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Simon “Peter” Bar-Jonah: Part 1

Posted on January 27, 2026 Posted by Joshua Milligan Leave a Comment

The story of Simon Peter is one of great drama. Viewed by many as the most important of Christ’s disciples, his life was characterized by a series of soaring highs and dipping lows. There were times his faith was lauded, but he had his fair share of stumbling. He was called “blessed” and “Satan” by […]

Filed Under: Character Portraits, New Testament Tagged With: early church, fisherman, fishers of men, new testament, peter, simon peter, the apostle peter, the gospels, twelve apostles

Faithful to the End

Posted on March 21, 2011 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

The New Testament is chock-full of stories of men who fought hard—faithful to the end—whatever the cost. If you’re like me, you may have wondered, “What ever happened to these men?” Judas Iscariot, as we know, failed to remain faithful. The others followed Christ’s steps and remained faithful to the end. The Bible tells us […]

Filed Under: Saints of Old, The Early Church (30-732 A.D.) Tagged With: charles spurgeon, early church, martyrs, new testament, twelve apostles

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