divine authority and sanction. If it is “by the will of God” that Paul speaks in this letter, then it is “the will of God” that we heed and embrace all he says in it. In sum, Paul didn’t aspire to or ask or apply for the job (after all, until captured by the grace of God on the road to Damascus he was evidently content with and proud of his status as a revered Pharisee; see Phil. 3:4–6). His ministry as an apostle did not come by human nomination nor did he look for human confirmation. It was by