[aruanan]

If you could show me from Scripture where any of the 12 went outside the Jewish land to preach to all nations, please do.

If you're limiting yourself to scripture, then you don't exist. There's the Thomist Church in India. And if you're really going to limit yourself to Scripture, then that particular verse in Galatians is only talking about James, Peter, and John. It doesn't mention the other members of The Eleven, so you're unwarranted in saying that none of the other disciples went outside Israel to preach to other nations. The existence of churches Paul did not start shows that someone was obeying the great commission. And you're also making an error to assume that what was the status quo at the time of the writing of Galatians remained the status quo.

[smvoice]

So are you saying that the other 9 disciples were not under the authority of Peter? And what churches before Acts 28, and the setting aside of Israel were not “to the Jew first”? Even Paul went to the Jews first, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, that Christ was indeed Messiah. And he continued to do so until Israel was blinded and set aside. So just what was the great commission that Christ gave to the twelve, beginning at Jerusalem, offered on the day of Pentecost, preached to Israel first before being preached to all nations, that Peter released the 12 from, when he perceived the grace that was given to Paul? Was it the same commission that Paul preached?

[MarkBsnr]

If you're limiting yourself to scripture, then you don't exist. There's the Thomist Church in India. And if you're really going to limit yourself to Scripture, then that particular verse in Galatians is only talking about James, Peter, and John. It doesn't mention the other members of The Eleven, so you're unwarranted in saying that none of the other disciples went outside Israel to preach to other nations. The existence of churches Paul did not start shows that someone was obeying the great commission. And you're also making an error to assume that what was the status quo at the time of the writing of Galatians remained the status quo.

I don't know if I've ever heard it put quite this well.