What was Paul's purpose in ministering to the Gentiles?
Paul’s purpose was to bring pagan Gentiles out of their sin, out of their spiritual darkness, and into the knowledge of the gospel. He served as a bondslave and prisoner of Christ specifically for the Gentiles, as Ephesians 3:1 declares.
Les teaches that Paul’s sole aim was to bring pagan Gentiles out of sin and spiritual darkness and into the knowledge of the gospel. Paul called himself a bondslave of Christ and a literal prisoner of Christ for this distinct purpose, specifically for you Gentiles (Ephesians 3:1). Les also notes that Paul had been a religious zealot who thought he was serving the God of Abraham by stamping out anything referring to Jesus of Nazareth, until God stopped him on the road to Damascus. In Damascus, while Saul was blind, the Lord told Ananias to go to him, revealing that Saul was being made ready for something special.