Originally Posted by
OSFG
Great sermon brother. I have said the same thing to a colleague, about getting additional meaning with each reading, or in diving deeper. The story of Simon Peter is one such story. Where Jesus asks him if he loves him three times and tells him to Feed his sheep. At first I saw that as Jesus asking for each time Peter denied Jesus.
But as I looked deeper, the realization that Jesus was getting Peter to acknowledge his human weakness and doubt.
My understanding is that in the original language, jesus question was more in line with..."Do you utterly love me?" and Peters answer was "You know I have great fondness for you". Which is not the same.... So he asks again....with the same answer. And finally he asks again, and Peter says, (para-phrasing) "Jesus you know my heart, (and weakness), I have great fondness for you."
And Jesus says Feed my Sheep..... which to me meant....recognize that you cannot love Jesus as you should, but that should not stop you from trying to do Jesus's bidding.
My 2 cents....Maybe i'm off base...but thats how I saw it.