Tante, have you stopped to consider whether Paul's letters are actually scipture?
I'm sure no one's going to agree with me here, but I'll say it anyway. Paul's writings to me don't have any more authority than something that I've written. The same people that brought us Easter, Christmas and priestly molestation are the one's who proclaimed Paul's writings the word of God. I don't care what they think, they can't even get His name right. When his letters are taken out of the 'bible' and read as what they are, he just becomes a first century itinerant evangalist. His letters become half a conversation between two people that an entire doctrine has been based on. He's like me (and we both have the same name lol), he gets some things right and he gets some things wrong. Most of the time in church we study his writings way more often than we actually study God's word.
Do I think Yah is 'happy' with Paul? No way.
This link shows instances where Pauls teaching is in conflict with Yahshua's.
Paul vs Messiah - God Damn Religion - Yada Yahweh Forum
Yep, I've listened to lots of folks who question Paul. Many Messianics just throw Paul out coz they don't believe that he lines up with torah. I don't agree. You'd have to admit, that most of the controversy between Christianity and Messianism is due to the writings of Paul, no? So, if we're going to stand on the writings of James, Peter, and the other apostles, let's see what they had to say about Paul and see if in their eyes Paul had any standing ....
From Luke in Acts ....
Acts 9:15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he (Paul) is a chosen vessel unto Me, to bear My name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for My name's sake.
20 And straightway he preached Messiah in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God.
21 But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?
22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Messiah.
26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Yeshua.
28 And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.
29 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Yeshua, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.
30 Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
Acts 15:12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Yeshua Messiah.
Acts 21:18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
19 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the torah:
21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
22 What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
23 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;
24 Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and
all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
Acts 23:9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of Me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
Acts 24:10 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
11 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the torah and in the prophets:
15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men.
17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
18 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
19 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.
20 Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,
21 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.
And the rest of the testimony of Luke regarding Paul is the same in Acts.
2 Peter 3:15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
I think the testimonies of the apostles from the NT without Paul himself is sufficient enough for me to rest on the fact that Paul was keeping torah and was in alignment with the rest of scripture. Yes, the Bible may have been put together by men who were not of the torah but is it not God who guides the hearts of man when He wants it? Yeshua prophesied that the truth and the gospel would be preached throughout the world. Don't you think that God can guide men to unknowingly make it right? Why didn't they put in the talmud? Mishnah? Zoarh? The book of Yasher? Enoch? Barnabas? I'm against much of the writings of Luther, but I have no doubt that God convicted Luther about the issues that he got right in regards to the Catholic Church and gave him the ability to speak against it. I think if you went to the apostles and said to them, 'You know, your writings are going to be counted as holy scripture one day' they'd shout 'Blasphemy!' It's not just Paul but all of the apostles who would never have thought that their writings would make up what we call 'divine scripture'. But I don't find it any coincidence that God has preserved the Bible the way it is for a reason and that is what has gone around the globe.