3. Peter's Reaction in Gethsemane: In the New Testament, Peter's impulsive nature is evident when he draws his sword and cuts off the ear of the high priest's servant during Jesus' arrest (John 18:10). Jesus rebukes Peter, saying, "Put your sword back in its sheath! Shall I not ...
Paul Rebukes Peter at Antioch 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. 13 And...
Paul Rebukes Peter 11 But when Cephas[i] came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he had clearly done wrong.[j] Read full chapter Footnotes Galatians 2:9 sn Cephas. This individual is generally identified with the Apostle Peter (L&N 93.211). Both the Aramaic name “Cephas...
Paul rebukes him, but the basis for his critique is crucial to study. He tells of the incident: When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to [Peter] in front of them all, “You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a ...
Hence the Church of God too much resembles the wards of a children’s hospital.” (Meyer) c. That you may grow thereby: The Word of God is necessary for the growth of the Christian. We should all desire the pure milk of the word, even though Paul rebukes the Corinthians for being ...
Paul's commission was further affirmed by the apostles in Jerusalem, who recognized the grace given to him. He was entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter was to the circumcised (Galatians 2:7-9). Throughout his ministry, Paul undertook several missionary journeys, ...
This is the first post on understanding 1 Corinthians 11, focusing on the original context. A common reading (esp. Reformed) of this passage uses Paul’s rebukes as grounds for admission to the Table and inverts his reproofs into “criteria” for entrance. This is not the only way to ...
When we seek the quiet life, we must first seek compassion for God’s desire in our life, the needs of others as well as for our own needs. Does this give us free rein to correct everyone we see making mistakes?Paul warns us to … ...
Paul wounded Peter faithfully We see the above verse acted out by Paul towards Peter, and at first glance, Paul’s words maybe harsh and his Rebuke unloving. But Paul is doing the right thing where he openly speaks out about the issue without the relationship carrying on, in deceit. Peter...
Jesus re-re-rebukes Peter, calling him Satan right out in the open. Why is Jesus so cruel? Why does he cut his friend to the quick? As one of my sermon resources said this week, it could be because Jesus was actually tempted by Peter’s suggestion.[1] There, in the wilderness ...