Regarding following Paul's teachings, my concern is that many misunderstand his teachings. (I know we certainly did on a number of things.)

If his teachings disagree with Yeshua's plain words or with Torah, then we are most likely misunderstanding Paul. Or, if the Torah wording or Yeshua's wordings are not super clear, we might be misunderstanding them.

Paul wrote to specific groups living in a specific historical setting. If we don't learn what that setting was and what challenges they were facing, Paul's words can be easily misunderstood.

Even Kefa/Peter said Paul's writings are sometimes difficult to understand and there are those who twist his words.

I have changed my thinking/understanding many times over the years as I have studied the Word of YHWH. Therefore, I hold all things that are not plainly stated in the Tanakh or by Yeshua in the Apostolic Writings rather loosely.

In other words, I am always open to being incorrect in my understanding, trusting the Ruach will sort all things out in the end. I will not argue with anyone, although I do love a robust dialog where the participants respect one another and can accept that we don't all see things the same way.

JMT