Few of us will ever have to bear the unique weight of failing so miserably that our failures are remembered and talked about beyond our lifetime. However, for many of us the thought of failing in such a way that our failure (or sin) would be remembered even a week from now is crippling. This pressure has only been multiplied many times over in light of the emergence of cancel culture.
Jesus has much to teach us about how He deals with people who fail in big ways and likewise how we should counsel people who have blown it bigtime.
Peter: “I don’t know Jesus. I don’t know Jesus. I don’t know Jesus.”
If there was ever an individual in the Bible who gave cause to be publicly shunned and shelved (“canceled”) it would be Peter.
Jesus had prophesied to Peter that he would deny Him three times (John 13:36-38), and Peter did exactly this. Following Jesus’ arrest Peter is asked about his affiliation with Jesus on three separate occasions. Each time Peter is given an opportunity to align himself with Jesus, he denies Jesus (18:15-27). It is impossible for us to know how Peter must have felt when
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