“By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:”
Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith. Paul's apostolic commission is inseparable from grace (charis)—unmerited divine favor that sends him to the nations. The obedience that comes from faith (hupakoe pisteōs) is not servile compliance but willing submission arising from trust. The gospel's power extends to all nations, overturning Israel's exclusive privilege and establishing a new inclusive people of God.
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