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Matthew 26:69-75
Introduction
Peter’s denial of the Lord is usually looked on as a great tragedy which it obviously was.
But viewed in the light of Peter’s repentance and the Lord’s gracious forgiveness, the story also brings great encouragement.
In all the history of redemption, few saints have fallen to the depths of sin and unfaithfulness that Peter did in denying Jesus.
Yet few saints have been so powerfully used by God as Peter was after he repented and was restored.
The account of his denial is a sobering testimony to the weakness of the flesh, but it is also an encouraging testimony to the power of God’s grace.
Even in the extremity of His children’s sin, the Lord is there to forgive and to restore.
Every Christian at times comes before the Lord overwhelmed and broken by the awareness of his sinfulness.
A person who never has such an experience either is very cold spiritually or is not a Christian at all.
Nothing is more shattering to a believer than suddenly realizing he has denied the Lord by what he has said or not said, done or not done.
And yet nothing is more exhilarating to him than knowing God’s gracious forgiveness of the unfaithfulness after it is confessed.
Peter’s denial was not merely a spontaneous response to unexpected danger or embarrassment.
He had already laid the groundwork for defection.
Or, to use another metaphor, he had taken many steps toward denying Christ before he entered the courtyard of Caiaphas.
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A True Believer Can and Will Fail Spiritually (Matthew 26:69-75)
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The fact of spiritual failure
Examples of spiritual failure
Ø Abraham in Egypt (Genesis 12:10-20)
Ø Moses sin at Kadesh (Numbers 20:1-13)
Ø David's sinful census (2 Samuel 24)
Ø John the Baptist's faltering faith (Matthew 11:1-6)
Ø John Mark's dissertation (Acts 15:36-41; 2 Timothy 4:11)
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The path to spiritual failure
Sin of unbelief (26:31-34)
Sin of spiritual arrogance (26:33, 35; 51-53)
*John 15:5* I am the vine, you /are /the branches.
He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
Sin of prayerlessness (26:41-43)
*1 Thessalonians 5:17* pray without ceasing,
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