<p>1:41 <em>The first thing he did was to find his brother Simon; and he said to him: We have found the Messiah (we would say Christ)</em>- Andrew &ldquo;found&rdquo; Christ and then s.w. &lsquo;finds&rsquo; his brother for Christ. What we hear and learn we naturally desire to spread to others. To immediately share (&quot;the first thing he did&quot;) the good news about the Lord Jesus is something which comes absolutely naturally to those who find Him. It is this spirit which needs to be, and indeed can be, even in those who were as it were schooled into Christ through a Christian upbringing.</p><p>Peter&rsquo;s proclamation of Jesus as Messiah half way through Mark&rsquo;s record of the Gospel (Mk. 8:29) is presented by him as a climax of understanding. And yet according to Jn. 1:41, Andrew and Peter had known this right from the start. The implication is surely that they, as simple working men, probably illiterate, had merely repeated in awe words and phrases like &ldquo;Messiah&rdquo; and &ldquo;Son of God&rdquo; with no real sense of their import. Yet again, the Lord gently bore with their misunderstandings, and Peter of his own initiative, 18 months later, came to gleefully blurt out the same basic ideas but with now far deeper insight- although he still incorrectly perceived the Messiah as one who would not suffer but provide instant glorification. Thus the spiritual growth of the disciples is revealed.</p>