Judas and Peter
Judas | Peter |
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Turned Jesus over to the Pharisees. Matthew 5:47-50 | Denied Jesus 3 times. Matthew 5:69-75; John 14; Matthew 16:21-23 |
After seeing Jesus condemned, he was remorseful. John 12:1-6; Matthew 27:3-8 | Remembered what Jesus told him, felt grief and sorrow after the realization. |
Repentance
- II Peter 3:9
- God doesn’t compare sins. Romans 6:20-23; Galatians 3:10
- John 21:15-19
- Judas and Peter go in separate directions in how they grieved and faced their mistakes.
- Matthew 27:5 – Judas took matters into his own hands.
- John 21:15-19 – Peter is restored.
- I Corinthians 6:9
- I John 1:5-2:2
- James 5:19-20