Was Paul an angel or a man, and did he face the same temptations we do?
Paul was not an angel; he was a man. He walked, ate, talked, and fought the same temptations that you and I face. Scripture presents him as fully human and as an example for Gentile believers to follow, while Jesus, being God, is distinct.
Les explains that Paul, though walking in the flesh, was not an angel but a man. Paul walked, ate, talked, and fought the same temptations that you and I do. Les points to Philippians 3:17, where Paul tells Gentile believers in Philippi to be followers together of him and to mark those who walk as they have Paul as an example. Les clarifies this does not take anything away from the Lord Jesus, but when Jesus walked the footsteps of Galilee and across the Galilee Sea, He was God. We cannot walk in the steps of God. Paul was just as human as we are.
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: