To the Gentiles, he preached Christ as their only hope of salvation, but did not at first have anything to say upon the law. But after their hearts were warmed with the presentation of Christ as the gift of God to our world, and what was comprehended in the work of the Redeemer in the costly sacrifice to manifest the love of God to man, in the most eloquent simplicity he showed that love for all mankind—Jew and Gentile—that they might be saved by surrendering their hearts to Him. Thus when, melted and subdued, they gave themselves to the Lord, he presented the law of God as the test of their obedience. This was the manner of his working—adapting his methods to win souls. Had he been abrupt and unskillful in handling the Word, he would not have reached either Jew or Gentile.{6BC 1089.2}

Han forkyndte Kristus til hedningene, som deres eneste håb for frelse, men sagde i første omgang ikke noget om loven. Men efter at deres hjerter var blevet varme, af at fået vist Kristus, som Guds gave til vor verden, og hvad der var indbefattet i Genløserens arbejde, i det kostbare offer der viser Guds kærlighed til mennesker, på den mest velformulerede enkle måde, viste han den kærlighed for alle menneskene - jøder og hedningene - at de kunne blive frelst ved at overgive deres hjerter til Ham. Da de blødgjort og underlagt på den måde, gav de sig selv til Herre, han præsenterede Guds lov som en prøve på deres lydighed. Det var den måde han arbejdede på - indrette sine metoder til at vinde sjæle på. Var han kort for hovedet og udygtig med sin omgang af Ordet, ville han hverken have nået jøder eller hedninge.