Peter’s Life – Before 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 typical title, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʻôn, which means “hear” or “listening to“.  

The fishermen of these days had been normally thought of 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 had 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. Actually, we are able to see that  Peter realizes his sinful state and provides 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 a lot of fish. . )

But Jesus checked out this depraved man and mentioned, “‘Don’t be afraid; to any extent further,  you’ll fish for folks.’” (Luke 5:10). After His phrases, Peter and the opposite three dropped  all the pieces, together with their very identities as fishermen, and commenced an exquisite journey with Jesus. Peter continued to make errors repeatedly, however Jesus, as is His nature, beloved 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 referred to as by Jesus and in addition Peter was the primary individual 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 usually. 

• He stepped onto the tough sea to fulfill Jesus’ strolling on water, but even after taking a couple of 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 loss of life, 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 of as a  a part of Jesus’ internal circle as a result of there are fairly a couple of incidents the place Jesus permits solely Peter, John, and James to be witnesses. Like, when Jesus raises a useless woman (Mark 5:35–43) “he didn’t let anybody observe him besides Peter, James and John the brother of James” (Mark 5:37). The second time was through the transfiguration, this was the time  the place  Jesus’ bodily look modified to disclose His divinity (Matthew 17:2) & Moses and Elijah appeared in “wonderful splendor” earlier than them (Luke 9:30), and the Father spoke from a cloud saying, “‘That is my Son, whom I’m well-pleased. Hearken to him!’” (Matthew 17:5) and Peter was additionally an eyewitness  to the numerous miracles that Jesus carried out from the day he began following. 

We will contemplate the truth that  when Jesus informed them (Peter and Andrew) to “observe me” they merely walked away and left all the pieces 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 reality is that every one the three of Jesus’ closest disciples (Peter, James, and John) had 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 beloved him infinitely provides us an assurance that Jesus loves us in addition to he did for Peter.

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

to be continued…..