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Paul Pavao
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Author of books on early Christianity, apostolic faith, and church history. Official site:
https://christian-history.org
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Recent Posts
- Righteousness, Self-Control, and Judgment (Acts 24:25)
- A Fair Summary of Paul’s Gospel? Salvation, Perseverance, and Judgment in His Own Words
- Jesus Is Building His Church on Peter’s Confession; Are We?
- King David’s Secret Sauce: Works Are the Prize, Not the Price
- Do You Like the Bible? Or Only an Imaginary One?
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- Past Tense Salvation by Faith and Future Tense Judgment by Works
- The Primacy of the Roman Church
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- Rebooting Redemption: An Ancient Perspective on Jesus' Atonement
- Can We Be Good Enough to Go to Heaven?
- "Faith Apart from Works" and "Not by Faith Alone"
- The Gospel: Comment Response
- The Elementary (First) Teachings of Christ: Hebrews 6:1-2
- King David's Secret Sauce: Works Are the Prize, Not the Price
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Monthly Archives: April 2020
The Sufferings of Christ
I already published a quick post this morning, but I have to add this as well. Last night and this morning both, I told God that while I understand the cross mentally and theologically, I do not feel it like … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Evangelicals, Gospel, Holiness, Protestants
Tagged atonement, Christ's passion, cross of Christ, martin luther, sufferings of Christ
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Luke 17: Faith and the Kingdom of God
Today, in Luke 17:6, I read, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell the sycamore tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.” As I have been reading … Continue reading
Why It Matters That You Can Lose Your Salvation
Sometimes my blogs put me in awkward position. I almost don’t want to write this post because I am tacking on to the sermon of a friend. His sermon was great, his exhortation timely, and his delivery of the sermon … Continue reading
LOVE and Good Works: COVID-19 Is a Launch Pad for the Church
I get Facebook friend requests from Christians in Africa and India on a regular basis. I have no idea how many of those actually read my posts. If any of them do, then I want to announce to them that … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Holiness
Tagged church, exhortation, Hebrews 10 24, Hebrews 10 25, love and good works, obedience
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Luke 11 Mini-Commentary
I have been following the daily Bible reading plan from “Our Daily Bread” (odb.org) the last couple weeks. Today one of the chapters was Luke 11. These are the verses I highlighted and why. Luke 11:9-10 “I tell you, keep … Continue reading →