In the existing New Testament manuscripts, what order are Paul's epistles always found in?
In the existing New Testament manuscripts, Paul's epistles are always found in the same identical order, from Romans through Hebrews. While the Gospels and the little epistles at the end appear in various orders, Paul's letters never vary. This consistency indicates the Holy Spirit hovered over that part of the New Testament so no one could fool with it.
Les explains that when they began the study of Paul's epistles, way back in Romans, he pointed out that in all the existing manuscripts of the New Testament, some have the Gospels in various order, and some have the little epistles at the end in various order. But always, every time, Paul's epistles are in the same identical order. To him, that tells him the Holy Spirit hovered over that part of our New Testament so that no one has been able to fool with it. It is exactly where it belongs, from Romans through Hebrews. He also notes God called Paul as the Apostle of the Gentiles and inspired him to write the biggest part of our New Testament, which is why he spends so much time on Paul's epistles, the very meat of our faith and practice.