“Get behind me, Satan. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” (Mark 8:33)

This was what Jesus said to Peter because Peter was trying to stop his master from going to Jerusalem and suffer. However, Peter was scolded by Jesus because he was looking at things from a human beings’ point of view.

Of course Jesus understood that Peter acted out of kindness, but he still wanted Peter to understand the meaning of following God’s will. Therefore, Jesus had to exploit harsh words, “Satan”, to emphasize acts that are against God’s will.

According to the Book of Matthew, Jesus praised Peter as being blessed before he scolded him because Peter had pointed out that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of the living God. Peter was blessed because he listened to God’s revelation.

Nevertheless, when Peter heard Jesus said, “I must go to Jerusalem”, he forgot that the word “must” represent God’s will. Peter’s response is a reaction out of “sensibility”, but Jesus wanted him to use his “sense”, meaning from his faith’s perspective to analyze things. The moment Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and said to God, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, not my will but yours be done.” is the greatest example.