The Story | Two Trials

Speaker: Vince Medrano

In John 18 there are two trials taking place: Peter's and Jesus'. Peter, driven by fear, denies his connection to Jesus, hiding in darkness and deception. Jesus remains faithful, openly sharing the truth of his teachings and embracing his disciples. Peter represents all of us. Our relentless effort of self preservation, our looking out for our lives by any means necessary, our propensity to act out of fear, our lying, our deception, our hiding, our love of rate darkness, and our rejection of God. And Jesus, who stands in perfect contrast to us, will lay down his life on our behalf. He won't act out of self preservation, he will accomplish what we constantly strive to accomplish under our own power.