Charles Ellicott Commentary Acts 15:11

"But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they." — Acts 15:11 (ASV)

We believe that through the grace...—This comes, in what we may well regard as a summary of St. Peter’s speech, as the closing argument.

The Pharisee might regard the Law as binding; however, even if he believed in Christ, he was compelled to confess that his hope of salvation was found in the work of Christ as the Saviour. If this was so, then, regarding that hope, Jew and Gentile were on the same level, and the judgment that people could not be saved without the Law was merely the inconsistency of an intolerant dogmatism, insisting on imposing what was acknowledged to be profitless.

It may be noted that this is the last appearance of St. Peter in Acts, which from this point onward focuses exclusively on the work of St. Paul. For the subsequent history of the former, see Introduction to the Epistles of St. Peter.