Why did Peter and John return to Jerusalem instead of going on to the Gentiles?
Peter and John returned to Jerusalem because they had no ministry to Gentiles until Israel had the King. They were not remiss or derelict of duty; their return fit the requirement that Israel first receive her King before Gentile ministry could proceed.
Les explains that after Peter and John had testified and preached the Word of the Lord in Samaria, they returned to Jerusalem. You might think their appetite had been whetted and they should have kept going to the Gentiles, but they did not. Les says they were not remiss or derelict of duty, because they knew they had no ministry to Gentiles until Israel had the King. So they went back to Jerusalem, and there was no indication that they ever went to a Gentile.
And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
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Were Peter and John derelict of duty for not continuing on to the Gentiles?
Peter and John were not being remiss or derelict of duty by returning to Jerusalem instead of continuing on, because they had no ministry to Gentiles until Israel had the King.