not be nor will it ever be 100% proven it is clearly visible this is the case.

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.

When you go through disappointment, Maybe you prayed for a loved one but things didn’t get well. You prayed and waited for that job promotion but you didn’t get it. You were faithful in a relationship but it did not work out.

Saint Peter the Apostle, original name Simeon, or Simon (died AD 64, Rome), disciple of Jesus Christ, recognized in the early church as the leader of the disciples and the Roman Catholic Church as the first of its unbroken succession of popes. Peter a fisherman, was called to be a disciple of Jesus at the beginning of his ministry. He received from Jesus an Aramaic appellation Cephas which means “Rock.” This was translated into Greek as Petros (from the Greek Petra, “rock”) and became a Latin Petrus and the English Peter. Jesus told Peter he was the Rock upon whom the Christian Church would be built. Throughout the public life of Jesus, Peter is represented in the Gospel as the Spokesman and principal member of Jesus’ followers. He is the first named in the entire list given of these followers and was present with a privilege at few special occasions, example, the daughter of Jairus brought back to life by Jesus. He was also the first to see Jesus after his resurrection from the dead.