How is Paul's message related to the teachings of Jesus?
Paul's message is not in opposition to Jesus' teachings but an extension of them. The difference is that it operates under Grace rather than Law, while serving the same God and same Christ. Paul, as prisoner of Jesus Christ for Gentiles, continues the same divine purpose.
Les explains that Paul's message is not in opposition to Jesus' teachings but is an extension of them. The context describes Jewish believers entering by the Kingdom economy and Kingdom Gospel, while Paul goes in a different direction yet serves the same God and same Christ. Some theologians promote the theory that Paul founded a Christianity totally opposed to what Jesus taught, but Les says it is a difference, not opposition: not under Law but under Grace. In Ephesians 3:1, Paul calls himself the prisoner of Jesus Christ for the Gentiles.