Was Peter a good role model?
Yes | No |
He responded immediately to Jesus鈥 call. | He lacked faith during the storm on lake Galilee. |
He gave up his job and family (including his wife) and followed Jesus. | Peter did not accept what Jesus said about the Son of Man having to suffer. |
Peter was the first to recognise Jesus as the Messiah. | Peter fell asleep in the garden of Gethsemane when Jesus had asked him to keep watch. |
Peter regretted running away when Jesus was arrested and went to find him at the high priest鈥檚 house. | Three times Peter denied knowing Jesus. |
It gives us confidence to see that even though Peter let Jesus down so many times, he was still forgiven and became the first Pope. | Peter challenged Jesus about the demands of discipleship, 鈥淏ut we have left everything to follow you.鈥 |
Peter died a martyr. He was crucified upside down. |
Yes | He responded immediately to Jesus鈥 call. |
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No | He lacked faith during the storm on lake Galilee. |
Yes | He gave up his job and family (including his wife) and followed Jesus. |
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No | Peter did not accept what Jesus said about the Son of Man having to suffer. |
Yes | Peter was the first to recognise Jesus as the Messiah. |
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No | Peter fell asleep in the garden of Gethsemane when Jesus had asked him to keep watch. |
Yes | Peter regretted running away when Jesus was arrested and went to find him at the high priest鈥檚 house. |
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No | Three times Peter denied knowing Jesus. |
Yes | It gives us confidence to see that even though Peter let Jesus down so many times, he was still forgiven and became the first Pope. |
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No | Peter challenged Jesus about the demands of discipleship, 鈥淏ut we have left everything to follow you.鈥 |
Yes | Peter died a martyr. He was crucified upside down. |
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No |
Were the disciples good role models?
Yes | No |
They became respected leaders, preaching the good news that Jesus was the Son of God. | They lacked faith during the storm on Lake Galilee. |
Most of them died as martyrs, showing the strength of their faith in Jesus. | Peter, James and John kept falling asleep in Gethsemane. |
They were not perfect and made mistakes. But the way the disciples made up for their mistakes makes them good role models who people can relate to. | They did not believe Jesus was alive after the resurrection. |
The disciples gave up everything to follow Jesus. | They all ran away when Jesus was arrested. |
The four fishermen and Levi responded immediately to Jesus鈥 call. | Judas betrayed Jesus. |
They carried out Jesus鈥 orders by driving out demons and healing sick people. |
Yes | They became respected leaders, preaching the good news that Jesus was the Son of God. |
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No | They lacked faith during the storm on Lake Galilee. |
Yes | Most of them died as martyrs, showing the strength of their faith in Jesus. |
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No | Peter, James and John kept falling asleep in Gethsemane. |
Yes | They were not perfect and made mistakes. But the way the disciples made up for their mistakes makes them good role models who people can relate to. |
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No | They did not believe Jesus was alive after the resurrection. |
Yes | The disciples gave up everything to follow Jesus. |
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No | They all ran away when Jesus was arrested. |
Yes | The four fishermen and Levi responded immediately to Jesus鈥 call. |
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No | Judas betrayed Jesus. |
Yes | They carried out Jesus鈥 orders by driving out demons and healing sick people. |
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No |