Emphasis Preaching Journal
Among the apostles, the one...
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Among the apostles, the one absolutely stunning success was Judas, and the one
thoroughly groveling failure was Peter. Judas was a success in the ways that most
impress us: he was successful both financially and politically. He cleverly arranged to
control the money of the apostolic band; he skillfully manipulated the political forces of
the day to accomplish his goal. And, Peter was a failure in ways that we most dread: He
was impotent in a crisis and socially inept.
