Why did Peter have so much problem with Paul's writings?
Paul's epistles contain some things hard to be understood. Peter himself wrote near the end of his life, just before martyrdom, that these things were hard to understand; early on, the difficulty would have been even greater. This explains the struggle.
Les explains that Peter had a problem with Paul's writings because Paul's epistles contain some things hard to be understood. Peter himself says this near the end of his life, shortly before his martyr's death, writing “even as Paul writes in all of his epistles.” If Peter still found some things hard to understand at the end, the difficulty would have been even greater early on. The unit then moves to Romans 3:19, where the law speaks to those who are under the law. Les points out that only Israel was literally under the law; Gentiles were not expected to keep the law or maintain temple worship. Yet the law also stops every mouth and condemns the whole human race. That setting helps show why Peter wrestled with Paul's writings.
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Where did Peter say that Paul's writings were hard to understand?
The apostle Peter, near the end of his life, acknowledged that Paul's epistles contain some things that are hard to be understood.