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Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by
whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every
man?
Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are
yours; (1Corinthians 3:5,21)

Dispensationalism does not exalt the person of Paul but
does recognize that Paul was entrusted with a special office
by the Lord Jesus Christ.

For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the
apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: (Romans
11:13)

We should not glory in any man, but we should recognize
and respect the divine revelation that comes through a man.
Paul is important not because of any intrinsic merit in Paul
but because the Lord Jesus Christ chose to entrust him with
the revelation of the gospel of the grace of God (Acts
20:24).

34. Does dispensationalism follow Paul instead of the
Lord?

During the dispensation of grace, following Paul is
following the Lord.

If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let
him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you
are the commandments of the Lord. (1Corinthians
14:37)

Paul did not preach his own opinions or preferences. He
preached the new information that he had been given by the

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