But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don't worry or be afraid of their threats.
1 Peter 3:14
If I remember correctly----Peter was quite macho---rock man
As literature it works fine for me-----but neither peter nor jesus spoke greek. No one knows if the author called
John-----actually existed as a "JOHN"----his stuff is literature----can you tell me in what language John is written----I am too lazy to google. I still thing the story of
the upside down Peter is-----a macho man story---as in
"I can fast longer than you can"
Peter was as human as you and I, Rosie, and when Christ was crucified, he became intimidated by the mob that had crucified Christ. He thought he'd be next. So he denied Christ. Three times. Which the LORD already told him he would do before He went to the cross. So when the LORD rose on the third day and later appeared to Peter - he asked him three times - do you love me? On the third time, Jesus replied Feed my Sheep. And upon that Rock - Peter - the church was built. Not the Roman Church that claims Peter (who was married by the way - Jesus healed his mother in law - the bible warns about false preachers who forbid marriage - such as the RCC has a history of) but the real church which is the body of Christ. The Body of Christ is the true church which is why Jesus said he would raise that temple up in three days. What temple? The body of believers is the temple of the Holy Spirit. That's what He meant although at the time the Jews didn't understand what he meant) So yes, Peter's name means, The Rock. The name Peter is a Greek name. Not Hebrew. Interesting fact - Peter was called to preach to the Jews while Paul the apostle was called to preach to the Gentiles. The Romans must have missed that little detail. Ya think?
One more interesting fact - when a person converts to Judaism - they have to ask 3 times to the Rabbi before he will go forward with the conversion - because it is a sign that they are sincere in their desire to come to G-d. A Jewish friend of mine told me about that and said that is why she believes that Jesus asked Peter three times. It is how it was done by the Rabbi's. Whether this is still done today - I do not know. I should ask one of the Rabbis at United With Israel next time I get the chance.
I have no doubt that Peter was a person------the important story I heard about him is that he was crucified in Rome---and
he, himself, decided to be crucified ---upside down. That's why I call him macho.-----it was a kind of act of "up yours"
As to the ask three times (or knock three times ---on the
radiator---if you love me~~~~la la ) Yes ---they still do that
"no you can't" thing and require a three times persistence----sheeeeeeesh!!! Also the name PETER means "rock"---I think in Greek. Here is another tiny factoid------EVAN --the name--is Hebrew for rock that makes EBENEZER SCROOGE-------eben --rock ezer --something like 'helper'
----
the rock which helps (????) Scrooge. JOHN---is
YOCHANAN---it means ----"G-d's Grace"-------which would
be a good nom de plume for the book of revulsions---diverts
your mind from the SEVEN HEADED MONSTER with THE
WHORE ON TOP
Rosie, The Greek language broke love down into several words to specify the type of love to which the word referred. Peter had a bit of an arrorgance problem, and liked to focus on and even boast of how great his love was for Jesus, as opposed to John who recognized his relationship with Christ was special because of Christ's love for John, and not the other way around.
The two words used in the verse you mentioned were philios and Agape. One means brotherly love, the other, the love of mankind that God has for His children.
Christ asked Peter three times if Peter agapied Him, Peter answered that He philiosed Christ. When Peter understood the difference, the pebble had grown into a rock filled with brotherly love for His fellow man. Only then could He feed Christ's sheep.
The so called macho Peter, swore against Christ, ran like a baby, and hid like a coward until Christ returned and made Peter whole.
Peter asked to be crucified upside down out of humility, not pride. It was a matter of his own worth when being compared to the worth of his Savior. It was finally the opposite of macho and the culmination of understanding of the true nature of Peter's love for Christ, and Christ's love for Peter.
Romans 5:5 “and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love (agape) has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”