Jesus is above all, ONLY He came from God, yet everyone in the bible, is sent by or ordained by God. God the Father sent His Son Jesus, Jesus His Son sent the apostles. paul cant save anyone, he cant give or take salvation. paul is a servant of the One who is the lord as all of the disciples are. He is as important as anyone else in the bible apart from Jesus Christ who has no contemporary, no peer. he is now and will ever be highly exalted above all. paul is a man who was changed by meeting the Lord Jesus and who went to speak the truth to the world as the apostles