Has anybody got any useful commentary on this passage, "I tell you the truth, when yhou were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go."
It goes on to say in verse 19 that "Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God."
That again is another passage which is speaking volumes to me but I cannot explain why, or whether it is accurate.
I just think about some of Pauls teachings, death to sin, and a purification in Christ, maybe that's death that's talked about in verse 19.
Perhaps in verse 18, and if I apply it to my own life, maybe it means that before faith, I could do whatever I wanted, stay out late, drink, be rude and crude, swear etc, but with faith (now Im older), Christ will guide me and I won't be able to do all the things that I used to like to do.
I have a friends birthday coming up and Im contemplating not going to Church on the Sunday because Im going to get back too late. But I really want to go to Church.
Although having read some bible commentaries, I really want to delete this post as I realise Im barking completely up the wrong tree and most likely taking everything out of context. Though at the same time, the commentaries are probably running a similar parallel. The commentaries seem to talk about love for Christ, following Christ, and in doing so, Peter would die a violent death.
It goes on to say in verse 19 that "Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God."
That again is another passage which is speaking volumes to me but I cannot explain why, or whether it is accurate.
I just think about some of Pauls teachings, death to sin, and a purification in Christ, maybe that's death that's talked about in verse 19.
Perhaps in verse 18, and if I apply it to my own life, maybe it means that before faith, I could do whatever I wanted, stay out late, drink, be rude and crude, swear etc, but with faith (now Im older), Christ will guide me and I won't be able to do all the things that I used to like to do.
I have a friends birthday coming up and Im contemplating not going to Church on the Sunday because Im going to get back too late. But I really want to go to Church.
Although having read some bible commentaries, I really want to delete this post as I realise Im barking completely up the wrong tree and most likely taking everything out of context. Though at the same time, the commentaries are probably running a similar parallel. The commentaries seem to talk about love for Christ, following Christ, and in doing so, Peter would die a violent death.
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