Where does Paul claim to be the apostle of the Gentiles?
Paul claims to be the apostle of the Gentiles in Romans 11:13. The transcript identifies this as the foundation he lays for Jew and Gentile alike, primarily for the Gentile, since the Jew rejects it. He writes to the Gentile church that the foundation is Jesus Christ.
Les explains that Paul claims in Romans 11:13 to be the apostle of the Gentiles. This foundation is laid for the benefit not just of Israel, but of Jew and Gentile alike, though it ends up primarily for the Gentile because the Jew rejects it. To this Gentile church, Paul writes that he has laid the foundation, and that foundation is Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth.
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.