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To: Belteshazzar

Six denials, huh? Strange, Jesus says three. Who do you think is more precise?

Jesus did not say only three denials. At the Last Supper and before a long dissertation, He foretold of three denials before a cock-crow (Jn. 13:38).

Then, while in the street on the way to the Garden of Gethsemane (Jn. 18:1, Mk. 14:26), Jesus foretold that the disciples would be offended. To which Peter again insisted that he would not. Then Jesus predicted three denials from Peter that would take place before a second cock-crow would take place (Mk. 13:30).

The Bible, since it is typically reliable, is correct.

9 posted on 02/27/2012 12:08:48 PM PST by imardmd1 (Jude 3c "... earnestly contend for The Faith which was once delivered to the saints.")

10 posted on 02/27/2012 6:16:42 PM PST by Belteshazzar (We are not justified by our works but by faith - De Jacob et vita beata 2 +Ambrose of Milan)

To: imardmd1; Belteshazzar

**Jesus did not say only three denials.**

He said three denials. In response to the Lord’s prophecy of denial, proud Peter was declaring a pledge of allegiance; an attempted contradiction of the Lord’s all knowing mind. The denials were quite the opposite of pledges of allegiance.

11 posted on 02/28/2012 9:02:30 PM PST by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....nearly 2,000 years and still working today!)

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