PAUL'S TEACHINGS
Concerning the Law:
But now we are discharged from the law, dead to that which hld us captive, so that we are slaves not under the old written code but in the new lifw of the spirit. (Roman 7:6)
For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation. (Romans 4:15)
You who want to be justified by the law have cut yourself off from the Christ; you have fallen away from grace. (Galatians 5:4)
These statements imply that while the Law was binding on Jesus(pbuh), it was not binding on Paul and his followers! Remeber what Jesus (pbuh) said, almost as if he had anticipated Paul's position of influence:
For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. (matthew :18-19)
Concerning the Law:
Paul presented a very simplistic formula to attain salvation, in sharp contrast to the teachings of Jesus (pbuh):
That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from dead, you will be saved. (Roman 10:9)
These two versions of the person of christ and his message ('Gospel') lead us to ask whether Paul could have better comprehended the meaning of the Gospel tha Jesu (pbuh) himself did?!!