1. What is the best explanation for why Peter was crucified upside down? Peter did not believe he was worthy to be crucified the same way Jesus was. Peter wanted to be pointing towards Hell. Emperor Nero ordered all Christians to be crucified upside down. Peter wanted to die quicker. 2....
But avoiding darkness does not dispel darkness. To see reality clearly, we have first to name it. This is the Bible’s story from the beginning. The first thing God did was create light by speaking into the darkness. Some of us know the darkness all too well. We are grieving the loss...
Peter was martyred on a cross. Peter requested that he might be crucified head downward for he was not worthy to die as his Lord had died. His apostolic symbol is a cross upside down with crossed keys. James James, the Elder, Boanerges, son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of John the ...
after the Great Fire of Rome which he famously blamed Christians for starting. A second-century apocryphal text calledActs of Peterwas the first record claiming Peter was crucified upside down because he didn’t consider himself worthy of dying the same death as Jesus. ...
Here’s the summary: 4 apostles were crucified: Andrew, Bartholomew, Peter, and Philip (the last three upside down). 3 were killed in some other way: James the son of Alpheus was stoned, James the son of Zebedee was killed with a sword (presumably decapitated), and Thomas was killed by...
If the Apostles were following someone that was not of God, they would have dwindled and definitely would not have been willing to be killed for Him. Peter was crucified upside down…I mean who would be willing to die that painfully for something that wasn’t true?
He then preaches the Gospel, endures persecution, and leads entire households to Christ (Acts chapters 1-12). Even his martyrdom makes him known as one who died for the sake of Jesus. (In 64AD, Peter is crucified upside down because he felt unworthy to die the same way as Jesus.)...