 | Michael E. Evans - Ethnology - 1991 - 286 pages
...Gentiles! Peter, perhaps, brought forth the most powerful and pertinent insight concerning the issue. "..Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while...hear the word of the gospel, and believe. And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; And... | |
 | Charles Burlingame Waite - Church history - 1992 - 580 pages
...does Paul preach at once to the Jews, but Peter becomes an apostle to the Gentiles. He is made to say, "Ye know how that a good while ago, God made choice...my mouth, should hear the word of the gospel, and believe."—[Acts, 15. 7. between himself as the apostle of the Gentiles—of the uncircumcision, and... | |
 | John F. O'Grady - Religion - 1992 - 196 pages
...them: "Brethren you know that in the early days God made choice among you that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. And God who knows the heart bore witness to them giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us; and he made... | |
 | Francis A. Schaeffer - Religion - 1994 - 184 pages
...discussion, but not what we would call disputing. Verse 7 reads, "And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren,...how that a good while ago God made choice among us. . . ." What follows is Peter's testimony in the situation. Afterwards, "all the multitude kept silence,... | |
 | David Daniell - Religion - 1995 - 488 pages
...Peter rose up and said unto them: Ye B men and brethren, ye know how that a good whtle ago, God chose among us that the gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe. And God which knoweth the heart, bare them witness, and gave unto them the holy ghost, even as he did unto... | |
 | John Calvin - Religion - 1995 - 340 pages
...consider of this matter. And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know how that a good while ago, God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word 30 of the gospel, and believe. And God, which... | |
 | Ruth Paxson - Religion - 514 pages
...neither by man, hut by Jesus Christ, and Cod the Father, who raised him from the dead ) ." Acts 15:7, "Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren,...should hear the word of the gospel, and believe." The workers were called of God. It is considered somewhat out of date today to speak of a divine call.... | |
 | Mal Couch - Religion - 1999 - 340 pages
...Law of Moses" (v. 5). A great debate followed, but Peter stood up and said: By my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; and... | |
 | Herbert Cutner - Body, Mind & Spirit - 2000 - 312 pages
...Peter's mission to convert the Jews (Gal. ii, 7); while Peter himself claimed that that was not true, "that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe" (Acts xv, 7). Both Paul and Peter claim that Jesus was a "man" ( 1 Tim. ii, 5, and Acts ii, 22), while... | |
 | John Phillips - Religion - 2001 - 538 pages
...ISSUE. HIS EMPHASIS: THE LORD'S WILL (15:7-11) (1) HOW GOD ENLISTED HIM FOR A VERY GREAT TASK (15:7) And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose...mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. The first to speak was Peter. No one in Jerusalem could speak with more authority. He was acknowledged... | |
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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. 
