Was the same God at work in Paul's Gentile ministry as in Peter's Jewish ministry?
Yes. Paul writes that the same God who wrought effectually in Peter for the apostleship of the circumcision was mighty in Paul toward the Gentiles. The gospel of the uncircumcision was committed to Paul, while the gospel of the circumcision was to Peter, yet the same God empowered both ministries.
Les explains that Peter confined his ministry to the Jew, while Paul came to Jerusalem to show the twelve the gospel he was now preaching to the Gentiles. By that time, twenty-two years after Pentecost, the prophetic program was falling through the cracks as Israel rejected it. God had raised up Paul as the apostle of the Gentiles; while Israel went down, the Gentile assembly came up. Paul notes that the twelve thought they were still in the prophetic program, not realizing it was falling away. In verse seven, Paul declares that the same God who wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision was mighty in him toward the Gentiles. The Jerusalem leaders saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed to Paul, as the gospel of the circumcision was to Peter. In verse nine, Les points out that Peter, James, and John are not shown going to Gentiles.
(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
How did God work in Peter and Paul differently?
Scripture shows God wrought effectually in Peter for apostleship of the circumcision, the Jews, while the same God was mighty in Paul toward the Gentiles. The gospel of the circumcision was committed to Peter, and the gospel of the uncircumcision to Paul.
How did Paul describe God's power in his Gentile ministry compared with Peter's Jewish ministry?
Paul described the same divine power at work in both ministries: the God who worked effectually in Peter for the apostleship to the Jews was mighty in Paul toward the Gentiles. The Jerusalem leaders saw this and recognized the grace given to Paul, giving him and Barnabas fellowship for the Gentile mission.
Who is the 'same' that worked in Peter and Paul?
The 'same' is the same Christ, the same God, the same Lord Jesus. He is the one who wrought effectually in Peter through the apostleship to the Jews and was mighty in Paul toward the Gentiles. This same Lord commissioned the Twelve to Israel and later empowered Paul’s Gentile ministry.