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To: annalex
When Jesus first called Andrew, Peter, James and John He called them to leave their nets and follow Him i.e. to leave the past behind or as Bonhoeffer said "when Jesus calls, He bids you come and die". What did Peter do, when he figured Jesus left, he went back to his old life, fishing. When Jesus caught him fishing he still could not leave everything he loved behind and used the same word for love that he would use for his things until finally Jesus embarrassed him in front of his friends and he finally confessed. Even then he was told to mind his own business.
204 posted on 01/03/2006 1:27:39 PM PST by blue-duncan
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To: blue-duncan

So, we can safely ignore Peter's letters that are in the New Testament?

Who, do you think, the sheep were in John 21?


205 posted on 01/03/2006 1:32:59 PM PST by annalex
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To: blue-duncan; annalex
When Jesus caught him fishing he still could not leave everything he loved behind and used the same word for love that he would use for his things until finally Jesus embarrassed him in front of his friends and he finally confessed

And which one of us is any better than him?

215 posted on 01/03/2006 3:42:11 PM PST by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: annalex; NYer; kosta50; Kolokotronis
When Jesus caught him fishing he still could not leave everything he loved behind and used the same word for love that he would use for his things until finally Jesus embarrassed him in front of his friends and he finally confessed. Even then he was told to mind his own business.

You know some guys really are too funny for words...
370 posted on 01/05/2006 12:46:53 AM PST by Cronos (Never forget 9/11. Restore Hagia Sophia!)
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