Peter was a boisterous person. He was overly confident. He had the audacity to correct Jesus more than once. However, he was a man of good intentions. He was the one who first confessed Jesus was the Messiah. His thought patterns seemed to gravitate. He would probably be the kind of person that would be difficult to have as a boss. At no time did Jesus invest him with being the head of the church because of the Scripture that plainly clarifies Jesus is the head of the church.
As predicted by Jesus, he denied the Lord three times before the clock crowed twice. After witnessing the miracles of prophecy elsewhere by Jesus, Peter was insistent that he would never deny Christ. After his denial, they caught each other’s glance. No doubt an avalanche of emotions overwhelmed Peter as the Bible says he wept.
Peter is a contrast to Judas who also denied Christ and turned him over to be crucified. There is a difference between the two men. What the weeping Peter did was in repentance. Later, Jesus welcomed him back into the disciples’ fold. His denial was in direct contrast to that of Judas who had regret for his betrayal. He committed suicide leaving no room for future service to Jesus.
Peter discovered how he was when facing social pressure. Judas all along thought Christ should accept the Israeli crown and gather an army to fight the Roman Empire. He was imposing his will and purpose on that of Christ. His intent was to manipulate Jesus. He did not have repentance unto salvation. He had regret that his plan backfired.
Both of these men shout down through the halls of time for how not to have a relationship with God.
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