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Date Posted: 20:54:18 02/24/08 Sun
Author: Jfish
Subject: Re: Is Peter really innocent?
In reply to: Betsy Peters 's message, "Is Peter really innocent?" on 05:39:10 02/19/08 Tue

Ok Betsy. What do you mean by Peter being innocent? Did he do violence? In a manner of speaking, yes. We know that Satan had asked to sift him like wheat. And we know that Christ expected him to fail. Christ hoped, not for his strong resistance, but his ability to recuperate. However--maybe this would be pushing Girardian thought, but--there's a difference between innocence and guilt warranting punishment. If you harm your mother, a punishment will no fix the discord. Only a broken and contrite heart will. So we should not look to Peter as guilty, per se, because he's doing what he could not help to. However, it's in the repentance that he finds restoration. Thus, he should not become a victim to our naysaying.

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  • Re: Is Peter really innocent? -- Kiernan, 06:59:38 02/27/08 Wed

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