Fast Fridays: 30 Minutes for God: Difference between revisions
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We humans think temporally. God thinks eternally. | We humans think temporally. God thinks eternally. | ||
----Today's discussion focused less on my ramblings about the Kingdom of God (read it thought!) but that Jesus' warning to Peter that he, Jesus, must die, and to deny that death would be the devil's work. Death was introduced to man through Satan, and only the Christ can defeat it and restore eternal life -- by dying. | |||
It's unclear that Jesus was speaking to Satan as well as to Peter, for Jesus knew that Satan would instill hatred in Judas ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/13?27 Jn 13:27]) and betray him, so why give him this warning? Either way, what matters here is that Jesus was preparing the disciples for his death. As Jesus told the disciples on the Road to Emmaus ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/24:26 Lk 24:26]):<blockquote>Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and enter into his glory?”</blockquote>The rebuke the Peter was a rebuke to us all: stop thinking like human beings! | |||
== Friday, Nov 8: Saint Paul, the perfect choice for Christ == | == Friday, Nov 8: Saint Paul, the perfect choice for Christ == | ||