>> I mean really here we have Paul, sinner indeed, elected to pen the majority of the ‘NEW’ Testament, and all his Epistles instruct that salvation comes from the Heavenly Father in Christ... and then imagine Paul says allllll have sinned and short of the glory, that ‘grace’ comes from Christ. <<
It’s been explained that Paul isn’t saying what Protestants scandalously insist he is saying. But, yes, if Paul HAD contradicted the gospels, the gospels would’ve remained, and Paul’s writings would’ve been given the boot, even though Paul’s letters were likely penned before at least two or three of the gospels.
Paul speaks to those of Israel and to the Gentiles who had no clue as to what salvation meant. And while he and Peter had momentary disagreement in how the 'law' was to be applied, Paul never contradicted the gospels. And more than just about any other predestined writer of any of the WORD Paul demonstrates literally what is offered to any who will.