and there were two...

There were two anointed spiritual leaders appointed by the Christ to guide and direct His Body, the Church and they were sent to the Jews and to the Gentiles.

Peter to the papacy and the Roman Catholic Church.

Paul to the Protestants.

Both were preaching that faith alone pleases the Father but that faith is proved outwardly by our good works.

God wanted that no one perish but that all of His creation had an equal choice for eternal life with Him through the salvation He gives in Jesus the Christ.

Mark 1:17 (NKJV)

¹⁷ Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”

The Ministries of Peter and Paul Compared and Contrasted
	Peter	Paul
Formerly known as:	Simon	Saul
First encounter with Christ	Introduced by Andrew at Bethany (John 1:41)	A supernatural vision on the road to Damascus (9:1–6)
Occupation	Fisherman (Luke 5:1–11)	Tentmaker (18:3)
Formal religious training	A disciple of Christ (4:13; Mark 1:16, 17)	A disciple of Gamaliel (22:3); a Pharisee (23:5, 6; Phil. 3:5)
Role	Missionary to the Jews	Missionary to the Gentiles
Strength	Bold preacher and spokesman; leader of the early church	Intelligent defender of the faith and tireless church planter
Ministry experiences	Usually paired with John	Paired with Barnabas (13:1–15:39), then Silas (15:40–17:14), then a number of others
	Preached the great sermon at Pentecost when three thousand believed	Preached everywhere he went, including the famous address on Mars’ Hill (17:16–33)
	Healed others (3:1–10; 5:15)	Healed others (14:8–10; 19:12)
	Raised Dorcas from the dead (9:36–42)	Raised Eutychus from the dead (20:7–12)
	Jailed frequently (4:3; 5:18; 12:3)	Jailed frequently (16:23, 24; 21:27–36)
	Gave impassioned sermons to religious authorities (4:5–12; 5:29–32)	Spoke boldly to religious rulers and leaders (22:30–23:6; 26:1–29)
	Experienced a vision in which he was commanded to take the gospel to Cornelius (ch. 10)	Experienced a vision in which he was commanded to take the gospel to Europe (16:6–10)
Writings	1 and 2 Peter	Romans; 1 and 2 Corinthians; Galatians; Ephesians; Philippians; Colossians; 1 and 2 Thessalonians; 1 and 2 Timothy; Titus; Philemon
Death	Church tradition says he was crucified upside down.	Church tradition says he was beheaded