Yes - by the end of his life Peter came to recognize Paul's revelations and unique apostolic role, though Les Feldick stresses it was gradual and not total.
Paul did not receive his message from Peter or the Twelve; after his conversion he went to Arabia, and only after three years met Peter for fifteen days. Les Feldick says that at first Peter and the Eleven could not comprehend Paul's revelation. But by the time Peter wrote his second epistle, shortly before his martyrdom, he could acknowledge Paul's gospel as salvation, even if he still did not have full knowledge of it.
2 Peter 3:15-16 — Peter's own closing words acknowledge Paul's writings and the wisdom given to him, demonstrating his recognition of Paul's authority.
Galatians 1:16-17 — Paul's testimony that he did not receive his gospel from Peter or the Twelve establishes why Peter had to come to a gradual recognition of Paul's unique apostleship.
Galatians 1:16-17 records Paul saying that immediately after God revealed His Son in him he 'conferred not with flesh and blood' and 'Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia.' Galatians 1:18-19 adds that it was only after three years that Paul went to Jerusalem to see Peter, and he stayed with him fifteen days; he saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother. In 2 Peter 3:15-16, Peter himself refers to 'our beloved brother Paul' and writes that Paul spoke in all his epistles 'according to the wisdom given unto him.' Peter then places Paul's letters alongside 'the other scriptures.' The biblical record therefore shows Peter acknowledging Paul's writings and the wisdom behind them.
Les Feldick teaches that God deliberately kept Paul separate from the Twelve. Paul did not go to Jerusalem to be filled in by Peter after his Damascus Road conversion; instead he went into Arabia/Sinai, where God revealed the doctrines of grace to him. Les says that when Paul finally met Peter, it was only after three years and for fifteen days, and later Paul and Peter did not get along well. Les also teaches that at first Peter and the Eleven could not comprehend Paul's message, because it was way beyond anything they had ever heard. However, by the time Peter wrote shortly before his martyrdom, Paul's gospel had been on the scene for many years, and Peter could acknowledge it - though Les is careful to say Peter still did not have the full knowledge of it.
Paul wrote that immediately after his conversion he did not confer with flesh and blood and did not go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before him; instead he went into Arabia (Galatians 1:16-17). After three years he went to Jerusalem to see Peter and stayed fifteen days, and he saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother (Galatians 1:18-19). Les Feldick uses these verses to show that Paul's revelations were not derived from Peter or the Twelve.
Les Feldick says that Peter and the Eleven could not comprehend what Paul was talking about because Paul's revelation was way beyond anything they had ever heard. Paul operated by direct revelation from the risen Lord, not by instruction from the Jerusalem apostles. Les also observes that Peter had a hard time comprehending Paul's gospel at the beginning, and even at the end he still did not have full knowledge of it.
Les points to 2 Peter 3, written shortly before Peter was martyred. By then Paul's gospel had been on the scene for a good many years. Peter had enough understanding to write that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation. Les is careful to add, however, that Peter still had not really gotten the full knowledge of Paul's message.
Les teaches that 17 of the 28 chapters of Acts are given to Paul, who was not one of the original Twelve and was not converted until after Pentecost. Because we Gentiles have a relationship to Paul that we do not have to the other apostles, Les says we must separate the ministries of Peter and Paul or end up in confusion.
Paul's Independence from the Twelve
Paul did not go to Jerusalem to be filled in by Peter or the Twelve after his conversion; he immediately conferred not with flesh and blood and went to Arabia instead.
Revelation Received Apart from the Twelve
Les stresses that God separated Paul from the Twelve after saving him on the Damascus Road and revealed the doctrines of grace to him in the desert, not through the Jerusalem apostles.
Human Reason Would Have Sent Paul to Peter
Les points out that the natural thing would have been for Paul to go to Jerusalem and ask Peter to fill him in, but instead Paul emphasized that he went to Arabia.
Peter Wrote After Paul's Doctrine Had Been Long Established
Les says 1 Peter was written shortly before both Peter and Paul were martyred, when Paul's epistles and doctrine had been out there a long time, so Peter could come to his conclusion.
Paul's Brief Meeting with Peter
After three years Paul went up to Jerusalem to see Peter and stayed fifteen days; Les notes they did not hit it off well later in Galatians.
Acts' Emphasis on Paul's Unique Role
Les points out that 17 of 28 chapters of Acts are given to Paul, underscoring that Gentiles have a relationship to Paul that they do not have to the other apostles.
Peter and the Eleven Couldn't Comprehend Paul's Revelation
Les says Peter and the Eleven could not comprehend what Paul was talking about because Paul's revelation was way beyond anything they had ever heard.
Peter's Final Acknowledgment in 2 Peter 3
Les says at the end of his ministry, just before martyrdom, Peter could at least acknowledge that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation, even though he still didn't have full knowledge.
Galatians 1:16-17: To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
Paul emphasizes that his gospel was not received from the Jerusalem apostles but by revelation, setting up the question of Peter's later understanding.
Galatians 1:18-19: Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
Shows the limited contact Paul had with Peter - one fifteen-day visit after three years.
2 Peter 3:15-16: And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
Peter's own words near the end of his life acknowledge Paul's writings and God-given wisdom.
Yes, eventually. Les Feldick says Peter had a hard time comprehending Paul's gospel at the beginning, but by the time Peter wrote near his martyrdom Paul's gospel had been on the scene for many years and Peter could acknowledge that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation. Even then, Les is careful to say Peter did not have full knowledge of it.
Paul wrote that he immediately conferred not with flesh and blood and went into Arabia instead of going up to Jerusalem to the apostles (Galatians 1:16-17). Les teaches that God separated Paul from the Twelve and revealed the doctrines of grace to him in the desert.
Paul did not meet Peter until after three years, and he stayed with him for fifteen days (Galatians 1:18). Les notes that Paul saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother, and that later Paul and Peter did not get along well.
Watch the Teaching: Why Paul's Gospel Is Different From Peter's — Acts 9 & Galatians 1