This is such an important message during these times. I really appreciate you sharing. You clearly illustrated the power of repentance, being humble, and remembering to ask for forgiveness. Jesus through the Holy Spirit knows who is sincere. Knowing that connecting to Jesus, believing and trusting in Him can establish hope and peace is priceless. 🙏🕊️🙏
Your clarification about Judah and Peter is quite better, but according to my opinion, there's a difference between BETRAYAL AND DENIAL. Judah BETRAYED JESUS and Peter DENIED JESUS. 1John 5:16-18 says that, there's a deadly sin and undealy one. The deadly sin leads the particular siner unto death and the other one leads the one to repent. Judah did a deadly sin while Peter did vice versa.
What made Peter found himself into sin environment was the tendency of intruding Jesus' way by thinking that,he can save Jesus out of that danger or maybe he can share the temptation cup of Jesus, refer; Mark 10: 36-38.
Also Judah did the sin SECRETLY and Peter did it FRANKLY, in other words Judah intended to sin, but Peter forced by the environments (it wasn't his cup but found himself at unpredictable environments)
For instance if someone gets pregnant after commits adultery and abort the fetus for the sake of seeking secrecy,can be determined as JUDAH, because she couldn't eventually repent. On the other side if she could avoid abortion and deliver the new born,she will be determined as PETER, because her sin will be displayed through that pregnancy, deliverance, etc.
There is a fatal flaw in this argument and illustration...both incidents occurred under the OT dispensation and before believers had the Holy Spirit living in them. Peter wasn’t timid and afraid of public opinion after Pentecost and under identical circumstances probably would not have sinned.
That’s an interesting take. Do you agree with the main point of the article about how we should and shouldn’t react after sinning? Regardless of the potential historical differences between how Peter would’ve acted before or after Pentecost
Good read
Glad you liked it brother 🙏🏼
For the most part...although I’m not sure I’d use the phrase “fall victim to sin.” Sin is a deliberate violation of the known will of God.
Yeah I see your point. Appreciate you reading and the feedback brother!
This is such an important message during these times. I really appreciate you sharing. You clearly illustrated the power of repentance, being humble, and remembering to ask for forgiveness. Jesus through the Holy Spirit knows who is sincere. Knowing that connecting to Jesus, believing and trusting in Him can establish hope and peace is priceless. 🙏🕊️🙏
Thanks for the kind words Pamela, and I appreciate you taking the time to read. God bless you!!
Your clarification about Judah and Peter is quite better, but according to my opinion, there's a difference between BETRAYAL AND DENIAL. Judah BETRAYED JESUS and Peter DENIED JESUS. 1John 5:16-18 says that, there's a deadly sin and undealy one. The deadly sin leads the particular siner unto death and the other one leads the one to repent. Judah did a deadly sin while Peter did vice versa.
What made Peter found himself into sin environment was the tendency of intruding Jesus' way by thinking that,he can save Jesus out of that danger or maybe he can share the temptation cup of Jesus, refer; Mark 10: 36-38.
Also Judah did the sin SECRETLY and Peter did it FRANKLY, in other words Judah intended to sin, but Peter forced by the environments (it wasn't his cup but found himself at unpredictable environments)
For instance if someone gets pregnant after commits adultery and abort the fetus for the sake of seeking secrecy,can be determined as JUDAH, because she couldn't eventually repent. On the other side if she could avoid abortion and deliver the new born,she will be determined as PETER, because her sin will be displayed through that pregnancy, deliverance, etc.
There is a fatal flaw in this argument and illustration...both incidents occurred under the OT dispensation and before believers had the Holy Spirit living in them. Peter wasn’t timid and afraid of public opinion after Pentecost and under identical circumstances probably would not have sinned.
That’s an interesting take. Do you agree with the main point of the article about how we should and shouldn’t react after sinning? Regardless of the potential historical differences between how Peter would’ve acted before or after Pentecost
Thank you!!
That’s it 👊🏻💪🏻