1. Though Paul was desirous of bearing testimony among his own people and in Jerusalem itself, he was especially prepared and commissioned to go to Gentile peoples (Acts 26:15–18). The New Testament makes it abundantly clear that, though both our Jerusalems and the uttermost parts are included in the Great Commission, the call to some to bear the gospel to and build the church on the spiritual frontiers is a major part of the divine plan. Paul’s strategy and ministry cannot be understood at all apart