Through his knowledge of the Greek language, Paul captured for Christ the great and civilized Greek world. He used philosophy and language as a tool for dialogue and reaching out to others in the service of the Divine Word. He belonged to the Jews of the Diaspora, was proud to be a Pharisee and a student of Gamaliel. Here we face the question of religion . As for St. Peter, we also note three of his virtues.
Love then is pastoral service.
So here we note service . This Truth was held by the Lord as the rock upon which he builds His Church. From the texts of the New Testament, we clearly notice that Peter much more than all the apostles always wanted to show his zeal for the love of Christ. This zeal pushed him to promise Jesus to follow Him till death, to cut the ear of the Chief priests' servant, and to throw himself into the waters of the lake of Tiberias in order to be the first to meet the Risen Christ. So Peter was characterized also by his noble zeal.