To: Diego1618; sandyeggo
Peter wasn't told to do it, Paul was chosen Acts 9:11-16. Yes, Paul was chosen, which nobody denies. But Peter was also told by God, no less, that the Gentiles should hear the gospel by his very mouth. Do you deny scripture:
Acts 15:7 And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: "Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.
Peter never set foot in Rome in the scriptures The key phrase here is in the scriptures. Where does scripture indicate that every single action of the Apostles was recorded? The scriptures don't say one way or the other whether Peter was ever in Rome. So to find out we must rely sources outside scripture.
To: Titanites
But Peter was also told by God, no less, that the Gentiles should hear the gospel by his very mouth. Do you deny scripture:No one is denying the visit to Cornelius who was already a God fearing man [Acts 10:2]. In other words....he didn't need converting. God used Peter here as an instrument to show that the way was open to Gentile believers....but He still chose Paul to do the evangelizing. Peter was sent to the House of Israel. The Romans were not "of the circumcision".
To: Titanites; Diego1618
The key phrase here is in the scriptures. Where does scripture indicate that every single action of the Apostles was recorded? The scriptures don't say one way or the other whether Peter was ever in Rome. So to find out we must rely sources outside scripture.
Amen. The Scriptures also say barely anything about the adventures of the other Apostles (Thomas, Bartholomew, Simon, etc.). Does that also mean they just sat on their thumbs all that time?
BTW, Acts 15:7 is a pretty airtight piece of evidence.
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