Who was the Apostle Paul writing to directly in his epistles compared to the rest of Scripture?
The Apostle Paul writes directly to the church age believer, while all the rest of Scripture is written primarily to the Jew. Although believers may profit from and apply those portions, what was written to the Jew under the Law does not directly apply to the church age believer.
Les explains that the Apostle Paul's epistles are addressed directly to the church age believer, while the rest of Scripture is written primarily to the Jew. Though we can take profit and make applications from those Jewish portions, what was written to the Jew under the Law does not directly apply to us; therefore we must learn to discern these things. He also warns that removing Romans through Hebrews guts the New Testament, and he emphasizes that Paul did not originate his message—everything he had, did, and wrote came from God and Christ in glory.