Peter opens up for us the consequence for Jesus of being the good shepherd - both acceptance and utter rejection. He also notes that Jesus says in this passage that he has the power to take up his life again after being killed. It is fashionable to dismiss the resurrection of Jesus. But Peter explores for us the fact that the gospel accounts are extremely early accounts which means that there was not time for legend or myth to develop. These are eye-witness accounts.
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