peace to live by

The Two Primary Heads, Part 1 (TMF:2491)

Monday, November 25, 2024
Peace to Live By: The Two Primary Heads, Part 1- Daniel Litton
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       We know that God basically chose two men to be the primary heads of the work he sought to accomplish: the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul. Now, Peter was with Jesus during his earthly ministry, all the way from the beginning and all the way through the end. He was there for the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit breathed tongues of fire on him and the other Apostles. He is the Apostle that is called to bring the Gospel to the Jewish people, God’s original chosen people from the Old Testament times. Paul here, he was not with Jesus during his time here on earth. As a matter of fact, Paul would refer to himself as “one untimely born” (see 1 Corinthians 15:8, ESV). That is, he came after the original eleven and then twelve Apostles, or disciples of Jesus. The will of God for Paul then was to be the apostle to the Gentiles. This is interesting when we come to read his writings because we find that he had a great heart for the Jewish people. They were his brothers and sisters in the faith, as he specifically talks about in Romans chapters 9 through 11.