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(John 18:15-27)
I. Introduction.
A. Orientation.
This morning,
We saw that after Jesus was arrested and bound,
He was led away first to Annas,
Then to Caiaphas, where He was put on trial.
B. Preview.
This evening, we see
That while Jesus was busy
Righteously defending Himself
Against these three unrighteous attacks,
Peter was sadly busy in the court outside
Unrighteously denying three times
That he even knew Jesus.
We read in verse 15, Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another
disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered with Jesus
into the court of the high priest.
The disciples had fled, as Jesus said they would.
But Peter and another disciple followed Jesus,
Matthew tells us, from a distance (Matt. 26:58).
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Being a fisherman
Knew the high priest,
While his brother James apparently did not.
They argue that there were other disciples besides the twelve.
Maybe this was Nicodemus or Joseph of Arimathea.
But we read in verse 27, Peter then denied it again, and immediately a rooster
crowed.
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And went into the enemys camp,
Because he was concerned about
What would happen to his Lord.
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Its because of what Jesus said earlier in Lukes Gospel, 22:31, Simon,
Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat.
The devil was the one who provoked these questions,
And intensified Peters fear.
Peter didnt yet have the strength
To stand against this kind temptation
Because he was not yet filled with the Spirit.
And so he fell into this terrible sin.
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This, among other reasons, is why Peter wept.
2. But second, we should also learn how great a love the Savior has for His own.
Jesus had not only told Peter about Satans desire to sift him,
He also told him what He had done to help and protect him:
We read in Luke 22:32, But I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail;
and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.
Notice, Jesus didnt pray that Peter would be kept from this temptation.
He didnt pray that he would stand in it.
He prayed that after it was all over
And Peter had fallen as He knew he would
That his faith would not fail
And when he had turned again
When he had repented
That he would be used again to strengthen his brothers in Christ.
This lesson was one that Peter
Would undoubtedly draw on for years to come.
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And prays for us.
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