On Enemy Ground, Conflict and Courage, November 11
Conflict & Courage por The Angel with a Strong Voice (TAWASV)
Notas del episodio
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 1 Corinthians 10:12. {CC 321.1}
When Christ on the eve of His betrayal forewarned His disciples, "All ye shall be offended because of me this night," Peter confidently declared, "Although all shall be offended, yet will not I" (Mark 14:27, 29). Peter did not know his own danger. Self-confidence misled him. He thought himself able to withstand temptation; but in a few short hours the test came, and with cursing and swearing he denied his Lord. {CC 321.2}
Peter had not designed that his real character should be known. In assuming an air of indifference he had placed himself on the enemy's ground, and he became an easy prey to temptation. If he had been called to fight for his Master, he would have been a courageous soldier; but when the finger of scorn was pointed at ...
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