The Kingdom of God is not a democracy, it is a monarchy. What the monarch says is right and wrong is right and wrong, regardless of consensus.
Clearly that is Peter's view, not Jesus. There is no absolute morality for those who follow Jesus. It is all a matter of personal individual and collective choice:
Romans: 14 King James Version (KJV)
14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Acts: 13 King James Version (KJV)
39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Romans: 8 King James Version (KJV)
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Galatians: 5 KJV N.T.
4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Romans:3 King James Version (KJV)
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
2 Corinthians: 3 King James Version (KJV)
17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
Jesus threw out the best moral law, the ten commandments. There is no other moral law that is left or enforceable on Christians (N.T. people) other than the laws of one's land and international law . . . and so be it.
Of course, Jesus did not do away with the ten commandments for O.T. people. He did away with it only for Christians (N.T. people). O.T. people must uphold all the laws perfectly or they go to hell.
James: 2 KJV N.T.
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
Romans: 3 KJV N.T.
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith only to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Only O.T. people are under the law.
N.T./Christian people are not under the law. They are under righteousness of God that is without the law:
Romans:3 King James Version (KJV)
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
People who promote that the law is still intact for Christians are unawares, false spying brethren. They are committing a very serious crime against Jesus:
Galatians: 2 KJV N.T.
4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage
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