What did Paul reveal about the place of the Gentiles in his ministry?
Paul revealed that Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ. This inclusion is not by the law or by works but by the Gospel. That Gospel is the one Paul knew: Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead.
Les explains that in verse six Paul’s ministry is such that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ. This standing is not by the law, not by works, but by the Gospel. Les notes Paul knows only one Gospel—Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead. He also contrasts this with Israel’s rejected kingdom and the crucified King now in Heaven, noting Paul never alludes to Christ as King of the Church, because members of the Body are joint heirs with Him, part and parcel of Him, with He as the Head and they as the Body.