Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.

In the time it takes to get to work, I'm Patrick Miller. Today we began our journey through First Peter and

then we'll move on to Second Peter. Now these are just two letters that were

written obviously by a guy named Peter. Quick reminder of who Peter was.

Peter was one of Jesus' earliest followers.

Back then, he went by the name Simon,

and he was just a poor fisherman.

Not the kind of guy you'd expect to drop everything and follow a rabbi and become

one of the greatest Bible scholars, teachers, and leaders in church history.

But Jesus saw the potential in Simon. And if you know Simon's story, he was famous for just being passionate.

The problem was that his passion often outstripped his intellect and often outstripped his faith.

There's a great story where Jesus is walking on the water and who's the disciple to get out of the boat and try to walk on the water to Jesus?

What's Peter? And at first it goes great, but then he starts sinking.

You see, he was passionate, but sometimes his passion outstripped,

his faith.

It's not just that.

On the night before Jesus was crucified,

he went to go pray to his father

in the garden of Gasseini, and he invited a few of his followers to come with him and he said please pray with me, pray for me because what I'm about to go through is quite literally hell on earth and Peter like the other disciples fell asleep. But then this mob comes to arrest Jesus and again we see Peter's passion. He takes out his sword. He attacks one of the servants of the high priest and chops off his ear and what does Jesus say to him?

Good job, Peter, love the passion here. No, he says no more of this. That's not how his kingdom's going to come.

It will not come by violence. It will not come by attacking our enemies.

Jesus showed Peter on the cross that his kingdom only comes by laying down your life.

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