Paul taught that there would be a rapture which is a heresy because Jesus never mentioned it. And Paul taught that we are saved entirely by faith and grace which is a heresy because Jesus tells us in the Revelation that in the final judgment we are judged according to our works.
Its good that you see they did not teach the same thing.
VERY few do.
However, you have allowed your seeing this distinction to end you up in your version of other's disbelief for their failure to see this distinction - worse then their inability to solve for this seeming puzzle, though, you would throw the baby out with the water.
At the risk of setting off an enemy of The Mystery on this forum in his consistently proven incompetence at sorting these things out, I would suggest you google the following words in parenthesis and actually read the pdf...
"pdf The Two Fold Purpose of God stam"
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