Jesus said, And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.Matthew 10:38
And Jesus spoke well when he spoke of us, saying that we are evil, no good, and unprofitable. If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?Matthew 7:11 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.Matthew 19:17 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.Luke 17:10
But Jesus still gives us a way to do good, saying, I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.John 15:5 Jesus says that without following him, without following his commandments, we can do no good.
Jesus also gave this warning, I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.John 5:43
That fits Paul perfectly. Paul wrote, Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.1st Corinthians 4:16 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.Philippians 3:17
Paul did not write, "follow me as I follow Lord Jesus." In the context of these verses, Paul does not even clarify that he is following Jesus.
Now, if Paul did not walk exactly like Jesus, and we follow him, then do we follow Jesus? No, we would be following Paul. And if we follow Paul, then we will not bring forth good fruit. Jesus said, for without me ye can do nothing.John 15:5
But, if Paul is following Jesus with the humility Jesus had, then how can he, the evil, no good, unprofitable servant, urge others to imitate him, instead of Jesus?
Why should we even consider following Paul? A much better idea is to follow Jesus and let others decide if they want to follow Jesus as well by our example. We should not be saying "follow me," for we are all poor examples of Christ. If we are humble, then how can we point to anyone, including ourselves, to imitate instead of Jesus?
Jesus says follow me, but Paul says follow me. This is confusing. How can we listen to two different voices at once? And what about people new to the faith, like the ones Paul would be preaching to? Would not those people be confused as well?
Value of this Evidence
This is indefensible evidence that Paul is a false apostle. Paul wants people to look at him and to follow him, not Jesus. If Paul wanted people to follow Jesus, he would remove himself completely from the equation, and say, "follow Jesus."