“Blessed be
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant
mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead,” Simon Peter, son of Jonah, 1 Peter 1:3 (NKJV)
In
the precious and beautiful name of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.
So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus
said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me
more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.”
He said to him, “Feed My lambs.”
He said to him again a second time,
“Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said
to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My sheep.”
He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was
grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you
love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that
I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.”
John 21:15-17 (NKJV)
While listening to the local “Christian” radio station I
heard a pastor explain, exactly what took place in John 21:15-17.
The first two times Jesus said “Do you love Me” to Peter, “love” was referring to “agape”
love which is to say the highest form of love.
The third time Jesus said “Do you love Me” to Peter, “love” was referring to “philo”
love which the pastor himself labeled “a friendship kind of love”.
Each time Peter said “You know that
I love You,” Peter was actually saying he loved Jesus as a friend. Peter saying “Yes, Lord, You know that I love
You” [as a friend].
That on the third time Jesus asked
“Do you love Me” He had to switch from using “agape”
love to “philo” love, to get on the same level as Peter.
The pastor somehow knew Peter wasn’t getting it on the first
two attempts thus causing Yeshua to “lower Himself to Peter’s level” to make it
easier for Peter to understand “Simon, son of Jonah, do
you love Me more than these?”
By the way this pastor is a follower of the Anthanasian
Creed which explains why he can’t [Biblically] prove his point. Followers of that creed see man’s
interpretation/understanding of scripture, as the “source” of their system of
belief. Just as it is with the
Anthanasian Creeds [false] method of salvation, there’s no [Biblical] evidence
of Peter not understanding Yeshua’s question.
Jesus was talking [directly] to Peter. Whoever/whatever “more
than these” are, Peter had to choose which of them he loved more. Jesus being the only other option. When Yeshua said “Simon,
son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these,” it set the stage
for everything that was to follow. This
includes everything leading up to, Yeshua’s second coming, for that matter.
When Jesus came into the region of
Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who
do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the
Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to
them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living
God.” Matthew 16:13-16 (NKJV)
When Peter said “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You” to
Yeshua, he knew exactly who he was speaking to.
God bless.
In His Care…
Jim
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