13.What was Paul’s task? .

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To lay the foundation.

To Paul alone, apparently, was given the Divine wisdom and understanding necessary for the explanation of the new covenant and how it differs from the old covenant. Even such a saint as Peter had difficulty with this distinction.

To this day there is confusion in the minds of Christian people concerning whether or not we still are bound by the Ten Commandments, although Paul explained the clear line of distinction between the two covenants (Romans 7:4, for example).