Here is what I’ve come to realize about the writings of Paul:

~~~~1. Peter warns us to not follow the lawless, as a result of misunderstanding Paul’s writings, along with the rest of the scriptures.
Peter is absolutely right. Some of Paul’s writings are hard to understand. How do we come to a proper understanding of his writings?
By understanding the rest of the scriptures. At the time this was written, that meant the Torah, the Prophets, and the other OT writers.
Peter specifies in his warning: DO NOT LOOSE YOUR SURE FOOTING BY FOLLOWING THE LAWLESS!!

2Peter 3:14-17
14 Therefore, loved ones, while you are looking for these things, make every effort to be found in shalom, spotless and blameless before Him. 15 Bear in mind that the patience of our Lord means salvation—just as our dearly loved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom given to him. 16 He speaks about these matters in all of his letters. Some things in them are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist (as they also do with the rest of the Scriptures)—to their own destruction.
17 Since you already know all this, loved ones, be on your guard so that you are not led astray by the error of the lawless and lose your sure footing.

~~~~2. It is important to understand the reason for Paul’s letters.
Was Paul tasked with creating new doctrine?
No, he was not.
He was simply a teacher of what had already been taught.
Here is what Paul was doing:
Various churches had specific problems.
Paul wrote letters to them about those specific issues.
If we go to the middle of Romans, and start reading some verses, we can quickly develop conclusions that are WAY OFF BASE and COMPLETELY WRONG.
Even worse, if we start developing doctrine from Paul’s writings, then we seriously run into problems.
He is not creating or changing doctrine.
He is addressing specific issues.
Within the context of those issues, the bits and pieces of his writings used individually or by chapters loses that context. We need to realize the whole book of Romans is addressing a problem.
The whole book of Galatians is addressing a problem.

We can’t take Galatians 5 and create doctrine with it.
Well, we can, and the church does, but we are warned against it, with our destruction being the result of doing so…

Most of mainstream doctrine these days is supported by the writings of Paul.
If we ask pastors if we should keep the commandments of the Old Testament, they will refer to Paul to explain why we “should” not.
So try this: try to support mainstream lawless doctrine using the direct quotes of Messiah, or the direct quotes of Yahweh. You won’t be able to do it.
Why not?
Because the words of Messiah and of Yahweh do not support mainstream Christian doctrine. Only the words of Paul can be used to do so, and that is done in violation of the warning Peter gave us.

~~~~3. Paul must have been suffering from multiple personalities, if we are to use his writings to declare the Torah instructions are no longer valid.
Why?
Because you can only support this doctrine with portions of his writings. The other portions of his writings fully uphold, support, and teach the Torah is applicable today!!
So which Paul do you follow?
Paul #1 or Paul #2?
If you wonder how this could be, go back and read points 1 and 2 above.

Acts 24:14 – “But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the Elohim of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. 

Acts 25:8 – while he answered for himself, “Neither against the Law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all.”

Acts 18:21 – but took leave of them, saying, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you, Yahweh willing.” And he sailed from Ephesus.

Romans 7:25 – I thank Yahweh–through Yahushua the Messiah our Master! So then, with the mind I myself serve the Law of Yahweh, but with the flesh the Law of sin.

~~~~4. Here is my biggest problem with mainstream Christian doctrine that says the Torah instructions are no longer applicable.
It requires you to value the words of Paul over the words of Yahweh or the words of Yeshua Messiah.
The two are in conflict (not really, but the way mainstream Christianity teaches Paul, the two are in conflict).
So——– do you follow Yeshua Messiah?
Or do you follow Paul?
You have to choose one or the other, because you can’t have both.

And if you get it wrong, it’s going to go really bad for you on judgement day. Why do I say this? Because scripture says so.

Again from 2Peter’s warning:
Some things in them are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist (as they also do with the rest of the Scriptures)—to their own destruction.
17 Since you already know all this, loved ones, be on your guard so that you are not led astray by the error of the lawless and lose your sure footing.

Failing to heed this warning will result in your destruction.
If you follow the error of the lawless, you will lose your sure footing.

Also, we have Messiah’s words:
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in Your name, and drive out demons in Your name, and perform many miracles in Your name?’ 23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Get away from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’”

Did you catch that?
Depart from Me.
I never knew you.
Who?
Those who follow Torah?
Nope.
“you workers of lawlessness”

So, I ask you this…
Will you follow your misunderstood Paul?
Or will you follow Messiah?
Your choice. I’ve made my choice.

Be sure to choose well. Eternity is at stake.
Destruction.
I never knew you.
Depart from Me.

People will many times just end up saying this:
“There is no way millions of Christians have gotten this wrong for many centuries and many generations.”

Well, scripture says exactly that has happened.
Jeremiah 16:19-20 (speaking about end times, during the restoration of the house of Israel):
19 Adonai, my strength, my stronghold,
my refuge in the day of affliction,
to You will the nations come
from the ends of the earth and say:
“Our fathers have inherited nothing
but lies, futility and useless things.”
20 Will man make gods for himself?
Yet they are not gods.

We are told in scripture (THEREFORE, THIS IS TRUE) that a time will come, in end times, that the Gentiles will realize they have been taught nothing but lies. And I think we are there now…

Well, there’s that…
So yes, it is possible for generations over centuries have gotten this wrong. The bible says so.