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Except for the Lord Jesus himself, no person has been more influential in the history of the church than Saul of Tarsus. Paul’s influence upon the early church’s most cherished convictions is so clear and powerful that some scholars have dared to describe him as the founder of Christianity. Paul had a greater impact on the formation of the Christian church than any other apostle. He wrote...

Paul also wrote to defend the gospel of grace against Jewish legalism that insisted Gentile believers needed to be circumcised, keep the rituals and celebrations of the Jewish calendar, and observe Jewish dietary laws. Paul insisted that these Old Testament observances were dim shadows intended to picture the coming Messiah. Now that the Messiah has come, the church should focus on him. Paul insisted that Jesus had provided full salvation, and nothing could be added to what Jesus had accomplished.