Do You Love Me Peter

Consider that Peter denied Christ THREE TIMES when confronted by the Jews............. Christ posed His question THREE TIMES to Peter........ Not a coincidence IMO........

Another way of saying "forgiven".

Would you mind expanding for me please.

Proof positive that love is the essence of the Greatest Commandments.

I agree with you.

Not sure what the coincidence is though.

Peter denied Jesus out of fear and weaknesses.

Part of me wonders if his response to Jesus asking him if he loved him whether he felt guilty.

After all just before the arrest of Jesus we see Peter saying

Matthew 26:35
35 “No!” Peter insisted. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the other disciples vowed the same.

Luke 22:31-34
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
Luke 22:31-34; cp. Matt 26:31-35 // Mark 14:27-31; cp. John 13:36-38
31 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.
32 But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.”
33 Peter said, “Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, and even to die with you.”
34 But Jesus said, “Peter, let me tell you something. Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.”

I don't think Peters faith failed, just his love.
His love then moved from Phileo to Agape.

Part of me wonders if his response to Jesus asking him if he loved him whether he felt guilty.

After all just before the arrest of Jesus we see Peter saying

Matthew 26:35
35 “No!” Peter insisted. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the other disciples vowed the same.

The faith of Christ that was in Peter's earthen body did not fail .Peter denied the power to both will and perform the good work of God. And rather did the will of the flesh .He was forgiven

Somewhere it says Jesus learned obedience. Obedience unto death is a threshold of obedience. Remember Jesus saying He came to die. He spoke His death yet at the hour He asked for it to not happen. Peter and the others aren't yet ready to back up their words. But they all face their own hours obediently. I dont know if guilt was involved.

Thankyou so much for this. Was listening to this chapter today, & challenged ‘do I love Him, am I feeding His sheep’?...I often need this kind of humbling exhortation...every time I look at Jesus, I think ‘I cant get my head around His teaching-you can’t put Him in a box’ He’s so radical 🙏

Another way of saying "forgiven".

Consider that Peter denied Christ THREE TIMES when confronted by the Jews............. Christ posed His question THREE TIMES to Peter........ Not a coincidence IMO........

Thanks for that comment and continuation on the journey to our Lord Jesus Christ.

I agree. He was forgiven.

I do think his faith failed because he denied Jesus, but not to the extent unbelief.
But we know Jesus knew he would be restored because of his faith.

I think he was not aware at the time when he denied Jesus concerning to performing the good work of God until Jesus told him to feed his sheep.

That was not my comment, it is directly from scripture from several different bibles.
Thanks for comment, God bless you.

17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.

I think Jesus was giving Peter retribution, for denying him 3 times. God has to be fair, and would judge Peter on his denial if Jesus didnt address it, Jesus was also making a point about as to what it is to truly love him. Caring for his people, Sheep and Lambs.

I do have one problem with the OP............ and that is this statement that "Jesus REINSTATES Peter"

Are you suggesting that Peter was LOST UNTIL Jesus spoke in the verses 15 thru 17?

The "reinstates" is curious language in my opinion

Reinstating may be the right choice if we are referring to office or calling that Jesus prepared for Peter.
By denying Jesus three times, Peter temporarily ran away from his calling or office in church, to be a steadfast leader in faith, that Jesus declared for him when He named him Cephas.
Jesus does reinstate him on this occasion in entrusting him again with taking care of the church.

John 1:42
42 And he brought him to Jesus.
Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, A Stone).

I think for me I do not believe Peter was reinstated.
For me given the above Jesus gives him the new name which can be translated as stone or rock.

I don't think Peter knew at the time what Jesus meant and that was his calling.
I think he realised that when Jesus said to feed my sheep.

So he has not run away from his calling when his name was changed because he did not know his calling but then run for his calling when he knew he was called to do it.

I hope I make some sense here.