Peter had great faith in Jesus. From the first he had believed that he was the Messiah. He had seen and heard John, who was the forerunner of Christ, proclaim him to be the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world. He had been closely connected with Jesus, had witnessed his miracles, listened to his teachings, and was convinced that he was the Son of God Many who had been convicted by the preaching of John, and had accepted Christ, began to doubt as to the mission of John, when he was imprisoned and put to death. They also doubted if Jesus was really the Messiah, whom they had looked for so long. {2SP 290.2}

Peter havde stor tillid til Jesus. Han havde fra begyndelsen troet, at han var Messias. Han havde set og hørt Johannes, som var Kristi forløber, hvorledes han forkyndte at han var Guds Lam, som bærer verdens synd. Han (291) havde været nøje forenet med Jesus og havde været vidne til hans mirakler, lyttet til hans lære og var overbevist om at han var Guds Søn. Mange, som var blevet overbeviste ved Johannes' prædiken havde taget imod Kristus, begyndte at tvivle på Johannes' virksomhed, da han blev kastet i fængsel og dræbt. De tvivlede også på, at Jesus virkelig var den Messias, som de så længe havde forventet.