Do we make too much of Paul by elevating him above the Lord Jesus and exhorting believers to follow Paul as he followed Christ (I Cor. 11:1)? We are not making too much of Paul, and we can prove it! Do you remember when the Lord said,
βThe scribes and the Pharisees sit in Mosesβ seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and doβ¦β (Matt. 23:2,3)?
Was the Lord making too much of the scribes and Pharisees when He told His followers to observe their words? Hardly! Was He elevating them above Himself? Of course not! He was simply pointing out that these spiritual leaders should be followed because they taught the Law of Moses, and the Law was Godβs program for that day. Today Godβs program is the program of grace, and it is not making too much of Paul to point out that he is the apostle to whom the dispensation of grace was committed (Eph. 3:1-5). source
