Peter: Character Study
Liberty University
Peter
Are You A Peter?
submitted to Dr. Wayne Stacy
In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the course
NBST 521 D02 Spring 2011
Liberty Baptist Theological seminary
By
Jeremiah Hagler (ID #74544)
Lynchburg, Virginia. May 4, 2011
OUTLINE
Thesis: It is the intent of this paper to dig into the life of Peter and see just who this man that passionately followed Christ was. As we dig into the life of Peter we will examine his character strengths, his weaknesses, and overall how Peter was transformed by Christ. We will see how God took a man who more often than not acted without thinking and transformed him into a passionate follower who’s words we read today in God’s very words to us. I. Introduction II. Lesson 1: Peter’s Character Strengths III. Lesson 2: Peter’s Weaknesses IV. Lesson 3: Jesus’ Transformation of Peter V. Conclusion
Introduction In the New Testament the “twelve” are mentioned a total of four times (Matt 10:2-4, Mark 3:16-19, Luke 6:14-16. and Acts 1:13). The man that is listed first every time may take some people by surprise, as that man is Simon Peter. When it comes to Simon we have a lot of information about this man that would later come to be called Peter. Some things we know about Peter was that he was a Galilean fisherman, he became the chief spokesman of the Apostles, and he was one of the two strongest personalities in the New Testament along with Paul. So where does the name Peter come from anyway? The name Peter comes from the Greek “petros", which means rock. More often than not when we think about how Peter got this name we often look to Matthew 16:18, but if we look at John 1:42 we will see that Jesus gives Peter this name at their first meeting. John 1:42 states; “He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (which is translated Peter).” One common theory about how Peter gained his name is that he
Peter
Are You A Peter?
submitted to Dr. Wayne Stacy
In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the course
NBST 521 D02 Spring 2011
Liberty Baptist Theological seminary
By
Jeremiah Hagler (ID #74544)
Lynchburg, Virginia. May 4, 2011
OUTLINE
Thesis: It is the intent of this paper to dig into the life of Peter and see just who this man that passionately followed Christ was. As we dig into the life of Peter we will examine his character strengths, his weaknesses, and overall how Peter was transformed by Christ. We will see how God took a man who more often than not acted without thinking and transformed him into a passionate follower who’s words we read today in God’s very words to us. I. Introduction II. Lesson 1: Peter’s Character Strengths III. Lesson 2: Peter’s Weaknesses IV. Lesson 3: Jesus’ Transformation of Peter V. Conclusion
Introduction In the New Testament the “twelve” are mentioned a total of four times (Matt 10:2-4, Mark 3:16-19, Luke 6:14-16. and Acts 1:13). The man that is listed first every time may take some people by surprise, as that man is Simon Peter. When it comes to Simon we have a lot of information about this man that would later come to be called Peter. Some things we know about Peter was that he was a Galilean fisherman, he became the chief spokesman of the Apostles, and he was one of the two strongest personalities in the New Testament along with Paul. So where does the name Peter come from anyway? The name Peter comes from the Greek “petros", which means rock. More often than not when we think about how Peter got this name we often look to Matthew 16:18, but if we look at John 1:42 we will see that Jesus gives Peter this name at their first meeting. John 1:42 states; “He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (which is translated Peter).” One common theory about how Peter gained his name is that he
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