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 A Swiss army knife provides a lot of different tools in a small item. This scripture is similar in that it gives a lot of tools in a small scripture. No one wants trouble, but it can be beneficial if you handle it this way.  

                   Though Peter and Judas’ nights started similarly, they ended completely differently.                On the night of the Passover feast, Judas betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.   After Jesus was arrested, Judas had a change of heart and Matthew 27:3 tells us that he was “seized with remorse”.   On that same night, Peter saw Jesus arrested and, though he had said that he would die for Jesus (Matthew 26:35), he denied knowing him three separate times (Matthew 26:69-74).   When he realized his failure, he went outside and wept bitterly (verse 75).                Judas and Peter were the same in that they both failed and felt remorse for their actions.   The difference comes in how they reacted to their failure.   Judas, tragically, went away and hanged himself (Matthew 27:5).   Peter, on the other hand, continu

 I used to believe that if we emphasized grace too much, it would encourage people to be careless about their choices and encourage bad behaviour. Why try to be good if everything is forgiven anyway? However, the truth is that grace is the only hope we have.