After Jesus was betrayed by Judas, those who arrested Jesus took him to the high priest. Peter followed Jesus at a distance and entered the courtyard of the high priest. He saw Jesus standing in front of the chief priests and many people. They tried their best to find false witnesses, accuse Jesus and put him to death. But Jesus didn't answer a word.
Someone spat in his face and someone hit him with his fist. At that time, Peter was outside in the yard. When a servant girl saw Peter, she pointed to him and said, You are also with Jesus. Peter said at once, "I don't know what you are talking about." When he arrived in the front yard, the chicken crowed.
Another maid saw him and said to the people nearby, "This man is also with Jesus." Afraid to admit it, Peter swore, "I don't know that man."
After a while, the man standing next to him said to Peter, "You really belong to their school. You speak with the same accent as them. " Peter swore again, "I don't know that man Jesus." Just then, the rooster crowed for the second time. As Jesus said, Peter denied the Lord for three times because of fear.
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Jesus predicted that Peter would deny the Lord three times in order to strengthen Simon Peter's faith.
Most people have defects and weaknesses, and they are not gods. So is Peter. It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Jesus hoped that Peter would overcome the weakness of human nature and devote himself to the sacred mission. This is not easy, and it needs to be emphasized many times to complete the transition from human nature to divinity.
Therefore, under the repeated beating of Jesus, Peter finally grew up to be a messenger competent for this task, and brilliantly created Christianity that was divorced from Judaism.
However, through this incident, Jesus also told his disciples two things: first, mistakes are never important, but the mission is the most important; Second, mission is closely linked with fate and life.
If you only pay attention to Peter's three denials of the Lord, you will catch one of Peter's mistakes. In fact, this mistake that must be made, or it is precisely because of this mistake, can Peter realize his weakness in his later missionary career, put his mission first in the face of many difficulties and even death, and finally complete the unfinished business of Jesus.
However, we people often cling to our mistakes. Whether it's our own fault or someone else's fault, it's just a small node in his life. Whether it is a deliberate mistake or not, it is neither an end nor a goal. Therefore, it is most important to forgive others' mistakes and let the wrongdoer move forward at this new node.
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