Peter’s Life – Earlier than CHRIST and With CHRIST

 The Apostle Peter is likely one of the best redemption tales talked about within the Bible which reveals the transformation of LIFE BEFORE CHRIST, WITH CHRIST and Transition from Being the Disciple to The Apostle. 

Peter’s Life Earlier than Christ: 

Peter was born about 1 B.C and died someday round A.D 67. He was the son of Jonah and was the brother of Andrew, who was a Galilean fisherman. Peter comes  from the village of Bethsaida (John 1:44). He was a Married (Mark 1:30), Uneducated and Untrained man (Acts 4:13). He was initially named Simon (Jesus had modified title as Peter). Simon is a standard title, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʻôn, which means “hear” or “listening to“.  

The fishermen of these days have been normally thought-about primarily stuffed with vigour and had boisterous tempers. They will need to have been considerably fearless too due to the storms that encounter the Sea of Galilee have been fierce and livid. There was a tough life, since fishing was a really bodily demanding job. 

Peter, like all people  earlier than his calling, was a sinful man. In reality, we will see that  Peter realizes his sinful state and offers glory to the Lord earlier than him by falling onto his knees and exclaiming, “‘Go away from me, Lord; I’m a sinful man!’” (Luke 5:8) (After he noticed they caught such numerous fish. . )

But Jesus checked out this depraved man and stated, “‘Don’t be afraid; any longer,  you’ll fish for folks.’” (Luke 5:10). After His phrases, Peter and the opposite three dropped  every little thing, together with their very identities as fishermen, and started a stupendous journey with Jesus. Peter continued to make errors repeatedly, however Jesus, as is His nature, liked Peter wholeheartedly and continued to make use of him in His kingdom’s work.

Peter’s Life with Christ:

As we all know, Peter was the primary disciple who was known as by Jesus and likewise Peter was the primary particular person to name Jesus the Son of the Residing God – the Messiah (Luke 9:20). Throughout Jesus’ ministry, Peter was a person who needed a mighty religion however faltered typically. 

• He stepped onto the tough sea to satisfy Jesus’ strolling on water, but even after taking just a few steps safely, he started to doubt and plunged into the waves. On this passage, Jesus saves him saying “You of little religion” (Matthew 14:31). 

• Later, Peter even rebuked the Lord after He foretold of His dying, saying, “By no means, Lord… This shall by no means occur to you!” (Matthew 16:22). However  on the arrest and trial of Jesus he denied Him thrice earlier than the rooster crowed by the subsequent morning (Matt 26:69-75). 

But, Peter was thought-about as a  a part of Jesus’ interior circle as a result of there are fairly just a few incidents the place Jesus permits solely Peter, John, and James to be witnesses. Like, when Jesus raises a useless lady (Mark 5:35–43) “he didn’t let anybody comply with him besides Peter, James and John the brother of James” (Mark 5:37). The second time was in the course of the transfiguration, this was the time  the place  Jesus’ bodily look modified to disclose His divinity (Matthew 17:2) & Moses and Elijah appeared in “superb splendor” earlier than them (Luke 9:30), and the Father spoke from a cloud saying, “‘That is my Son, whom I’m well-pleased. Take heed to him!’” (Matthew 17:5) and Peter was additionally an eyewitness  to the various miracles that Jesus carried out from the day he began following. 

We are able to think about the truth that  when Jesus advised them (Peter and Andrew) to “comply with me” they merely walked away and left every little thing they’d (all of their fishing boats, their fishing nets, and all of the equipment that got here with their commerce) with no second thought (Luke 5:9-1) and the opposite truth is that each one the three of Jesus’ closest disciples (Peter, James, and John) have been fishermen.

Ethical:

Peter’s close-knit relationship with Jesus proves that JESUS  longs for a pure friendship/togetherness  with His followers—regular folks…..like Peter, such as you and me. Seeing how Jesus took an uneducated, doubting, denying and a sinful man and liked him infinitely provides us an assurance that Jesus loves us in addition to he did for Peter.

The very adjustments that occurred in Peter’s life was the expansion we may see in his journey farther from being a disciple to the Apostle.  

to be continued…..