a lesson in futility
read the comments yourself and tell me if i should pursue it any further. i've linked favorably to this blog before and now disagree and i'm not sure i'm being treated the way he wants us to treat others, specifically mormons.
Why did Peter put his coat on before jumping in the water? John 21:7
I have the great pleasure of facilitating every week a Bible discussion group with several high school students. We've been discussing the Gospel of John this past year, and we finally finished tonight. We enjoyed the humorous scene John writes about in this last chapter. The great apostle John can't help himself when it comes to embarrassing his fellow inner circle apostle; the denial of Christ, his slowness in getting to the empty tomb, and this event in the last chapter. John 21:7 That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. What's the joke? Well John is the first to realize that Jesus is on the beach, #humblebrag, but then Peter puts ON his coat before jumping out of the boat? I've seen some academic ink spilled trying to explain this weird behavior on the part of this fisherman ( good one
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John, if you are using your better communication method on me that you want to teach others how to use on Mormons, they might have as much success as a wacko with a bull horn at a temple opening. i don't see how you can accuse others of being so wrong but when you are accused likewise you want to go back to the issues. the issues are people are behaving no differently than Jesus did at the temple in John 7 and you declare that its practically immoral. i don't think even Jesus would meet your criteria John. is Jesus' example in John 7 not a model for his followers today as they encounter false religious systems that enslave people and lead them straight to hell?