[John 1:17 KJV] "For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ."........This was not the grace of God Paul preached, but it was that grace wherein Israel was saved from the sins they committed under the first testament. Jesus saved them from the sins committed under the law.........[Hebrews 9:15 KJV] "And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance."
[Matthew 1:21 KJV] "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."..........Peter was preaching the grace that God bestowed on the Gentiles by faith. Likewise grace was given believing Israel as well; Israel was saved apart from keeping the law, which they acknowledged they couldn't keep. They were both saved by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ........[Acts 15:7 KJV] "And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men [and] brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe."
[Acts 15:8 KJV] "And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as [he did] unto us;"
[Acts 15:9 KJV] "And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith."
[Acts 15:10 KJV] "Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?"
[Acts 15:11 KJV] "But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.".........Peter is saying that God, by his grace, saved them from their inability to keep the law for righteousness and justification unto eternal life.
[Matthew 1:21 KJV] "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."..........Peter was preaching the grace that God bestowed on the Gentiles by faith. Likewise grace was given believing Israel as well; Israel was saved apart from keeping the law, which they acknowledged they couldn't keep. They were both saved by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ........[Acts 15:7 KJV] "And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men [and] brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe."
[Acts 15:8 KJV] "And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as [he did] unto us;"
[Acts 15:9 KJV] "And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith."
[Acts 15:10 KJV] "Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?"
[Acts 15:11 KJV] "But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.".........Peter is saying that God, by his grace, saved them from their inability to keep the law for righteousness and justification unto eternal life.
