The Imperfection Of Peter's Sacred Scripture

The canonical Jesus we are familiar with never actually makes reference to his abilities. The Jesus in Peter declares his power and, in this case, his loss of power. Again, Peter is showing us this superhuman Jesus that seems more human than divine.

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

“Simon Peter asked him, ‘Lord, where are you going?’ Jesus replied, ‘Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later. Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may

The literary genre of 2 Peter is an epistle written to the main personalities, an implied group of believers in Asia Minor and other places around that region. The author is the Apostle Peter a dedicated servant and disciple of Jesus. The date that the letter was written has some controversy, however, in his correspondence Peter mentions that his life is coming to an end, and Peter was martyred for his faith in Rome about A.D. 64-67. Therefore, establishing the date of Peter 's second letter within that time frame. Peter wrote out of love to defend and protect the immutable word of God. The letters main purpose was to warn fellow devotees about false teachers that would try to enter their churches and mislead them in their faith. Peter goes on to explain the false teachers can be recognized by their prideful behavior, their love of money, and disrespect to God. (Life Application Study Bible 1507,1918) Peter uses instances from the past, such as Sodom and Gomorrah and the great flood to stress the judgment and punishment that will come to unbelievers who reject God. The apostle also warns that there will be those that will mock God and dismiss the second coming of Christ. He advises the believers to have confidence in the promises, prophecies, and principles given through God’s inspired word. (Hindson, Towns) Peter cautions God will return without warning and find individuals unwary. However, Peter reasons that God is patient and delays His return for unbelievers, “not

When writing his letter to the Philippians, Paul wanted people to learn to unconditionally love God and have the desire to live in his ways. Paul wrote giving guidelines to prepare for the coming of God and how to live a pure lifestyle. He wrote about how arrogance and selfishness continued to ruin the connection with people and God, and how a strong force is needed to bond them back together. A perfect example of this force is between Phil Connors from the Groundhog Day movie and Rita. In the movie, Phil finds himself being egotistical many times and needing to be placed in the right direction. Phil was stuck in an everyday cycle of Groundhog Day. He could not leave Punxsutawney after many attempts and instead of trying to grow in faith, he

Main Idea and outline John 21:1-19: After Jesus rose from the dead ; He appears to His disciples by the sea where he has a very special conversation with Peter to restore him and give him a call on his life. 1. Peter and six other disciples went back to their job (21:1-3) A. Jesus reveals Himself to seven disciples again (v.1) B. Peter and six other disciples went fishing and caught nothing.(v.v. 2-3) A. Jesus helps them to catch the fish(21:4-6)

Peter’s life as a disciple of Jesus could be characterized best by his own personal story of coming to Jesus on the Sea of Galilee. At times he would say and do things that had him “walking on water” or “sinking in the waves”. By this I mean that Peter would one minute be doing something that required profound faith and the next minute forget everything and sink in the waves of everyday life. We can look no further than the very instance of when Peter walked on water in Matthew 16:30 to see this contrast of the summation that is Peter’s life. In Matthew 16:30 we see

The church minister shared the example of Jesus who prayed at Gethsemane from the Matthew 26:31-46. Peter seems strong with his courage and power at the beginning; however, he failed when he denied Jesus three times. He was he was very cowardly in the face of the cross. The flesh is so weak, the cross is heavy and not easy to carry, even for Jesus. Compared to Peter, Jesus was so sorrowful and troubled, He prayed three times at the point of death; He showed absolute faith and an obedient heart to the Father, and overcame death for the sake of love with God's power. When the hardship and

Peter’s imperative, emotional, and impulsive character makes him an interesting Biblical figure in the New Testament. Peter dominates the Gospels, the Epistles of Peter (1st and 2nd Peter), and the first eleven chapters of the book of Acts (Apostle Peter Biography 1). As depicted in John 1:43, 12:21, Peter was a humble fisherman from the City of Bethsaida (Apostle Peter Biography 1). Originally, Peter was known as Simon Peter, before Christ converted his name to Peter (the rock) in the book of Matthew 16: 18. Peter’s achievements and inadequacies formed an essential part of his life as a biblical

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 was trying to convey the message that the Kingdom of God belonged to every individual without looking at status or riches. One of his most recognizable gesture was when he walked on water. Peter, who was already his disciple at the time saw him walking on water and decided to also try and walk on water. At the beginning, Peter was able to walk on water but he became afraid and his faith struggled. When his faith started to struggle Peter started sinking and Jesus saved him from the water. Jesus was trying to express the importance of faith in him and God, and how having unshakeable faith will be beneficial.

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.

One more thing, like Peter, he was so humble when facing the Jesus. Though as a gentile, he has no much knowledge about Jewish religion, he’s faith is simple but firm.

provinces in Asia Minor which the reader consisted of “exile of the Dispersion.” The main focus

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" 14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.