Paul used to draw those conclusions. We are supposed to follow Pauline doctrine, but not Pauline exegesis. The kernel of doctrine is detached from the husk of Paul’s puzzling and odd, if entertaining, rhetoric and dialectic. We are to follow Paul’s doctrine, and in the few instances where he shows us the pathway to the doctrine, we can follow his path. We are not, however, supposed to use the same path elsewhere. Paul may teach us how to read certain texts, but Paul is not supposed to teach us how