This method of presenting the gospel characterized the labors of the apostle throughout his ministry among the Gentiles. Always he kept before them the cross of Calvary. "We preach not ourselves," he declared in the later years of his experience, "but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give 209 the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." 2 Corinthians 4:5, 6.

Denne måde at fremstille evangeliet på var karakteristisk for apostlens arbejde under hans virksomhed blandt hedningerne. Altid var det Golgatas kors, han viste hen til. "Thi det er ikke os selv, vi prædiker," sagde han, da han var blevet ældre, "men Kristus Jesus som Herre, os selv derimod som jeres tjenere for Jesu skyld. Thi Gud, som sagde: "Af mørke skal lys skinne frem," blev selv et skinnende lys i vore hjerter, for at kundskaben om Guds herlighed på Kristi åsyn må lyse klart." 2Kor.4,5-6.