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1. Peter Disowns Jesus

Mark 14:66-72

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

Mark concludes the sandwich unit by returning to Peter, who is warming himself by the fire in the courtyard of the high priest (14:54, 66). Verses 66–72 focus exclusively on Peter, who alone of the participants is named. Nights in Jerusalem in March-April require the warmth of a fire, the light from which allows Peter to be identified. While Jesus undergoes a trial by the high priest, Peter undergoes one by a mere servant girl. To her accusation that he was with “that Nazarene,” Peter vociferously denies ( ...

2. Peter Disowns Jesus

Matthew 26:69-75

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

The Final Evening: The Passion narrative is the account of the suffering and death of Jesus. It normally includes all the events beginning with the garden scene in Gethsemane and finishing with the burial. The centrality of the cross in early Christian preaching is reflected in the major emphasis given to it in each of the four Gospels. Matthew 26 records the events of Wednesday and Thursday of the final week of Jesus’ life. 26:69–75 Earlier in the chapter, we learned that Peter followed (although at a ...

3. Peter Disowns Jesus

Mark 14:66-72

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

14:66–72 As indicated earlier, Mark (and Matthew in his parallel account in 26:57–75) sandwiches together the account of Jesus’ hearing before the Jewish leaders and the story of Peter’s denial before a group of bystanders, to draw a sharper contrast between the courage and faithfulness of Jesus and the cowardice of Peter. In 14:54, Mark says that Peter followed Jesus and the arresting party to the high priest’s house and joined a crowd in the courtyard to wait and see what would happen to Jesus. The ...

4. Peter Disowns Jesus

Luke 22:47-53

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

22:54–62 Significantly Luke omits Mark’s reference to the disciples’ flight (14:50), but he does go on to narrate Peter’s three denials. Perhaps nowhere else in the gospel tradition does the careful reader encounter more discrepancies in matters of detail and chronology than in the account of Peter’s denials and Jesus’ trial. (For a discussion of the problems pertaining to Jesus’ trial see the commentary on 22:63–23:25 below.) Peter’s denials present the greatest difficulties, as illustrated by the ...

5. The One Thing God Can Not Do

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

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King Duncan

... Actually, at times we are both. We are unfaithful to the way of Christ in the way we act, and we lack faith, or belief, in what Christ is doing in the world. But here is the Good News: “If we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.” God is faithful. That’s the only hope we have. God is faithful. The writer of 1 John 1:9, puts it this way, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (KJV) That is ...

6. Encouragement to Be Faithful

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... three analogies in verses 4–6. To reign with Christ is a Pauline way of expressing the “eternal glory” that awaits those who are faithful to the end (cf. 1 Cor. 4:8; cf. also Rev. 3:21). Line 3: If we disown [lit., “shall disown”] him, he will also disown us. With this line there is a shift to negative actions of believers. The content stands in clear contrast to line 2 as its opposite. Therefore, it also almost certainly presupposes the context of suffering and persecution (i.e., “being ashamed ...

7. The Pardoning of Jezebel

Mark 7:24-30, 1 Kings 9:10-28

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Lori Wagner

... to that very place, he is sending a powerful message about who God is and how God sees human beings-–all as children of God. No matter who may have shunned this woman in the past, no matter what her sin or the sins of her ancestors, no matter who disowned her or excluded her, Jesus reaffirms her faith and her humanity as one of God’s own. And that is a message for all of us. God will always claim parentage of you. No matter what mistakes you’ve made. No matter where you are from, what your background ...

8. What Are You Looking At?

Acts 3:11-26

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Paul W. Kummer

... Peter gave three exhibits whom the people despised or looked down upon. He said, "They are more righteous than you." Exhibit one is Pilate. Yes, he gets the public blame and his name is even in the historic Apostle's Creed, but he's better than you are. You disowned God's Son before Pilate, "though he had decided to let him go!" You used him as a scapegoat, men of Israel, but not anymore. All the guilt is yours. Look at you -- you're more guilty than despicable Pilate! But wait, there's more: Exhibit two is ...

9. Easter 3

Luke 24:36-49, Acts 3:11-26, 1 John 2:28--3:10

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Russell F. Anderson

... hesitate to give Christ the glory. They got the point. The worshippers at the temple who heard Peter preach got the point. It was like pounding a stake into their heart with a sledge hammer. "You handed him over to be killed!" BAM! "You disowned him before Pilate..." BAM! "You disowned the Holy and righteous One...!" BAM! "You killed the author of life!" BAM! BAM! BAM! They got the point all right and it hurt. But! There wasn't any good news in the spiritual bludgeoning on Peter's audience. It was all law ...

10. A Passion for Christ (New)

Acts 3:11-26

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King Duncan

... about Jesus. Peter was also forthright about confronting people with the barriers that kept them from experiencing Christ in their own lives. Listen to how he talked to them: Talking about Jesus he says, “You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate . . . You . . . asked that a murderer be released to you. You killed the author of life . . .” And he concluded by saying, “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out . . .” Peter didn’t mince words. You ...

11. Divided Loyalties

Luke 12:1-12, Luke 12:13-21

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R.T. France

... against the Holy Spirit” might mean in practice. Consider the parallels in Mark and Matthew, where the context is much more specific, and discuss in what ways such a sin might be committed today. The tension between 12:9 (those who disown Jesus will be disowned) and 12:10 (those who speak against the Son of Man may be forgiven) should be explored. Are they talking about different categories of people? The parable of the successful farmer makes a sharp division between earthly prosperity and spiritual well ...

12. Thanksgiving and Appeal

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... a crown (2:12a; cf. Matt. 19:28). However, if on the last day we deny Christ, he will deny us (2:12b; see also Matt. 10:33). Paul uses an unusual and emotionally charged future tense in the “if” clause that begins, “If we disown him” (literally “if we will disown him”), indicating the unthinkability of the act. Paul is remembering those who have abandoned him in prison (2 Tim. 1:15; 4:10). Others have abandoned Paul’s teaching (2:17–18). Paul fears the sum of their careers will amount to a ...

13. Secret Savior

Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18

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Lori Wagner

... , so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Image Exegesis: Secret Savior Surely you are still our Father! Even if Abraham and Jacob would disown us, LORD, you would still be our Father. You are our Redeemer from ages past. (Isaiah 63:16) “I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.” (Isaiah 42:8) And I will sanctify My great name ...

14. Mother's Day

Romans 16:1-27

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Brett Blair

... San Francisco who was dying of aids. And you know how he got it and I do too. Because of that his father had completely disowned him. His mother was dead. So there was nobody. The man looked like he could not weigh over a hundred pounds and had the look ... in the arms of my mother. I know that she will never leave my side. I tell you friends, long after some fathers have disowned their children a mother will still be there. There is a tenacity there that we must salute. II Secondly, I think that mother's ...

15. A Salute to Mothers

Romans 16:1-27

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Brett Blair

... San Franciso who was dying of aids. And you know how he got it and I do too. Because of that his father had completely disowned him. His mother was dead. So there was nobody. The man looked like he could not weigh over a hundred pounds and had the look ... in the arms of my mother. I know that she will never leave my side. I tell you friends, long after some fathers have disowned their children a mother will still be there. There is a tenacity there that we must salute. II Secondly, I think that mother's ...

16. The God Who Doesn’t Give Up

Hosea 11:1-11

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... their children. They make it clear that the child is not welcome any more. The Lord speaks as a parent, whose heart says, "These are still my children, no matter what. I cannot disown them." I remember reading of a woman who had twin boys, but who had entirely different personalities. One was the kind of a boy who enjoyed Scouts, had a paper route, did well in school, and was elected to lead the student council in high school. He went to college ...

17. Is Anything Unforgivable?

Mark 3:20-30

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David G. Rogne

... sin. After one such terrible bout he wrote: Damned below Judas; more abhorred than he was, Who for a few pence sold his holy Master! Twice-betrayed Jesus, me, the last delinquent, Deems the profanest. Man disavows, and Deity disowns me.... There, indeed, is despair -- the despair of one who feels disowned by God. It has been my experience that there are still individuals who feel that they have done some deed so heinous that they cannot be forgiven by God. Seeing the distress caused by such an idea, one ...

18. Christmas 1

Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Colossians 3:1-17, Colossians 3:18-4:1, Galatians 3:15-25, Hebrews 2:5-18, Matthew 2:13-18, Matthew 2:19-23

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John R. Brokhoff

... the New Testament word, "grace." It refers to the faithfulness of Yahweh to the covenant he made with his people. Chesed embraces the kindness and goodness of God to his people through the ages. Though we are faithless, God is faithful. Though we disown him, he never disowns us. God is trustworthy, never changing in his beneficent attitude toward his people. 2. Afflicted (v. 9). Yahweh suffers in all the afflictions of his people. Because of his love, he feels what we feel, he hurts when we hurt, he suffers ...

19. Changed Lives - Simon Peter (Maundy Thursday)

John 13:1-17

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King Duncan

... , why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” That’s Simon Peter, all right. It was then that Jesus gave his sad prophecy, “Will you really lay down your life for me? I tell you the truth, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!” Simon Peter. No one experienced more of the ups and downs of being a disciple of Jesus Christ than Simon Peter. It was he of whom the Master said, “On this rock will I build my church . . .” (Mt. 16:18) Yet it was he who denied the ...

20. Repeat After Me

Philippians 3:1-11

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James Merritt

... things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ." Paul lost some things when he found Jesus. He lost his family. Have you ever thought about the fact that Paul's parents are never mentioned in the Bible? I believe the moment Paul got saved his parents disowned him, and as far as I know, never had anything to do with him again. He lost his fortune. Paul was well to do before he got saved. He was a paid employee of the Jewish establishment; on the payroll full time to prosecute the church. But when ...

21. Disintegration and Reintegration

Mark 14:1-15:47

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John Smylie

... 1 We are invited to bring all of our humanness to God as we live and walk as Christians this Holy Week. The disciples kept falling asleep repeatedly, but Jesus didn't disown them. Let us bring to Jesus our halfhearted attempts and failures at our Lenten disciplines. Peter rushed to defend Jesus, cutting off a man's ear in the process. Jesus did not disown him. Bring to Jesus all your impetuous desires to be holy and right and to defend the truth. It is all there in the story — the highest, the noblest in ...

22. How Odd of God

Acts 3:11-26

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King Duncan

... do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. You killed the Author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.” Now, if we were to stop right here, we could say ...

23. The Lamb

Revelation 7:9-17

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Argile Smith

... to frighten him with threats of a cruel death if he chose to hold on to his commitment to Jesus, but he couldn’t strike fear in Polycarp. Then he tried to cajole the old, faithful servant of Christ by promising to release him if he would disown Jesus. Polycarp replied by saying that for 86 years Jesus had been faithful to him. In turn, he would remain faithful to the Lord who had saved him. With that testimony, Polycarp sealed his fate. The judge sentenced him to death, and his executioners decided to ...

24. An Announcement about Our Future

Mark 13:32-37

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King Duncan

... his disciples, “You will all fall away . . .” Peter protests, “Even if all fall away, I will not.” It is then that Christ says to Simon Peter, “Tonight before the rooster crows twice you will disown me three times.” But Peter insists emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And what happens that night? Simon Peter denies Christ three times. Then he hears a rooster crow. Mark tells us, “And he broke down and wept.” Have you ever wept because you have done ...

25. Welcome Home

Luke 15:11-32

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James Merritt

... . This son was saying in effect, “I wish you were dead.” If you’re a parent, can you imagine hearing anything more devastating from their children? He has dishonored, disgraced, and disowned his father. Any normal father in that day and in that time would have slapped his son across the face, kicked him out of the house, and disowned him in front of the entire community. But not only does this father ignore the insult, he does the unthinkable by granting his son’s request. He does it knowing full ...

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