PETER PREACHED THE NAME OF JESUS FOR SALVATION

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Acts 4:2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

Peter and John were preaching Jesus and faith in him unto eternal life (John 3:16). They were preaching his resurrection, and how that would ensure the resurrection of believers, and the coming Davidic kingdom on earth promised to the nation of Israel (Luke 12:32). There is, however, no mention here of the cross of Christ Jesus; no mention of Jesus's sacrificial death, no mention of Jesus being delivered for our offences and raised for our justification. They were preaching the gospel of the circumcision (Galatians 2:7) which was the gospel of the kingdom plus John's water baptism for the remission of sins and receiving the Holy Ghost and the resurrection of Christ.

Acts 4:10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

Peter is preaching the gospel of the Circumcision and the assurance of the coming Kingdom through Christ's resurrection. He is still preaching faith in the name of Jesus, that Jesus is the Son of God and the Christ. Israel had to believe on Jesus to have eternal life; it was then required that they confess him (Matthew 10:32 Romans 10:9), be baptized (Mark 16:16), and keep the statutes to enter the coming earthly Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 5:20 Matthew 5:18 Ezekiel 36:27).

Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Naming Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God was required for Jews to have eternal life. Salvation was by the name of Jesus at that time.

[John 20:31 KJV] 31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

Before the cross Israel was to believe on his name.

Although Acts 4:12 is to the Jews, it is also for us. We can also acknowledge that it is only by Jesus Christ that we have eternal life. It is through faith in Christ Jesus alone and his complete provision for our forgiveness, justification, and righteousness unto eternal life.
 
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Naming Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God was required for Jews to have eternal life. Salvation was by the name of Jesus at that time.

The Bible is a prophetic book that reveals for us the foreknowledge of God.
This means we see progressive revelation.....being revealed through the pages of the bible, from Gen. to Rev.
Right now the NT shows us that there is up and coming...........the Trib/Grt Trib.... 2nd Advent.....>Millennial Reign, and more.

This is God's ability to "know before it happens, what is going to happen next".....This is FORE-Knowledge.. .or Knowledge BE-FORE it ALL happens..,... next.

In the Same way, God know BE-FORE you were born, who is going to trust in Christ and who will refuse.
For those who refuse, they are known as "vessels fitted for destruction"..

This means that there is a pre-determined outcome, that is the eternity for Christ Rejectors, just as there is a pre-determined outcome for all who have chosen to Believe In Christ and are born again.

God knows who that is going to be .. .BEFORE you are born.......but that is not God choosing it for you..... that is God Fore-knowing what you will choose.

So, God foreknew that Peter didnt know very much, in Acts 2, and later in Acts 15, Paul's Gospel was revealed to Peter.

This same Gospel is what we are to share, teach, and preach, today.

This is the "Preaching of the Cross". .that is "the Gospel of the GRACE of GOD"..

Any other Gospel is.......Galatians 1:8
 

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So, God foreknew that Peter didnt know very much, in Acts 2, and later in Acts 15, Paul's Gospel was revealed to Peter.
Peter knew what Jesus taught him

[Gal 1:18 KJV] 18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.

It is not written what was discussed

[Gal 2:7 KJV] 7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of the circumcision [was] unto Peter;

There is nothing to indicate they changed their gospel messages, it was only determines to whom they would preach their gospel
 

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It was the forgiveness of sins and the kingdom of God.Jesus had not sacrificed himself yet to bring salvation.He recognized Jesus as the savior but he did not know what was coming he tries to talk Jesus out of it and brushed it off as nonsense.Wrong thing to do Jesus said "Get behind me Satan" Jesus was sure Satan would try to stop him not that he thought Peter was Satan but that Satan had got Peter to say it.No one was going to stop Jesus from doing the Fathers will.
 
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Peter knew what Jesus taught him

Jesus came to the Jews.......not the Gentiles.
Jesus is a Jew....all the Apostle are Jewish.
So, this is why Peter's Acts 2, is not Paul's Gospel.....as "Paul is the apostle to the gentiles", and the Church age is the "time of the Gentiles".


[Gal 1:18 KJV] 18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.

It is not written what was discussed

Yes it is..

They realized that the Law was abolished.......and that is related to "Justification by Faith" that is Paul's Gospel.
So, they took all the law away, and simplified it.. like this..

"""""For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.""""

[Gal 2:7 KJV] 7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of the circumcision [was] unto Peter;

Yes, that was until that meeting.

See there are not 2 Gospels in the "time of the Gentiles'..... there is only one... .exactly as there is one "Body of Christ" .. vs 45,000 Denominations, worldwide.

So, the ONE Gospel, is Pauls......and anything that isnt', is ........ Galatians 1:8
 

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This is the "Preaching of the Cross". .that is "the Gospel of the GRACE of GOD"..

Any other Gospel is.......Galatians 1:8
[Gal 1:8 KJV] 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
Peter was not preaching a gospel in opposition to Paul...he was preaching the gospel as sent by Jesus....the gospel of the kingdom

Look carefully at the verse above and see that to be accursed one would have to preach a gospel other than what Paul preached unto the Galatians and Peter and Paul separated in Galatians 2:9

[Rom 15:20 KJV] 20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

Also Paul did not preach to the saints that believed Peter's gospel
 

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No one was going to stop Jesus from doing the Fathers will.

Yes... true.

And Yet, Jesus could have not gone to The Cross, had He chosen not to go.
He CHOSE His Father's will...... He Chose to Do it.

He said "no man takes my life from me.... but i lay it down WILLINGLY">.. as that is doing His Father's will.

And when we choose to believe in Jesus, we are doing The Father's Will, as"" God's will is that we all believe in Jesus, whom God sent".
And we dont have to do it..........Just as Jesus didnt have to go to The Cross.
But because we have FREE-WILL we can CHOOSE Christ by Faith.
 

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Peter was not preaching a gospel in opposition to Paul...

No one said that Peter was preaching a false Gospel in Act's 2.
There was no Paul's Gospel at that time......so, Peter only knew about John the Baptist's water baptism........so, that was for the JEWS.. and that is why Peter told them to "repent and be water baptized for remission",.. as that is what John The Baptist told the JEWS who came to him..
 

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[Rom 15:20 KJV] 20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

An Apostle is a Missionary.... So, a Missionary is a "sent one". they go where they are sent, and do the work they are sent to do, and then they go somewhere else.
Sometimes, they work in one location for their entire ministry..

Paul was not that type....>>He would go to a new place, get converts, stay and train them.........then move on........
Later he would go back, and check on these Local churches., and work out any conflicts, solve any problems...


Also Paul did not preach to the saints that believed Peter's gospel

Paul was not even a Christian when Peter was preaching in Acts 2.

Did Paul go to Jerusalem, after He was converted.
Of course.
He also went to ROME, where Peter was located.....in that area.
 

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Yes but their gospels were different

Peter had no Gospel, in Acts 2.

He was preaching a message that said....>>"You jews killed your messiah".........and that is not a gospel.

Then He told them......."repent and be water baptized, for the remission of sin".. and that didnt save them.......as your sins have to be FORGIVEN.........not just "remission"............for you to become a Christian.

Paul's Gospel is that the Cross is about FORGIVENESS of Sin..........not "remission".

Its because Peter talked about Jesus, to those Jews.... that God revealed Him to the Jews, who believed, and that is why "3000 were added to the Church, that was started by the Cross of Christ".

Notice that they were afraid.........knowing they killed their MESSIAH......so God had opened their eyes to see it....and that is why they Trusted in Christ.
 

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You have the 12 without the holy Spirit when they are with Jesus and then the holy Spirit comes to them and they are completely different and boldly full of faith and knowledge .The Peter with Jesus did not have the Holy Spirit and was stumbling all the time like all of us when he has the Holy Spirit hes a whole new man people couldn't even look him in the eye.The 3000 were added after the Holy Spirit came to Peter like all of them including Paul.Preholy Spirit they were scared and lost.
 

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It was the forgiveness of sins and the kingdom of God.Jesus had not sacrificed himself yet to bring salvation.He recognized Jesus as the savior but he did not know what was coming he tries to talk Jesus out of it and brushed it off as nonsense.Wrong thing to do Jesus said "Get behind me Satan" Jesus was sure Satan would try to stop him not that he thought Peter was Satan but that Satan had got Peter to say it.No one was going to stop Jesus from doing the Fathers will.
[Luk 9:45 KJV] 45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

None of the a[ostles understood the significance of his death and resurrection
 

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.The Peter with Jesus did not have the Holy Spirit and was stumbling all the time

Peter stumbled long after Jesus was back in Heaven.
In fact, Peter was causing some new converts to have a faith Crisis.......until Paul showed up and gave Peter a hard chastisement.

Essentially Paul said...>>"Peter was confusing new converts, so i had to get in his FACE and make Him stop".

I can show you the verse, but its better if you get your NT out, and do some real studying.......Readers.

Here is a head start..
Read Galatians Chapter 2.
 

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No one said that Peter was preaching a false Gospel in Act's 2.
There was no Paul's Gospel at that time......so, Peter only knew about John the Baptist's water baptism........so, that was for the JEWS.. and that is why Peter told them to "repent and be water baptized for remission",.. as that is what John The Baptist told the JEWS who came to him..
Peter did have a ministry overlapping Paul,,,,was not talking about Acts 2
 

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Peter had no Gospel, in Acts 2.

He was preaching a message that said....>>"You jews killed your messiah".........and that is not a gospel.

Then He told them......."repent and be water baptized, for the remission of sin".. and that didnt save them.......as your sins have to be FORGIVEN.........not just "remission"............for you to become a Christian.

Paul's Gospel is that the Cross is about FORGIVENESS of Sin..........not "remission".

Its because Peter talked about Jesus, to those Jews.... that God revealed Him to the Jews, who believed, and that is why "3000 were added to the Church, that was started by the Cross of Christ".

Notice that they were afraid.........knowing they killed their MESSIAH......so God had opened their eyes to see it....and that is why they Trusted in Christ.
Again I dont understand keeping talking about Acts 2
 

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Again I dont understand keeping talking about Acts 2

There are false denominations, worldwide, that teach that the Body of Christ is built on Peter, most of All, and on Water baptism, specifically.

So, both of those are found in : Acts 2:38, and taught for over 1500 yrs, as a false Gospel.
 

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Paul is the only ONLY........"Apostle TO The Gentiles"....that is found in the NT.

Peter was not this one.
Peter was sent to the Jews but in Acts they overlapped