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Everybody knows that Peter was and influential teacher in the church, but the things people know is what he actually did to be such an influential teacher. Many Popes have looked back to Peters Teachings to make some very important decisions regarding various topics in the church. Discussing the qualities of Peter, why Peter was chosen and the lessons he has taught us can help us better understand why Jesus chose him to be the rock of the church.

Peter was a very intelligent man and he had a lot of put on him once Jesus was gone because he was the first human put in the position as the head of the church. This position requires a lot of bravery and strength not to do the wrong thing.Compared to peter all the Popes had it easy because Peter new that he had to set the example and get the Church started so that the future Church could be a strong, united one.In Matthew 16:18 Jesus puts his trust in Peter when he says, "And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." This passage displays that Jesus new that Peter was worth of being the first pope and that he wouldn't fail. Another quality Peter had was faith you could say he doubted but that's ok because he was human and even Jesus had temptation to do evil but turning away from that and asking God for forgiveness is why we are allowed to make mistakes. When Peter walked with Jesus on the water he doubted but Jesus helped him to realize that he would be safe as long as he had faith in Jesus.

Peter was Chosen to be the 1st Pope because Jesus knew that he had enough strength and faith to build the church in a way that it couldn't be brought down by any foreign power. Many people think that there is no God but it is people like Peter who have experiences through and with him that can truly set an example for how to act as Catholics. It is amazing how Jesus went out and picked Peter from thousands of men and he knew that he had strong enough faith to prevail against those horrible gates of hell rather that give into temptation and betray God. I believe that Peter was truly the only man in the world that who had enough faith to become the first Pope. I also believe that Jesus having 12 apostles was a way of seeing which one could really step up and take charge when he was gone and that it was like a trial run.Jesus didn't just come to die for our sins he came to build a Church that would be strong enough to prevail through the strongest temptations.

Peter taught us man lesson throughout his life about how to really be a leader and about why Jesus should be the most important person in our life.Peter may have had his downfalls but he knew that he had to forget about them and do better the next time because if he didn't the Church would fail(no pressure). Like you go back to look at a passage for answers many Popes have gone back to learn from Peter to make sure that they were straying from what he had set doen so that the Church could be strong. The most important lesson Peter taught us was have faith because without faith you are alone and when you are alone it is hard to do some things. You practice faith from simple things like trusting someone to show up on time to big things like trusting the military to protect you. Without this faith you would be alone and the biggest, most important person to have faith in on a daily basis is God.

Peter has surpassed the standards of being a good man or a leader he has been the most influential person in the Church and will always be. He had the qualities to be a Pope, Jesus trusted him to be the Pope and he taught us many important lessons about our faith and God.