Boasted too much, listened too little, prayed too little, acted too fast, followed too far,

and as a result he fell too low.

Peter had discovered the corruption of his own flesh even in the face of his best intentions.

I think he believed in himself.

That's the problem.

That's the problem. That's the problem.

Welcome to Grace to you with the Bible teaching of John MacArthur. I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

It's one of the saddest episodes in Scripture, Peter's Denial of Christ. But even in this heartbreaking story, there's a lot of encouragement. In fact, Peter's story provides a great lesson for recognizing what genuine repentance looks like. John MacArthur shows you that today on Grace to You as he continues his series from

the Gospel of Mark titled The Divine Drama of Redemption. It's a compelling look at the crucifixion,

the resurrection, and the other important events surrounding the first Easter. It can give you a

fresh appreciation for Christ's great sacrifice as Resurrection Sunday draws near.

So now here's John with today's lesson.

One of the popular lies of our culture, if not the dominating popular lie of our culture,

and it's an old one, is that man is basically good.

And that not only is man good generically but you as an

individual are more than good, you're great.

You're more than great, you're wonderful and you need to recognize that because all your

power in life resides in your self-esteem

and all your influence in life and your ability to achieve great things lies in the power

of your self-confidence.

And people who fail and people who struggle are people who lack the power of self-esteem

and the power of self-confidence.

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