Look what the cat dragged in... This is taken a bit out of context from its original writing, but is a response to the thesis behind the oddest site I've ever seen: http://www.atheists-for-jesus.com. I'm guessing this Ken guy wasn't convinced by the "Lord, Liar, or Lunatic" book... To get to the point, I've actually been studying Jesus' words in light of the Pauline doctrines, and writing an inductive analysis of Jesus' words in Matthew. My fundamental interpretation would be that Jesus was giving commands for Kingdom LIFE. Paul, as a missionary, was giving instructions for Kingdom ENTRY. Living within the Kingdom of God (which is Matthew's theme) is a process of refining behavior as well as belief. Paul focuses on doctrine (belief), especially since he was dealing with a lot of Gnostics and other cults, and was writing to shore up things which were more confusing to the new believers. Issues which were less pressing didn't make the short, to-the-point letters. Speaking of short and to-the-point, I'll end right about now. P.S. On a side note; Paul never became the leader of the church. Peter and Jesus' brother James were the recognized leader of the central Jerusalem church. Paul did confront Peter on the issue of Gentile salvation and discrimination, but never became the main doctrine-arbiter of Christendom until well after his death. That simply occurred because he was the only apostle to leave extensive records.