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Should we just toss out every OTHER part of the Bible?
Not exactly, Paul taught the members of the church how to act if they were going to be an example to the flock. But how long do they have to sing to the quire? Admittedly there are many preachers who are preaching to the world ( As in this Gospel shall be preached to all the world ) But there are also many singing to the quire.

Not exactly??? What does that mean? Paul's epistles taught Holy Spirit-revealed truth and mysteries that had not yet been given before Jesus' death, burial and resurrection. These truths were what established some of the most essential doctrines that make up the rule of the Christian faith. Does preaching to the choir mean that ALL of Scripture isn't part of studying the word?

We read the story of Philip being miraculously directed to the side of an Ethiopian eunuch who was reading the book of Isaiah on his way back to his country. God used Philip to expound upon the passage to show it was speaking of Jesus, the Messiah, and to preach the gospel:

Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.” Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:

“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth. In his humiliation he was deprived of justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.”

The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus. As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?” And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea. (Acts 8:26-40)

This passage shows us how God uses the writings of Moses and the Prophets to speak to those who are diligently seeking to know the truth. That there are over 300 prophecies about Jesus - many quite specific - and to see how he has fulfilled them, is one of the best witnessing tools evangelists have to prove Jesus is who he claimed to be and the gospel is true. What Paul wrote - and his divinely-inspired writings make up the bulk of the New Testament - will always be relevant to Christians as well as seekers of the truth. The gospel is the power of God unto salvation to all those who believe.