Peter's Confession Of Jesus Analysis
Mark’s passage titled “Peter’s Confession about Jesus” portrays a message that teaches us that the people whom you are closest with, such as your friends and family members, are the only ones who truly know you enough to judge what type of person you are. Peter considered Jesus to be the Messiah, yet those who didn’t know Jesus on a personal level only thought of him as being something similar to a prophet. After Jesus asked what people said of him, his disciples replied “John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.” This passage shows us the different perspectives of how people may judge you based off of how well they truly know the real you. In the second passage, “The First Prediction of the Passion”, we are shown how important it truly is to never put anyone else’s will before God’s will. God is the one who determines how the journey of our life will play out, and we should never questions his intentions or decisions, as Peter does in this story before Jesus tells him that he is “thinking not as God does.” The third passage, titled “The Conditions of Discipleship”, teaches us that in order to be a true follower of Jesus, we have to be
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willing to give up control of our whole life to him, if we want to save ourselves. This message is shown in the quote “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it.” In the first passage that we read, the quote “Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him” shows us that God was confident in the fact that his disciples saw him as the Messiah, and he did not necessarily desire for everyone to see him as such a divine figure. This is an important moral lesson because sometimes what is most important in life is who our closest friends and family members think of us as, as I stated in the previous paragraph. If other strangers see us as less than we truly are, but those we are close with see us as what we are really worth, nothing else matters. Jesus, in the second passage, “rebuked Peter” after hearing what he had to say about Jesus’ passion that was to come. Just as I said we are never to put another person’s will above that of our God, the other lesson we should take away from this passage is that God has a plan for each of us. Although certain things may happen in life that cause us to wonder what that plan could possibly consist of, we should always remind ourselves that if we have full trust in God, he will lead us in the right direction. In the final passage that we read, the moral lesson is that we cannot just say we are followers of God if we are not willing to sacrifice for him. To be a devoted follower, one must “deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me”, Jesus told a crowd. Throughout all three of the passages that we read, the Sacrament that is portrayed is Matrimony. As followers of God, we have strong ties to the Church that we promise to keep up with as we go through the Seven Sacraments. These ties are similar to those of marriage because we have to be devoted and loving toward the Church and its community, just as people have to act if they are married. This sacrament is shown in the first passage in the quote “you are the Messiah” because it shows how respectful, loving, and devoted Jesus’ followers were to him and his Church. In the second passage, Jesus tells Peter that instead of thinking and speaking while keeping God in mind, that he is thinking “as human beings do.” We are expected to always respect and love God, and also, we should always be devoted to following his path that he has created for us. In the last passage, the Sacrament of Matrimony is represented when Jesus tells a crowd that whoever is ashamed to follow him, “the Son of Man will be ashamed of when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.” This is because we are expected to be completely devoted to following God and willing to give up anything for him, just as someone should be toward their spouse in a marriage. These three Bible passages will help me to better my Catholic faith life by teaching me what it is truly like to be completely devoted and faithful to God, just as people are devoted to one another under the Sacrament of Matrimony.
Although I am a devoted and faithful Catholic as of now, I think that there is always room for improvement. I now know better than to ever put mine or someone else’s thoughts and opinions over the my decision to follow the path that God has set out for me in life. Also, through these words that Mark wrote, I am once again assured that I should never be ashamed or embarrassed of anything that my faith entails, or anything that my faith may influence me to do or say. As long as I have complete faith and trust in God and all that he is capable of, I know that I will live a happy
life. Just this month, it was announced by the Roman Catholic Church, that a South African man who was brutally killed 25 years ago would become a “blessed martyr”. This occurred today, September 13th, at the Benedict Daswa Shrine site in Tshitanini‚ near Thohoyandou‚ Limpopo. Pope Francis made Benedict Daswa South Africa’s first saint. While being beaten to death for refusing to take part in anti-Catholic witchcraft, Daswa made sure to never lose faith in God. He continued to pray on his knees to God until he took his last breath. This shows complete devotion and loyalty to God and the Catholic faith. I believe that this relates to the teachings of the passages that I spoke about above because as I said before, it is so important as Catholics to never put anyone else before our God. Also, we should show never-ending devotion and loyalty to not only God, but to our Catholic faith. Benedict Daswa, without a doubt, did so on the day of his death. Although he was being tempted to go against his beliefs, he stuck to his faith and trusted in God. Even after his death, he is still being honored 25 years later for his utter bravery and devotion to the person in which he knew that he always was to honor and believe in, which was God. We should all learn a lesson from those martyrs who give up their lives for their faith in God. No matter what challenges or difficulties are thrown at us in life, if we continue to have strong faith in God and his Church, we will be eternally safe in heaven.
willing to give up control of our whole life to him, if we want to save ourselves. This message is shown in the quote “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it.” In the first passage that we read, the quote “Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him” shows us that God was confident in the fact that his disciples saw him as the Messiah, and he did not necessarily desire for everyone to see him as such a divine figure. This is an important moral lesson because sometimes what is most important in life is who our closest friends and family members think of us as, as I stated in the previous paragraph. If other strangers see us as less than we truly are, but those we are close with see us as what we are really worth, nothing else matters. Jesus, in the second passage, “rebuked Peter” after hearing what he had to say about Jesus’ passion that was to come. Just as I said we are never to put another person’s will above that of our God, the other lesson we should take away from this passage is that God has a plan for each of us. Although certain things may happen in life that cause us to wonder what that plan could possibly consist of, we should always remind ourselves that if we have full trust in God, he will lead us in the right direction. In the final passage that we read, the moral lesson is that we cannot just say we are followers of God if we are not willing to sacrifice for him. To be a devoted follower, one must “deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me”, Jesus told a crowd. Throughout all three of the passages that we read, the Sacrament that is portrayed is Matrimony. As followers of God, we have strong ties to the Church that we promise to keep up with as we go through the Seven Sacraments. These ties are similar to those of marriage because we have to be devoted and loving toward the Church and its community, just as people have to act if they are married. This sacrament is shown in the first passage in the quote “you are the Messiah” because it shows how respectful, loving, and devoted Jesus’ followers were to him and his Church. In the second passage, Jesus tells Peter that instead of thinking and speaking while keeping God in mind, that he is thinking “as human beings do.” We are expected to always respect and love God, and also, we should always be devoted to following his path that he has created for us. In the last passage, the Sacrament of Matrimony is represented when Jesus tells a crowd that whoever is ashamed to follow him, “the Son of Man will be ashamed of when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.” This is because we are expected to be completely devoted to following God and willing to give up anything for him, just as someone should be toward their spouse in a marriage. These three Bible passages will help me to better my Catholic faith life by teaching me what it is truly like to be completely devoted and faithful to God, just as people are devoted to one another under the Sacrament of Matrimony.
Although I am a devoted and faithful Catholic as of now, I think that there is always room for improvement. I now know better than to ever put mine or someone else’s thoughts and opinions over the my decision to follow the path that God has set out for me in life. Also, through these words that Mark wrote, I am once again assured that I should never be ashamed or embarrassed of anything that my faith entails, or anything that my faith may influence me to do or say. As long as I have complete faith and trust in God and all that he is capable of, I know that I will live a happy
life. Just this month, it was announced by the Roman Catholic Church, that a South African man who was brutally killed 25 years ago would become a “blessed martyr”. This occurred today, September 13th, at the Benedict Daswa Shrine site in Tshitanini‚ near Thohoyandou‚ Limpopo. Pope Francis made Benedict Daswa South Africa’s first saint. While being beaten to death for refusing to take part in anti-Catholic witchcraft, Daswa made sure to never lose faith in God. He continued to pray on his knees to God until he took his last breath. This shows complete devotion and loyalty to God and the Catholic faith. I believe that this relates to the teachings of the passages that I spoke about above because as I said before, it is so important as Catholics to never put anyone else before our God. Also, we should show never-ending devotion and loyalty to not only God, but to our Catholic faith. Benedict Daswa, without a doubt, did so on the day of his death. Although he was being tempted to go against his beliefs, he stuck to his faith and trusted in God. Even after his death, he is still being honored 25 years later for his utter bravery and devotion to the person in which he knew that he always was to honor and believe in, which was God. We should all learn a lesson from those martyrs who give up their lives for their faith in God. No matter what challenges or difficulties are thrown at us in life, if we continue to have strong faith in God and his Church, we will be eternally safe in heaven.