Who did God designate to take salvation to the Gentiles?
God designated the Apostle Paul to take salvation to the Gentiles. The context states that Paul is that man, and because God designated it, no apology is needed. Paul defends his apostleship throughout his letters, even though others accused him of heresy or being an imposter because he had not walked with Jesus those three years.
Les explains that Paul writes to the world today just as surely as he wrote to the Corinthians in his day. Paul tells believers to follow him as he follows the resurrected, ascended Lord, but he is not setting himself up as the Savior or as God. Les stresses that the Apostle Paul is the man God designated to take salvation to the Gentiles, and since God designated it, no apology is needed. This is why Paul defends his apostleship in all his letters, because people accused him of heresy and being an imposter since he did not walk with the Lord Jesus those three years like Peter, James, and John. Paul still insists that he is an Apostle and the one who received all these revelations.