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Col 1:23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I PAUL am made a minister;
It was his obligation given to him by God. He was obeying the Lords will, and was preaching to not only those who needed to be saved, but was continuing to profess the word to those who were already saved.
Hey, Calvinists preach the Gospel to everyone and feel obligated to do so because it's a command. The difference is, they're not expecting everyone to convert, they're preaching to find out who the elect really are.
1"I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me;
I was found by those who did not seek me.
To a nation that did not call on my name,
I said, 'Here am I, here am I.'
This verse was repeated by Paul in Romans 10:20. Paul interprets this prophecy to apply to the time he was living in(also implies that it can be applied to our time).