Download PDF Do you remember, after the Last Supper, Jesus goes to the mount of transfiguration to pray and on the way there, Peter proclaims to the Lord “I will lay down my life for Your sake.” Yet when Peter experiences reproach he quickly denies knowing Jesus three times – just as Jesus said he would! Before Peter denied Christ he said:[…]
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Ecclesiastes 12:11 – Goads
Ecclesiastes 12:11 – Goads The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. Goads are a spiked tool used by shepherds to poke and guide the sheep when they might stray, it can be seen like a punishment for straying yet it is intended for the[…]
Read moreJohn 21 – Agapais Phileo Love – reinstatement of Simon Peter
[37] Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. [38] Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. (John 13:37-38) [15] So when they had dined, Jesus saith[…]
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