Paul is, in my opinion, the most influential of the New Testament authors. His work exemplifies him as a missionary statesman. His foresight led him to select and train young and strong workers who would carry on the work after him. Paul was the interpreter of Jesus Christ to the Gentile world. It was God’s work through Paul that a world-wide destiny of Christianity was established. Paul’s writings formulated, interpreted and applied the essence of Christianity and showed how the application of his epistles could be accomplished. His theology was personal and experiential in Christ.