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The Prediction Of Peter's Denial

Text: John 18: 17 - 18

THE PREDICTION OF PETER’S DENIAL

Jesus had predicted that Peter would deny Him three times (John 13:36-38). Peter refused to accept this word of the Lord. He would soon realise that His Teacher knew him far better than he knew himself.

“Then the servant girl who kept the door said to Peter, ‘You are not also one of this Man’s disciples, are you?’ He said, ‘I am not.’ Now the servants and officers who had made a fire of coals stood there, for it was cold, and they warmed themselves. And Peter stood with them and warmed himself.”

John 18:17-18

1. “Then the servant girl who kept the door said to Peter, ‘You are not also one of this Man’s disciples, are you’”

a. The servant girl was the one to whom John spoke to.

b. She looked at the person John wanted to bring into the courtyard of Annas.

c. She then asked an awkward question.

i. She spoke of Jesus with some disdain.

ii. She called Jesus “this Man”.

iii. This was the way the chief priests and Pharisees spoke when they mentioned Jesus.

iv. The servant girl was certainly not very kind or friendly.

2. “He said, ‘I am not’”

a. Peter was caught.

b. He wanted to follow Jesus.

c. But if he identified himself with his Teacher, he might be arrested too.

d. He chose the “easier path” by denying that he was a disciple of Jesus.

e. This was the first denial.

3. “Now the servants and officers who had made a fire of coals stood there, for it was cold, and they warmed themselves. And Peter stood with them and warmed himself”

a. The weather was cold.

b. It was late at night when the arrest was made in the Garden of Gethsemane.

c. The servants and officers made a fire of coals.

d. They were standing by the fire, trying to keep warm.

e. Peter felt the bitter cold too.

f. He stood by the coals of fire to try and warm himself.

经文：约翰福音 18：17-18

彼得不认耶稣的预言

耶稣预言彼得将会三次不认祂《约翰福音 13：36-38）。彼得不肯接受主耶稣说的这番话。但他将快发现他的尊师比他更了解他自己。

“那看门的使女对彼得说：‘你不也是这人的门徒吗？’他说：‘我不是。’仆人和差役因为天冷，就生了炭火，站在那里烤火，彼得也同他们站着烤火。”

《约翰福音 18：17-18》

1. “那看门的使女对彼得说：‘你不也是这人的门徒吗？’”

a. 这使女就是刚与约翰对话的

b. 她看着约翰想带入亚那的院子的那个人

c. 她问了一个尴尬的问题

i. 她以轻蔑的口吻谈及耶稣

ii. 她把耶稣称作“这人”

iii. 这是大祭司们与法利赛人提及耶稣的方式

iv. 这使女并不和善

2. “他说：‘我不是。’”

a. 彼得被陷入困境

b. 他要跟随耶稣

c. 但他若表明自己是耶稣的门徒，很可能也会被拿住

d. 他以否认是耶稣的门徒来选择“较容易的道路”

e. 这是他第一次不认主

3. “仆人和差役因为天冷，就生了炭火，站在那里烤火，彼得也同他们站着烤火。”

a. 那时的天气寒冷

b. 当耶稣在客西马尼园子被拿住时，已经是深夜了

c. 仆人和差役生了炭火

d. 他们站在那里烤火取暖

e. 彼得也感到寒冷

f. 于是，他也站在炭火旁，设法烤火取暖