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Kosta,you know that God is everpresent and watching everything you do. Do you ever betray him? Ever sin against him? Well, you know who He is. You know He's watching. Don't you find it strange that you sin against Him knowing you are in full view of Him? I don't. Peter had a "human" moment

Human moment? Or disbelief? Could it be that +Peter's faith failed, as ours does? But, unlike us, +Peter has seen Him, ate with Him, and witnessed all His miracles. I think that's a bit different than our experience.

5,958 posted on 01/14/2007 11:05:32 PM PST by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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Human moment. Peter's faith didnt' fail because it wasn't His own. It was revealed to Him (Matthew 16:17). After the resurrection, the Angel says go tell the disciples and Peter... as a way of saying to Peter, even though you failed, You are still mine. Nothing has changed in that regard. Now get up and lets go forward. That's grace. The world would have said "Peter, you blew it." God said "Peter, yes you failed, but I overcame your failure and You belong to me."


5,959 posted on 01/14/2007 11:09:52 PM PST by Blogger
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