Who did God commission as the apostle to the Gentiles?
God commissioned Paul as the apostle to the Gentiles. Scripture records Paul declaring, “I am the apostle of the Gentiles,” and identifies him alone as the one through whom the letters to the Church were written, addressing believers by grace through faith alone.
Les explains that God saw fit to save this man out of Judaism and commissioned him to be the apostle of the Gentiles. Paul states plainly, “I am the apostle of the Gentiles” (Romans 11:13). Les notes that very few people see that verse, but it is Scripture. Although other apostles followed Paul—such as Barnabas and Silas—so far as the writing of this Book is concerned, there is only one apostle of the Gentiles, and that is Paul. His letters alone are written to the Church, addressing the believer of grace by faith alone. Paul begins this epistle written to Gentiles at the center of the Roman Empire, calling himself a bond slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the Gospel of God.
For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
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Who was the apostle to the Gentiles?
Paul was not the apostle to Israel as Peter was, but rather Paul's apostleship was to the Gentiles.