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itsoeasy · 56-60, M
its a parable to explain that everybody can be a coward at times
Diotrephes · 70-79, M
@itsoeasy The Peter story illustrates that people are less inclined to believe what they have been a part of than people who have just heard about the story from multiple sources years or even centuries later.
For example, Peter supposedly spent years tagging along after the Jesus character, He had an intimate experience with him and even took a couple of steps on water. But when it came time for him to stand up he wimped out.
On the other hand, people who became Christians just from hearing about it would eagerly face all kinds of gruesome deaths in the arenas. They were completely clueless about who the Jesus and Peter characters were, or even if they had existed. But they believed rather than renounce their beliefs.
So, here it is 2,000 years later and people still accept the story as real although it is comparable to all of the other ancient fairy tales = no legitimate proof. It's just a nice myth and, if the characters and events did happen, they have more faith than the characters had when they witnessed the events with their own senses.
For example, Peter supposedly spent years tagging along after the Jesus character, He had an intimate experience with him and even took a couple of steps on water. But when it came time for him to stand up he wimped out.
On the other hand, people who became Christians just from hearing about it would eagerly face all kinds of gruesome deaths in the arenas. They were completely clueless about who the Jesus and Peter characters were, or even if they had existed. But they believed rather than renounce their beliefs.
So, here it is 2,000 years later and people still accept the story as real although it is comparable to all of the other ancient fairy tales = no legitimate proof. It's just a nice myth and, if the characters and events did happen, they have more faith than the characters had when they witnessed the events with their own senses.
