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1 | John21:1-14 , Luke 5:1-11 | John 21:1 | Just Read Mark | 84064 | ||
"Peter, do you love me?" Hello Mommapbs -- thanks for your note. I have thought about the Christ's dialogue with Peter a fair bit. I still think that forgiveness is part of it. Of course, we are all forgiven when we turn to Jesus, as you say. But sometimes it is hard for us to accept it, to truely take on the freedom. God does some work - different for each of us - to draw us into wholeness. I guess the main reason I see it as forgiveness is the threefold repetition. It seems like an unsaid acknowledgement of Peter's threefold denial. Peter, I think, was crushed by his denial of Jesus. Now, the risen Jesus is saying "I know what you did, and I still want you to feed my sheep." While the gospels only show Peter receiving this treatment, I think it relates to all of us. Mommapbs -- as for your comments about "The Rock," I do agree. Peter was called the rock because he professed Christ as the Messiah --- and it is that proclaimation that is at the heart of the church. Still, Peter is a significant figure at the beginning of Acts, so it works both ways. |
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2 | John21:1-14 , Luke 5:1-11 | John 21:1 | Mommapbs | 84182 | ||
Greetings JRM! You wrote, "Still, Peter is a significant figure at the beginning of Acts, so it works both ways." From my perspective it does not work both ways. One way, the focus is on Christ, and WHO HE IS - the other way, the focus is on what a man did (Peter's confession does not obtain salvation for anyone but Peter - nor does this build the Church or churches!) Jesus said, "apart from Me you can do nothing" John 15:5 . . . I think we all would do well to really let that sink in and take root in our souls! I suspect that more "good" has been done in the name of the Church than in the Name of Christ. Just some thoughts. mommapbs |
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