Was Peter correct to limit his message to Israel in Acts 3?
Yes, Peter was correct to limit his message to Israel in Acts 3. He could not go beyond what God had revealed, for God had not yet revealed that Israel was no longer under law but under grace. Peter was in perfect accord with God by confining his remarks to Israel and accusing Israel of their actions.
Les explains that Peter was not out in left field. Peter could only go as far as God had revealed, because faith is taking God at His Word, and God must first say something before anyone can believe it. At that time God had not yet revealed that Israel was no longer under law but now under grace. So Peter was in perfect accord with the Almighty God by confining his remarks to Israel and accusing Israel of what they had done. Paul later writes differently, never pointing the finger at Jew or Gentile and saying, 'You killed the Christ,' but rather that He loved you and died for your sins. Those things were still hid in Peter's mind.