The Bible describes a man named Peter before the crucifixion of Christ and then describes him differently after the crucifixion. Before the cross experience, Peter was impulsive and quick to anger and, when backed into a corner, denied his Lord and Friend. This man was not yet convinced of all that Jesus had taught him.
The cross experience is different than the salvation experience. The cross experience involves suffering, losses, and then an emergence into a new perception in God. The cross experience marks you and changes you for life. The cross experience molded Peter into a true believer, an apostle and eventually a martyr for Jesus Christ. All who have excepted Christ will face the Cross Experience.
“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me” (Matthew 16:24 NKJV).
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