Petros
For those non-Greek scholars in the audience Petros is what the name Peter would looks like written without the goofy Greek letters. (disclaimer: I am not a Greek scholar, I just paid attention in class with profs who were.)
For what its worth, the name Peter means rock or stone. In Matthew 16, Jesus confirms that Peter is “the rock” and the rock upon which the church shall be built. (An interesting side study is the setting in which Jesus gives the disciples this sermonette, literally at the gates of Hell a.k.a. Gehenna. What a powerful object lesson, Jesus is the man)
What does all this have to do with anything? In my daily reading today I decided to read 1 Peter. Who cares if he is the rock? Well, read this book and it is quite easy to see why he is who he is. The dude is solid. In his writing, he BRINGS IT! There is no confusing his words for some soft spoken wuss. Peter speaks some convicting words and doesn’t hold anything back. I can understand why Jesus loved the dude and used him to build the church.
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Hi Tony.
Yes, Peter is a no nonsense bring it on guy.
And I believe this attitude to the Lord, and to the teaching and comfort of God’s people, comes from a foundational understanding of God through the Jewish scriptures.
Also, through witnessing at first hand the living out of those scriptures in and through Jesus and His ministry.
Sure, Peter made mistakes, just as everyone does, but he grew through these.
In Peter’s writing we see a life doused in the Word of God, witnessed through Christ and set alight by the power of God.
Peter, is a rock of spiritual stability and growth to those he teaches
and exhorts through his writings.
Just my thoughts.
Keep up the good work.
God Bless.