What plan of salvation did Paul proclaim to the Gentile world?
Paul proclaimed to the Gentiles a salvation based not on temple worship or keeping the Law, but on the finished work of Christ, who paid the sin debt. This free gospel of grace comes by faith plus nothing, now that Israel has been set aside.
Les explains that Paul is trumpeting this plan of salvation to the Gentile world. Even though the favored nation of Israel had the promises, they rejected them and failed, so God turned to the Gentiles without the nation of Israel. This tremendous plan of salvation is not based on temple worship and not on keeping the Law. Instead, Paul tells the world that when Christ died, He paid the sin debt. Because Israel has been set aside, salvation has come to the Gentiles as the free gospel of grace—faith plus nothing. Les also cautions that this does not mean God is through with the Jew, because He is still going to come back to the Jew.