What is the core of Paul's writings?
The core of Paul’s writings is the work of the cross: Christ died for our sins, shed His blood, was buried, and rose from the dead. That message is central to everything Paul wrote, and it underlies his defense of apostleship and his contrast between law and grace.
Les explains that Paul’s epistles contain so much that is intrinsic to daily needs and salvation that he could spend years teaching them. The core of everything Paul writes is the work of the cross: Christ died for our sins, shed His blood, was buried, and rose from the dead. Paul constantly brings in the fact that Christ died and rose again, as seen in Galatians 1. Les also notes that the Galatian believers were being pressured back under the law and legalism, so Paul wrote to awaken them and remind them they are not under law but under grace.