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Originally Posted by tv1a
It was James who was the spokesman.
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Acts 15:7-11
7 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.
8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
10 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?
11 But
we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
These were PETER'S words. Peter was arguing for grace here. There was NO rampant "legalism" from Peter as you suggested. Also when Paul withstood Peter, it wasn't for his "legalism", it was for his hypocrisy-for acting one way when the Jews were not around, and then acting another way when the Jews showed up on the scene.
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