The hearts of Paul and his associate workers were drawn out in behalf of those who were "without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world." Through the untiring ministrations of the apostles to the Gentiles, the "strangers and foreigners," who "sometimes were far off," learned that they had been "made nigh by the blood of Christ," and that through faith in His atoning sacrifice they might become "fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God." Ephesians 2:12, 13, 19.

Paulus og hans medarbejderes hjerter droges mod at hjælpe dem, der "var uden forbindelse med Kristus, udelukkede fra borgerret i Israel og fremmede for forjættelsens pagter, uden håb og uden Gud i verden." Ved apostlenes utrættelige tjeneste for hedningerne lærte disse "fremmede og udlændinge " der "engang var langt borte," at de var "kommet nær på grund af Kristi blod," og at de ved at tro på hans forsonende offer kunne blive "de helliges medborgere og Guds husfæller." Ef. 2,12-13. og 19.