2006-12-20 11:02:56 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
repented is it in the bible
2006-12-20 11:10:29 · update #1
So why are christians so fast to judge who goes to hell or not just the point i was trying to make peter caused his death remember and he has seen what jesus can do but he still denied him
2006-12-20 11:14:05 · update #2
And not to mention that Jesus called him “Satan”, and the disciples of that guy went on to make Christianity. Actually in the gnostic scriptures (which the early Catholics outlawed and roasted anyone caught reading them), Mary Magdalene says “…I’m afraid of Peter, for he hates our race [of women]”. I think the “traitor” was Peter not Judas.
2006-12-20 11:08:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
First, yes Peter did deny Jesus, as Jesus himself prophesied. After the Resurrection Jesus reinstated Peter and forgave him, that is why he came after all. Afterwards Peter and the others went forth with boldness and all faced many hardships the least being death.
Second part of your question which has been overlooked. Christians are flawed humans too. As such they tend to get overzealous and push people away instead of pulling them closer to God.
Telling some one they are going to Hell is not the best way to win a person over to the faith, but many are ignorant and do this because they wish the person to repent and be saved. Others, I am afraid, fall into a click and snobbery takes over.
So many people like to quote the "Judge not least thee be judged" to say we should not judge people, but the verse did not end there. It continues to say in the same manner you have judged you too will be judged (my translation) This means if you do this correctly, with love and reverence, it too will be used on you and yes the negative is equally true.
In the end we only have the absolute truth that with out Christ a person will go to hell. But, having said that, it is God who will make that judgment final and I am more than content to let him do his job. My job, as any true believer, is commonly called the great commission.
I hope this helps you and I wish my apology for another Christians bad form would suffice, but I know it will not.
2006-12-20 19:32:07 · answer #2 · answered by crimthann69 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peter felt guilty, and did seek forgiveness. He loved the Lord still, but yes he did deny Jesus out of fear that they would kill him too. I think this is to show us who are saved, that we will say we will never deny Christ, and I of course say this because I love HIM so much- and yet the Bible shows us that Peter, who absolutely loved Jesus and followed Him wherever still denied him at one point- yet he did seek forgiveness and was excited when he saw Jesus after Jesus rose again.....
2006-12-20 19:06:27 · answer #3 · answered by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Off the top of my head I believe Jesus predicted Peter would deny him three times before the cock crowed, which he did. However, God knew in his heart that Peter loved Jesus with all his heart. His denials were from fear and had he admitted he knew Jesus, he likely would have also been killed by the soldiers or the mob...this is only MY interpretation.
MG
2006-12-20 19:07:09 · answer #4 · answered by Morning Gloria 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jesus remembered Peter and the friend he was. Grace simply took over.
2006-12-20 19:09:06 · answer #5 · answered by camaygalah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So Why Are Some Christians??? If I answer this question I will be just as wrong as the Christians you are speaking of by passing judgment so all I can say is not all Christians do what they want or say what they want, they try pleasing God and not man.
2006-12-20 19:19:37 · answer #6 · answered by Alicia S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus forgave Peter after his resurrection at the Lake of Tiberias offering him the opportunity to replace the three denials with three affirmations: 'Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?.."Feed my lambs"....Simon son of John, do you love me?..."Tend my sheep"....Simon son of John, do you love me?...."Feed my sheep"......."Follow me"...(John 21:15-21)
St. Peter served till his death under Nero in AD67, being crucified upside down on an inverted V shaped cross, as he felt he was unworthy to die upright as his Lord had done.
Peter is the man of clay - the real human being in struggle with frailty and weakness but prevailing through faith and virtue. He overcomes his fear to die a heroic death.
A true hero of the Church. In reality we all have far more in common with Peter than we do with Paul; ours is a very earthbound struggle but with grace and prayer we can prevail as St. Peter did.
2006-12-20 19:18:00 · answer #7 · answered by Pope Sixtus the Seventh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was prior to his trial not his crucifixion, peter had great remorse and repented. he denied him 3 times out of fear, he wsa later martyred for his faith so he redeemed himself. we see peter as the leader of the apostles after the gospels and in catholic teachings he was the first pope. scripturecatholic.com has useful details and the supportibg scripture to show this.
2006-12-20 19:08:01 · answer #8 · answered by fenian1916 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Peter did deny Christ, but he was also crucified upside on a cross for Christ's namesake.
2006-12-20 19:06:32 · answer #9 · answered by Stompy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peter repented. Judas did not. That's the difference.
2006-12-20 19:05:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋