The one thing we trust most about ourselves denies the Word of God

[yaright]

If a person hurries through and examines parable language as if it pertains only to the person and time it was given as Jesus walked and taught the first disciples; Then His teaching does not apply to us, and there is no purpose in it. That is the work of literal translation. Every step Jesus took, every word He spoke, every place He walked is the fulfillment of Law and words of the Prophets; Which pertain to each of us who became His disciples by faith.

The one thing we trust most about ourselves, we consider to be our greatest strength. It is our greatest strength, the one thing we trusted most abut ourselves Satan has deceived in us, and we could not know it until it is revealed to us.

When Jesus said, "All will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written; 'I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered,' But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee." Immediately Peter denied the Word of God by saying, "Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will not deny You!" The next few words are important to consider. And so said all the disciples. (Matthew 26;31-35)

Jesus spoke the Word of God, and yet all the disciples denied the word of God. I wanted to know why, but it would be some time later before it was revealed. To this day, those who say it was Peter's pride, and that we ought not to be prideful like Peter...,are teaching the very same thing Peter did. To say Peter was wrong is to deny the word of God. Peter said exactly as Jesus said they all would do. But these things became necessary to teach us how this happens; So Jesus set a trap for Peter. Not to condemn him, but by Truth set Peter free.

At the same time the words of denial were coming out of Peter's mouth, a rooster crowed, and at that same moment Peter looked into the face of Jesus, and immediately realize what had taken place, and wept bitterly. But Peter did not yet understand what it was that caused him to deny the Word of God. It wouldn't be until after Jesus was risen from death that he would come to understand how this took place. The only way this can be known is a certain type of death needs to take place within each of us.

In John 21;15-19 Jesus does not use the term 'pride' to show Peter. It was the one thing Peter trusted most about himself, his love for Jesus. Peter did not want Jesus to die, and in this one thing Jesus said was going to happen, by his love for Jesus Peter could not accept it. As Peter was being restored to Christ, It wasn't until the third time Jesus said, "Do you love Me." that Peter understood he had denied the word of God by his love for Jesus. At that moment of understanding Peter said, "Lord, YOU KNOW ALL THINGS. You know I love You."

It was Peter's love for Jesus that did not permit understanding. The very same love we displayed when we loved Jesus so much that we were sure what Peter did was wrong, and that we would not be made to stumble as all this disciples were made to stumble because of Jesus. Jesus said we clothed ourselves and went where ever we wished, the evidence was shown in Peter and all the first disciples. Then Jesus said when we are old, we will raise up our hands and another will clothe us and take us where we do not wish to go. It is not until we are able to hear Jesus and do not reason these things on our own, that we come to understand (as Peter came to understand), that the things that seem right to us lead us in the wrong direct. To wait on the Lord is a powerful thing to consider.

[OneLight]

If a person hurries through and examines parable language as if it pertains only to the person and time it was given as Jesus walked and taught the first disciples; Then His teaching does not apply to us, and there is no purpose in it. That is the work of literal translation. Every step Jesus took, every word He spoke, every place He walked is the fulfillment of Law and words of the Prophets; Which pertain to each of us who became His disciples by faith.

The one thing we trust most about ourselves, we consider to be our greatest strength. It is our greatest strength, the one thing we trusted most abut ourselves Satan has deceived in us, and we could not know it until it is revealed to us.

When Jesus said, "All will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written; 'I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered,' But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee." Immediately Peter denied the Word of God by saying, "Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will not deny You!" The next few words are important to consider. And so said all the disciples. (Matthew 26;31-35)

Jesus spoke the Word of God, and yet all the disciples denied the word of God. I wanted to know why, but it would be some time later before it was revealed. To this day, those who say it was Peter's pride, and that we ought not to be prideful like Peter...,are teaching the very same thing Peter did. To say Peter was wrong is to deny the word of God. Peter said exactly as Jesus said they all would do. But these things became necessary to teach us how this happens; So Jesus set a trap for Peter. Not to condemn him, but by Truth set Peter free.

I do not see Jesus setting a trap, as you call it, but speaking the truth, which is never a trap. This is like saying that Jesus tempted Peter to sin, and we know from James 1:13 that GOd does not tempt anyone. "Let no one say when he is tempted,

[nebula]

I don't know. It seemsan interesting perspective that love was the motivating factor. I mean, how would you reactif you were in Peter's shoes?

[OneLight]

Probably exactly as Peter did. Ask any believer and most of them will probably tell you that they would gladly die for Jesus, never turning their back on Him. I agree that this is based out of love, but at the same time, sprinkled with pride in our own personal abilities and constitutions.

I think this is a great opportunity to examine how we see ourselves.