Mark 8:34-38

Peter rebuked Jesus about saying that he was going to Jerusalem where he would be killed. And Jesus in turn rebuked Peter for standing in his way with his worldly thinking. Now Jesus wanted to emphasise to the Twelve how different the spiritual reality is from the way that the world thinks. What Jesus said here were not the things that would make anyone popular. Jesus said these things after Peter had tried to block him from going to the Cross.…