Mistakes of Peter- The Man, The Disciple, The Apostle

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Mistakes of Peter- The Man, The Disciple, The
Apostle Martyr

• Luke 51-11

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Peter the man

• Knew his shortcomings. Lk. 58
• Was impetuous and impulsive.
• Boastful. Mk. 1429 Mt. 2631-35
• Self confident. Mt. 1428 Lk. 2233
  Jno. 1337
• Hot tempered. Jno. 1810
• Quick to answer. Jno. 667f Mt. 1615f Mk.
  95f cf. Lk. 933

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Peter the man

• Sometimes appeared disrespectful.
• Mt. 1622 Jno. 138-9 Acts 1014
• Darkest hour of denial. Mt. 2656-58, 69-75
• Sincere repentance. Lk. 2254-62 cf. Mk. 1472

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Peter the disciple

• One of the first disciples.
  Mk. 116-20 Jno. 142

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Peter the disciple

• With Jesus in special circumstances.
• Present at the transfiguration. Mt. 171
• Present when Jairus daughter raised.
  Lk. 851
• Lord sent Peter and John to prepare the Passover.
  Lk. 228
• Present in the garden of Gethsemane.
  Mt. 2637

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Peter the apostle

• Peter preached boldly in the beginning of the
  church. Acts 2,3,4. Cf. Mt. 1618-19
• Preached among the Samaritans.
  Acts 814,17f
• Went to Lydda and healed Aeneas. Acts 932-35

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Peter the apostle

• Raised Tabitha in Joppa. Acts 936-43
• Preached to the household of Cornelius. Acts
  10-11.
• Arrested by Herod, miraculously released. Acts
  122-3
• Gathered with apostles and elders in Jerusalem.
  Acts 156-11 cf. Gal. 211-14
• Note Peters attitude toward Paul.
  2 Pet. 315

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Peter Epistles and death

• Peter told to feed my sheep.
  Jno. 2115-17
• Apostle and elder. 1 Pet. 51-2 Acts 2028-29
• Peters death to come swiftly.
  2 Pet. 112-15 Cf. Jno. 2118-19
• Who better qualified to give the instructions
  found in 2 Pet. 15-11?