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Old Character Traits

Text: John 21: 20 - 21

OLD CHARACTER TRAITS

Peter still had much to learn. There were old character traits that still needed correction.

“Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, ‘Lord, who is the one who betrays You?’ Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, ‘But Lord, what about this man?’”

John 21:20-21

1. “Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following”

a. Somehow, Peter was a little distracted.

b. He saw John… “the disciple whom Jesus loved”.

c. John was the one:

i. Who leaned on the breast of Jesus at the Last Supper.

ii. He was the one who asked Jesus who would betray Him.

2. “Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, ‘But Lord, what about this man’”

a. What made Peter ask this question?

i. This was a question that was not asked nicely.

ii. John was simply referred to as “this man”.

b. Several things may be suggested:

i. There might have been some jealousy felt.

ii. Peter was forewarned concerning his future…. and how he would die.
This was not very pleasant news and may have made him a little upset.

iii. He might have wanted to know if John would suffer a similar fate.

SOME CHARACTER TRAITS OF PETER

Peter’s character traits had both strengths and weaknesses:

1. Weaknesses

a. He was quite impulsive.

b. He was still quite easily upset.

2. Work to be done

a. He still needs to learn how to love the Lord more fully.

b. He still needs to learn how to follow the Lord more completely rather than to get easily distracted.

经文：约翰福音 21：20-21

旧的性格特征

彼得还有许多需要学习的地方。他的旧性格特征都必须改正。

“彼得转过来，看见耶稣所爱的那门徒跟着，就是在晚饭的时候靠着耶稣胸膛，说‘主啊，卖你的是谁’的那门徒。 彼得看见他，就问耶稣说：‘主啊，这人将来如何？’”

《约翰福音 21：20-21》

1. “彼得转过来，看见耶稣所爱的那门徒跟着”

a. 不知何故，彼得有一点分心

b. 他看见约翰……“耶稣所爱的那门徒”

c. 约翰就是

i． 在最后的晚餐时，靠着耶稣胸膛的那位

ii. 问主耶稣谁会出卖祂的人谁

2．“彼得看见他，就问耶稣说：‘ 主啊，这人将来如何？’”

a．是什么促使彼得问这个问题呢？

i． 这个问题问得不太得体

ii． 约翰索性地被称为“这人”

b．这可能意味着以下：

i． 这其中可能有些忌妒的成分

ii． 彼得被警告关于他的未来……还有他将怎么死

这不是什么好消息，也许让他感到有点懊恼

iii．他也许想知道约翰是否会遭遇到同样的命运

彼得的一些性格特征

彼得的性格特征里有强点与弱点：

1.弱点

a.他相当冲动

b. 他仍然轻易的被懊恼

2.所需的进步

a. 他还需要学习更完全的爱主

b. 他还需要学习不分心，更完全的跟从主