Why are the Pauline epistles especially relevant for believers today?
The Pauline epistles are especially relevant because God has particularly brooded over them, as they are the ones appropriate for believers today. They are consistently preserved in every available New Testament copy and in the same order, showing the Holy Spirit's control over the canon.
Les explains that although other New Testament books—even the Gospels and the little epistles of Peter and John—may appear in different orders in ancient copies, every one of Paul's epistles is always found in every available copy of the New Testament and always in the same order. That consistency shows the Holy Spirit was in total control when the men who met around A.D. 350 put the canon of Scripture together and formulated our New Testament. Therefore, God particularly brooded over these Pauline epistles because they are the ones appropriate for us today.