April 26, 2019

Subscribe By Email

Subscribe to RSS Feed

Friday
John 21:15-17

Jesus was not finished with Peter. Some interpreters assert Jesus restored Peter three times—once for every time Peter denied Jesus on the night of his trial (John 18:25-27). Whatever the case, Jesus forgave Peter and urged him to carry on in his commitment to be a fisher of men.

Much has been made of the words translated “love” in this passage. Jesus used agape in his first two questions but switched to phileo in his third question. Peter employed phileo in all three of his answers. Agape refers to love and commitment in the highest sense, whereas phileo refers to brotherly affection. Though no hard and fast distinction is made between these two words elsewhere in the New Testament, the variations here seem too deliberate to be explained away. If Jesus asked Peter if he loved him with agape love and Peter demurred in his answer, then in Jesus’ third question, he was asking Peter to at least begin where he was and move forward. The subsequent actions of Peter show this is what he did. He grew in his faith after Easter.

January 21, 2022

Our Daily Bible Readings currently follow the Sunday morning Bible Study curriculum. Friday - Ezekiel 36:1-15
Keep Reading

January 20, 2022

Our Daily Bible Readings currently follow the Sunday morning Bible Study curriculum. Thursday - Ezekiel 35:1-15
Keep Reading

January 19, 2022

Our Daily Bible Readings currently follow the Sunday morning Bible Study curriculum. Wednesday - Ezekiel 34:20-31
Keep Reading

January 18, 2022

Our Daily Bible Readings currently follow the Sunday morning Bible Study curriculum. Tuesday - Ezekiel 34:1-19
Keep Reading

January 17, 2022

Our Daily Bible Readings currently follow the Sunday morning Bible Study curriculum. Monday - Ezekiel 33:23-33
Keep Reading

January 16, 2022

Our Daily Bible Readings currently follow the Sunday morning Bible Study curriculum. Sunday - Ezekiel 33:1-22
Keep Reading

January 15, 2022

Our Daily Bible Readings currently follow the Sunday morning Bible Study curriculum. Saturday - Ezekiel 32:17-32
Keep Reading

January 14, 2022

Our Daily Bible Readings currently follow the Sunday morning Bible Study curriculum. Friday - Ezekiel 32:1-16
Keep Reading

January 13, 2022

Our Daily Bible Readings currently follow the Sunday morning Bible Study curriculum. Thursday - Ezekiel 31:1-18
Keep Reading

January 12, 2022

Our Daily Bible Readings currently follow the Sunday morning Bible Study curriculum. Wednesday - Ezekiel 30:1-26
Keep Reading

January 11, 2022

Tuesday - Ezekiel 29:1-21
Keep Reading

January 10, 2022

Monday - Ezekiel 28:1-26
Keep Reading

join Us

Attend

Listen to

Messages

A place to

Support

Contact Us

Have questions? Want more information? Reach out to FBC Lewisville and one of our team will get back with you shortly. We are here to answer any questions you may have about Christ, Salvation, the Bible, this Church, Events, or other things we can help with.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.