Is Paul's teaching in opposition to what Jesus taught, or is it just a difference?
Paul's teaching is not in opposition to Jesus' teachings; it is a difference. It is not under Law but under Grace, yet it serves the same God and same Christ. Paul's message is an extension of Jesus' teachings, not a contradiction.
Les explains that Jewish believers had come in by the Kingdom economy and the Kingdom Gospel, while Paul now goes in a different direction but still serves the same God and the same Christ. He notes that some theologians promote the theory that Paul was the founder of Christianity and was in complete contradiction to Jesus' teachings, but Les says that is wrong. It is not opposition; it is a difference. It is not under Law but under Grace, yet it is the same God and same Christ. Paul, as prisoner of Jesus Christ for the Gentiles in Ephesians 3:1, is not opposing Jesus' teachings; his message is an extension of them.
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Is Paul's teaching opposed to Jesus' teaching or just different?
Paul's teaching is not in opposition to Jesus' teaching but is a difference: it is not under Law, it is under Grace, while it remains the same God and the same Christ.