He Learned Forgiveness From the Master - Peter's Worst Mistake

 Jesus reasoned with the mob that if they were looking for him, they should let the apostles go. Peter watched helplessly as the mob bound Jesus.  Then Peter fled, as did his fellow apostles. 

 Peter and John stopped in their flight, perhaps near the house of the former High Priest Annas, where Jesus was first taken for questioning.  As Jesus was led  from there, Peter and John followed but "at a good distance." (Matthew 26:58; John 18:12, 13) Peter was no coward.  It surely took a measure of courage to follow at all.  The mob was armed, and Peter had already wounded one of them.   Still, we do not here see in Peter's example the kind of loyal love that he himself had professed-a willingness to die by his Master's side if need be. - MARK 14:31.

Like Peter, many today seed to follow Christ "at a good distance"-in such a way that no one else will notice.  But as Peter himself later wrote, the only way to  follow Christ properl is to stick as close to him as we can, imitating His example, regardless of the consequences. Read  1 PETER 2:21. 

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