Peter As A Follower Of Jesus

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1. What is Peter like as a person? Identify at least 3 characteristics or traits.
Peter is a devout Catholic, he is strong, he cares alot about others, and he is very out spoken.
2. In what actions does he engage? For example, teaching, preaching, healing, traveling, other activities.
Peter cured a crippled beggar, he preached to many people in many different languages, he spoke at Pentecost, and he prayed with the community.
3. What are two key theological ideas (i.e. ideas about Jesus, and about living as a follower of Jesus) that he puts forward both in his formal speeches and in informal, one-on-one conversations?
Peter stresses the fact that Jesus died to save all of us, and that everyone can be saved by God, even the Gentiles.
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