http://wings.buffalo.edu...ry/jesus-say/ch1.2.html
The words of Saint Paul are held by most of Christianity in the highest regard.
However,no matter what role St. Paul played,when displaying respect for the teachings of Paul,it is necessary not to lose sight of the fact that he is in no way equal to Jesus,nor should his command be placed before the command of Jesus if we were to find them to differ from one another.
Christianity has been reduced to an interpretation of the words of Jesus within the context of what Paul taught rather than the other way around which is the way it should be.
We would expect Christianity to be the teachings of Jesus and that the words of Paul and everyone else would be accepted or rejected according to their conformity to these Jesus's teachings.
However,you'll notice that Jesus never in his lifetime mentioned an original sin.
He never asked anyone to worship him,neither did he ever claim to be part of a Trinity.
His words and actions are those of a loyal messenger of God who faithfully and faultlessly followed the commands of his Lord and only told his followers to do the same and to worship God alone (John 4:21,John 4:23,Matthew 4:10,Luke 4:8 ...etc.).
Not long after,Jesus departs,now Saul (St. Paul),a man who never met Jesus,a man who by his own admission persecuted the followers of Jesus by every means within his power and presided over their execution,comes along.
Suddenly one day St. Paul receives a vision from Jesus,and his whole life is turned around.
He now takes it upon himself through the authority of his visions to spread the word of Jesus to the whole world and to explain what Jesus really meant.
Paul claims that the law of God through Moses is worthless,decaying and ready to vanish away.
And faith in the crucifixion is the only requirement for a Christian to enter heaven (Romans 3:28,Hebrews 8:13...etc.).
Who do Christians listen to,Jesus or Paul? They listen to Paul.
They take the words of Paul literally and then 'interpret' the words of Jesus within the context of the words of Paul.
No one takes the words of Jesus literally and explains the words of Paul within the context of Jesus' words.
AKS