PETER AND PAUL BIBLE STUDY
BIBLICAL PETER AND PAUL IN THE BIBLE
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BIBLICAL PETER AND PAUL BIBLE STUDY ADVENTURE
THE GENTILES, PETER AND PAUL IN THE BIBLE
Did you know that Peter and Paul had a disagreement dispute?
Even the concept of Peter and Paul having a disagreement or
Peter and Paul having a dispute, sound strange
Do they not?
I mean, most people imagine Peter and Paul
as being best friends or something.
We were raised to imagine these as two
heroes in Christianity and they were.
However ... Peter and Paul did have a
disagreement which became a dispute.
What was
the Peter and Paul disagreement dispute all about?
Well,
Before we look into the Peter and Paul disagreement
let us first find out how they were alike.
Both of
them were Apostles of Jesus Christ which means they were on
the same TEAM.
Both were
HAND PICKED by Jesus early on in Christianity.
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PETER |
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Matthew
4:18-20
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two
brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his
brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were
fishers. And He saith unto them, Follow me, and I
will make you fishers of men. And they straightway
left their nets, and followed Him. |
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Matthew
16:17-18
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art
thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not
revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in
Heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art
Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church;
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. |
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PAUL |
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Acts 9:6
And he (Paul) trembling and astonished said, Lord,
what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto
him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be
told thee what thou must do. |
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Acts 9:15
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he
(Paul) is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name
before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of
Israel ... |
BIBLICAL PETER AND PAUL BIBLE STUDY FACTS
PETER AND PAUL IN THE BIBLE ARGUMENT
Both were
sent to preach the Gospel, both were Jewish by birth, both
were persecuted by non-believers, both died for Jesus ...
In fact, these
two souls had a great deal in common.
So, how
were Peter and Paul different?
Peter was
an Apostle for the Jewish people.
Paul was an
Apostle for
the Gentiles (Souls other than Jewish people)
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Galatians
2:8
(For He that wrought effectually in Peter to the
apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty
in me toward the Gentiles:) |
In fact ... Peter assigned Paul to the
gentiles.
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Galatians 2:7-9
But contrariwise, when
they saw that the gospel of the
uncircumcision was committed unto me, as
the gospel of the circumcision was
unto Peter; (For He that
wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the
circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
And when James, Cephas (Peter) and John, who seemed to be
pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they
gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship;
that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the
circumcision.
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Two DIFFERENT CALLINGS, but for the same
cause, just reaching and teaching souls from different
nations.
The Jewish people who were headstrong
about Old Covenant laws and customs and the Gentiles who
were NOT under the Old Covenant laws and customs.
BIBLICAL PETER AND PAUL BIBLE STUDY DETAILS
PETER AND PAUL IN THE BIBLE FIGHTIn addition
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Peter
was with Jesus in the flesh, heard the Gospel first hand, was present at
Jesus' death, saw the resurrected Christ and witnessed His
ascension into Heaven.
Paul, on
the other hand, saw Jesus in visions and was guided in his
apostleship by the Holy Spirit. He never met Jesus face to
face, as far as we know, and before Jesus revealed to Paul
what his destiny was, Paul persecuted Christians.
So ... Does
that make Peter the authority on Christianity, more so than
Paul?
Absolutely not.
As a matter
of fact, there is quite a
lesson to be learned here for people who get frustrated with
themselves because they sometimes forget what is righteous
and commit sins that they've committed in the past ...
And
thought they leaned from it and knew better!
The same thing
happened to Peter when He denied Jesus three times and later
was told something to do by the Holy Spirit, disputed the
request and the Holy Spirit had to tell Peter three times.
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Acts 10:9-16
On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and
drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the
housetop to pray about the sixth hour: And he became
very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they
made ready, he fell into a trance, And saw heaven
opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as
it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners,
and let down to the earth: Wherein were all manner
of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts,
and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there
came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. But
Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any
thing that is common or unclean. And the voice spake
unto him again the second time, What God hath
cleansed, that call not thou common.
This was done thrice:
and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
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This vision would become the TRUTH of the peter and Paul disagreement dispute. To
understand the Peter and Paul disagreement dispute, it is
important to know a little background information first.
As
mentioned earlier, Peter was an Apostle of Jesus during
Jesus time on earth. Don't forget that the Time of the Gentiles
( New Covenant) hadn't
begun yet (until after Jesus' death) and Peter witnessed
these types of things spoken by Jesus:
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Matthew
10:5-6
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them,
saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and
into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go
rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. |
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Matthew
15:22-24
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same
coasts, and cried unto Him, saying, Have mercy on
me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is
grievously vexed with a devil. But He answered her
not a word. And His disciples came and besought Him,
saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But
He answered and said, I am not sent but unto the
lost sheep of the house of Israel. |
So, Peter
was kinda conditioned on the OLD COVENANT from birth and did
not fully understand the NEW COVENANT.
Add to this
that in the Old Testament, it was unlawful for the Jewish
people to associate with Gentiles.
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Numbers
33:55-56
But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the
land from before you; then it shall come to pass,
that those which ye let remain of them shall be
pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and
shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell. Moreover
it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as
I thought to do unto them. |
Now, after
the death of a testator is when a testament is put into
effect:
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Hebrews 9:16
For where a testament is, there must also of
necessity be the death of the testator. |
BIBLICAL PETER AND PAUL BIBLE STUDY PROPHECY
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PETER AND PAUL IN THE BIBLESo, it wasn't until Jesus died, that the New
Covenant began, and Peter apparently was not aware of how the
New Covenant accepted the Gentiles since Jesus died so that ALL could
be saved.
But, should
not Peter have understood his own Spirit filled words as he
spoke to souls of MANY different nations on the day of
Pentecost
concerning salvation for the Gentiles:
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Acts 2:21
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call
on the name of the Lord shall be saved. |
BUT ... Apparently,
Peter for some reason (probably just the fact that he was
human), needed additional understanding that the New
Covenant REPLACED the Old Covenant, it was NOT IN ADDITION
to it, so the Lord sent Peter a vision showing him that ALL
SOULS (Despite nationality) are now God's chosen people, Jewish and Gentile alike, if
they believe in the risen Christ.
Perhaps THIS is why Peter was given the
vision as a REMINDER ...
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Acts 10:9-16
On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and
drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the
housetop to pray about the sixth hour: And he became
very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they
made ready, he fell into a trance, And saw heaven
opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as
it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners,
and let down to the earth: Wherein were all manner
of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts,
and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there
came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. But
Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any
thing that is common or unclean. And the voice spake
unto him again the second time, What God hath
cleansed, that call not thou common.
This was done thrice:
and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
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The vision
meant that gentiles would be accepted and taught the Gospel
and were NOT to be deemed as being defiled so that Jewish
Christians could eat with Gentile Christians.
Peter,
after having the vision, and in full understanding then
said:
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Acts 10:34-35
Of a TRUTH I
perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in
every nation he that feareth Him, and worketh
righteousness, is accepted with Him. |
BIBLICAL PETER AND PAUL BIBLE STUDY DISCUSSION
PETER AND PAUL IN THE BIBLE DIVISIONAll of this
happened in Caesarea, but when Peter returned to Jerusalem,
some of the Jewish people (His fellow peers and friends) were angry with him because they
heard that he ate with the Gentiles after his vision from
the Lord.
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Acts 11:1-11
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea
heard that the Gentiles had also received the word
of God. And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem,
they that were of the circumcision contended with
him, Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised,
and didst eat with them. But Peter rehearsed the
matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order
unto them, saying, I was in the city of Joppa
praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain
vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let
down from heaven by four corners; and it came even
to me: Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes,
I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the
earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and
fowls of the air. And I heard a voice saying unto
me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat. But I said, Not so,
Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time
entered into my mouth. But the voice answered me
again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call
not thou common. And this was done three times: and
all were drawn up again into heaven. |
So, Peter
was attacked by his peers and friends.
BUT, Peter stood his ground and told the TRUTH
and those who heard,
gained understanding and praised God that the Gentiles were
also granted salvation.
Note that Peter spoke the truth of
God in front of peers and friends which was against
their beliefs and his peers and friends
could not contend with TRUTH.
Then, later ... Peter came to visit the
Gentile Christians where Paul was
in Antioch and Peter wouldn't eat with the Gentiles
because of what the Jewish people (His JEWISH Christian
peers and friends who with him) might think or do.
Peter, being a well known
person, also influenced other Jewish people by his actions,
and they followed in like manner, shunning the Gentiles.
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Galatians 2:11-21
But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him
to the face,
because he was to be blamed.
For before that certain came from James,
he (Peter) did eat with the
Gentiles: but when they (Peter's Peers and
friends who believed the law of not eating with
Gentiles was still in effect) were come, he (Peter)
withdrew and separated himself,
fearing them which were of the
circumcision. And the other Jews dissembled
likewise with him (Peter); insomuch that Barnabas
also was carried away with their dissimulation.
But when I saw that they walked
not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel,
I said unto Peter
before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after
the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why
compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the
Gentiles, Knowing that a man is not justified by the
works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ,
even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might
be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the
works of the law: for by the works of the law shall
no flesh be justified.
But if, while we seek to be
justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found
sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin?
God forbid. For if I build again the things which I
destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For I
through the law am dead to the law, that I might
live unto God. I am crucified with Christ:
nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in
me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I
live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me,
and gave himself for me. I do not frustrate the
grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law,
then Christ is dead in vain. |
BIBLICAL PETER AND PAUL BIBLE STUDY PROMISE
PETER AND PAUL IN THE BIBLE SUMMARYSo, Paul knew that Peter had eaten with
Gentiles before and yet because Peter was with some Jewish
peers and friends still holding the Old Covenant Law belief,
he took their part against TRUTH and Paul had NO PROB
sharing TRUTH.
Does this
make Peter a "bad guy"?
Goodness
no!
Are you and
I bad because we support our peers and friend's beliefs even
when they are wrong?
No. It
makes us ... Human.
HOWEVER
As
Christians, we are not to just accept "human nature" and
make such choices, because when we are born in the Spirit,
we put away the "human" being in us and live as "spiritual"
beings and put GOD first.
This happens to us at times, does it
not?
Our friends and peers believe one thing or
do what we just know is wrong and want no part of it.
But, we remain silent as to not rock the
boat.
But, when it come to a point where we must
choose between God and friends ...
We MUST Choose to choose GOD.
Remember
... Peter stood up to his peers and friends and they
respected him and then knew TRUTH.
Peter
and Paul were friends and yet
Paul chose to stand up to Peter to please GOD over his
friend.
As far as the end result of Paul and
Peter's prob ...
Both continued to serve the Lord and it
was obvious from Peter's fruits that he took God's reminder
thru his friend Paul's words to heart.
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