The apostle Peter was fully convinced of that fact. He told a Roman officer and his household: “For a certainty I perceive that God is not partial, but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him. ”
प्रेषित पौलाने पहिल्या शतकातील ख्रिश्‍चनांना असे लिहिले: “आमची अशी इच्छा आहे की, तुम्हापैकी प्रत्येकाने आशेविषयीची पूर्ण खातरी करून घेण्याच्या हेतूने तशीच आस्था शेवटपर्यंत व्यक्‍त करावी. ”