An Introduction to the Gospel of Mark through Peter

Peter who fell into temptation and in fear for his own well being denied the Lord of Glory, Jesus Christ his Savior—was so completely restored and given a new beginning, that he stood up in front of thousands of people (many of them witnesses of his own denial and fall) and charged them with the sin of denying Christ!

Acts 3:13-14 "The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go.14 "But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you…"

Christ's complete forgiveness and restoration takes the bitterness and sting out of our past sins—and makes them a memory of God's grace. That complete restoration to ministry is why I say that Peter is one of the greatest examples of God's grace, loving us even when we sin and fail Him. Peter is perhaps the greatest witness to the new beginnings that Christ offers, because…