In explaining this, Paul wrote to first - century anointed Christians: “All things are from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of the reconciliation, namely, that God was by means of Christ reconciling a world to himself, not counting their offenses against them, and he entrusted to us the message of the reconciliation.
Paulus kirjutas selle kohta võitutele esimesel sajandil: „See kõik on Jumalalt, kes lepitas meid endaga Kristuse kaudu ja andis meile lepitusteenistuse.