Thus Jesus gave sanction to the authority of His organized church and placed Saul in connection with His appointed agencies on earth. Christ had now a church as His representative on earth, and to it belonged the work of directing the repentant sinner in the way of life.

Således bekræftede Jesus den indstiftede menighedsmyndighed og bragte Saulus i forbindelse med sine udvalgte hjælpere på jorden. Nu havde Kristus en menighed som sin stedfortræder på jorden, og tjenesten med at lede den angrende synder ind på livets vej tilkom den.