Peter's Sanctification
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· 5 viewsPeter responded to sanctification in a way that allowed the Lord to use his strong personality traits.
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Introduction
Introduction
Two descriptions of a person
First description: business owner, famous author, physically strong, inquisitive, fearless, loyal, husband, father, leader, assertive, bold, wise
Second description: fearful, impulsive, rash, nervous, talkative, violent, uneducated, coward, liar, quitter, people-pleaser, low-class, foolish
Questions
Which would you hire? Which would you want as a boss? Which would you want as a friend?
What if I told you both descriptions were of one person?! Does anyone come to mind?
I submit to you that we all know such a man: Peter, the apostle
Goal: book study of 1 Peter, maybe 2 Peter
First, a biographical study of the author
Who was Peter?
What was Peter like?
Why was Peter faithful to the end?
Who was Peter?
Who was Peter?
Married - Jesus healed his mother-in-law
Business owner - fisherman with his brother Andrew, in partnership with James and John
Age - don’t know for sure, but we can work backwards a little
Jesus told him he would get old enough that someone else would dress him and carry him around (John 21:15)
Epistles written in the early 60s AD, crucifixion around 31 AD, 3 years of ministry with Jesus
Married, business owner
Probably late twenties or early thirties
From Bethsaida (John 1:44), a fishing village on the Sea of Galilee
Spoke with an accent (Mark 14:70)
Very relatable, not unlike us
Joseph - extraordinary “school of hard knocks”
Moses & Daniel - royal education
Paul - exceptional religious training (Gamaliel)
Peter - just a fisherman, yet a life lived for Christ we all admire
A secret sauce?
Some personality trait God needed?
Something else?
What was Peter like?
What was Peter like?
If I had to use one word, it would be “bold”:
1 a: fearless before danger: INTREPID
b: showing or requiring a fearless daring spirit 〈a bold plan〉
2: IMPUDENT, PRESUMPTUOUS
3 obsolete: ASSURED, CONFIDENT
4: SHEER, STEEP 〈bold cliffs〉
5: ADVENTUROUS, FREE 〈a bold thinker〉
6: standing out prominently
Boldness: a great strength
Boldness: a great strength
Choice of profession: if he had a choice, fishermen worked in tough conditions
Following Christ: leaving his business and everything else
Outspokenness
Often asking questions
About who the “faithful and unfaithful servants” parable is meant for (Luke 12:41)
About the limits of forgiveness (Matt. 18:21) - insight into greatness of our burden of forgiveness
About the end times (Mark 13:3) - exposition on what the end times will look like
Often the first to answer
Jesus has the words of eternal life (John 6:68)
Jesus is the Christ (Mark 8:29)
Often the first to speak up
He has left everything (Mark 10:28) - reward for leaving all, first last, last first
Noticing the cursed fig tree (Mark 11:21) - faith, praying and asking, forgiveness
Why he walked out on water (Matt. 14:22)
Why he vowed to never fall away from Jesus (Mark 14:29)
Why he preaches at
Pentecost (Acts 1:14)
Solomon’s Portico (after the lame man is healed, Acts 3:11)
Why he speaks plainly in the apostles defense before the Sanhedrin
When he and John are arrested (Acts 4:5)
When all the apostles are arrested (Acts 5:27)
Why he confronts Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1)
Why he is not afraid to be the first to go to the Gentiles (Cornelius, Acts 10:1)
Why he is the first to speak against the Judaizers, propagating circumcision (Acts 15:1)
Boldness: a terrible weakness
Boldness: a terrible weakness
His strength, but led to some of Peter’s most embarrassing, foolish moments
“Who touched me?” (Luke 8:45) - unnecessary, stating the obvious (obviously, there is something else going on!)
Rebuking Jesus (Mark 8:32) - foolish and inappropriate
“Build shelters?” (Mark 9:2) - nervous, speaking anyway
“I will never fall away!” (Mark 14:29) - overconfidence
Cutting off Malchus’ ear (Mark 14:32) - violence, not understanding the moment
Boldness: gone when needed most
Boldness: gone when needed most
When he needed it most, it utterly failed him.
His denials of Christ (Mark 14:66)
Fear of the Jews (Gal 2:11)
Why was Peter faithful to the end?
Why was Peter faithful to the end?
He submitted to sanctification
He submitted to sanctification
Humility, teachable spirit
He accepted Jesus’ rebuke (Mark 8:32)
He accepted Jesus’ washing his feet (John 13:6)
He allowed men to rebuke him (Gal. 2:11)
Persistence in relationship
Peter wanted to be close to Jesus and did not let his own failures prevent him.
He stay with Jesus (embarrassing moments and all)
Last hours with Jesus were a failure
Violent outburst against Malchus
Flees at Jesus’ arrest
Denied Jesus in His darkest hour after swearing to die with him
I would be sure Jesus would never want to see me again
Yet, Peter can’t wait to see Jesus again
Ran to the tomb John 20:2
Swam to meet him John 21:3
Willingness to try again
He allowed Jesus to comfort, strengthen him and give a new commission (John 21:15)
His boldness was essential to the early church
His boldness was essential to the early church
As a result of Peter’s sanctification, he was essential to the early church. His sanctified boldness was exactly what was needed.
Threats from within
Ananias and Sapphira
Judaizers promoting circumcision
Threats from without
Sanhedrin threatening the apostles
Herod put James to death and imprisoned Peter
Conclusion
Conclusion
Back to the two descriptions of a man
You could be very critical of Peter
You could be in awe of him
He was a man, just as we all are
To serve the Lord well, we must follow Peter’s footsteps of sanctification