Who does Les say was the greatest human being who ever lived besides Christ?
Paul is identified as the greatest human being who ever lived, other than Christ Himself. He is described as even overshadowing Moses, great as Moses was. This assessment introduces a study of Paul's letters, and specifically the Book of Romans, where Paul's role in Scripture is emphasized.
In introducing Paul's letters, particularly the Book of Romans, Les teaches that Paul was the greatest human being that ever lived, other than Christ Himself. He adds that Paul probably even overshadows Moses, as great as Moses was. Les explains that as he prepared his thoughts to introduce Romans, he was reminded of what Jesus said during His earthly ministry in Matthew chapter 11. He notes that this verse was long an enigma to him until he suddenly realized what Jesus was referring to, which then made complete sense. He compares understanding the Scriptures to his own experience with mathematics, saying he was not a mathematical genius and had to work hard at algebra and advanced courses.