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Brother Mike
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There ya go, not so hard after all, eh?
OK, I can at least see how with your view, you might feel Peters attitude was as it was. I'd even go so far as to say others might feel the same, IOW, it's not an outlandish assumption at all. So what you have here is possibility and to you probability or even dead fact as you stated it. Before I stated something as fact, it might be good to at least consider other possibilities and I'll give some reasons why there are other possibilities, but I will never say any of what follows is fact, just because I think it to be true as I am still guessing what's in someones mind..
It could very well be that Peter was just mistakenly overconfident and never even considered thinking he was better than anyone.
You say:
Now Jesus just told them, they would be offended and leave. Peter stands up and says, Your wrong Lord, the rest of these disciples might be, but I am better than them anyway. I will never be offended at you, not like these guys here
It could have been more like:
"I won't leave you Jesus, I just don't understand how I could, but I have absolutely no cause to think I'm better than them because of that. They are so much better than me in many ways and we all have our strong points"
And remember, you are getting into Peters thoughts here, not what he actually said and both of us are assuming. Also, keep in mind, this man had Jesus as his mentor, Jesus certainly addressed arrogance among what Peter learned, whether he applied that or not at that moment, we don't know but, just sayn', I have good reason to believe his thoughts, if he learned anything at all from all his time with Jesus, may not have gone the route you mention.
On your question, I can feel both possible attitudes but no matter what I think, I will not call it fact or teach it as fact but as a "could be".
At the very least, even if that were the case, I don't think it should be taught as fact overall because of what happened at that stressful moment. That in itself, far from defines Perter as thinking he is better than others or as being a "problem child" in general, unless you have more that you didn't mention.
Well, Peter did most definitly say....... Unlike these other folks, I won't leave you. It is what it is.
As for more evidence, Peter wrote about this.
Peter Wrote Through this experience.
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: forGod resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
(1Pe 5:5-8)
Was Peter submitting to Jesus...... Nope, Jesus is wrong.
Was Peter being Humble........... Nope, Peter is better than the rest, they will leave you, I am sticking with you.
Was there Grace to not deny Jesus? Yep, Peter tells us God gives grace to the Humble, and the devil is like a lion looking to sift someone like wheat who is full of pride and tells the Lord He is Wrong, not submitting to God.
Peter here is instructing to not tell the Lord he is wrong, but to submit to God, and submit to your elders as Satan comes for the prideful to devour them or sift them like Wheat.
Peter's own admission and correction seems proof enough here.
It was also Peter, Jesus said you will deny me, because God only gives grace to the humble, and Peter is telling Jesus that even the scripture Jesus said is coming to pass must be wrong and does not apply to him.
