What did Peter admonish everyone to do in Acts 3:26?
In Acts 3:26, Peter admonished everyone to turn, to confess their sins, and to believe. This universal call emphasized repentance and faith for all who heard, directing them to turn from sin and believe the message. The admonition was extended to everyone without exception.
Les explains that in Acts 3:26, Peter admonishes everyone—emphasized by repetition—to turn, confess their sins, and believe. This call to repentance and faith follows the context of Jews returning to Israel in preparation for their Messiah. Les then moves into chapter 4, where Peter and the twelve preach that Jesus, whom they crucified, had been raised from the dead. This angered the Sadducees, who denied resurrection and life hereafter, believing only in passing to the next generation. Thus Peter's admonition to turn and believe stands in contrast to their disbelief.
Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.