Why does Les say we should not make too much of the Apostle Paul?
The claim is not actually made; the charge is rejected. Paul cannot be overemphasized because God designated him to take salvation to the Gentiles. Since God appointed Paul, no apology is needed. Paul defends his apostleship because he did not walk with Jesus for three years as Peter, James, and John did.
Les explains that when he stresses the Apostle Paul, some people accuse him of making too much of Paul. He answers that he does not see how he can, because Paul is the man God designated to take salvation to the Gentiles; if God designated it, no apology is needed. Paul is not setting himself up as Savior or as God, but says that as he follows the resurrected, ascended Lord, others should follow him. Les also notes Paul defended his apostleship in all his letters, since even his contemporaries accused him of heresy and being an imposter because he did not walk with Jesus those three years like Peter, James, and John. The same call appears in 1 Corinthians 4, Philippians 3, and 1 Corinthians 11.
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Why do some accuse Les of making too much of Paul?
Les endangers himself to those who say, 'You make too much of the Apostle Paul.'