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About Paul Pavao

I am married, the father of six, and currently the grandfather of five. I teach, and I am always trying to learn to disciple others better than I have before. I believe God has gifted me to restore proper theological foundations to the Christian faith. In order to ensure that I do not become a heretic, I read the early church fathers from the second and third centuries. They were around when all the churches founded by the apostles were in unity. My philosophy for Bible reading is to understand each verse for exactly what it says in its local context. Only after accepting the verse for what it says do I compare it with other verses to develop my theology. If other verses seem to contradict a verse I just read, I will wait to say anything about those verses until I have an explanation that allows me to accept all the verses for what they say. This takes time, sometimes years, but eventually I have always been able to find something that does not require explaining verses away. The early church fathers have helped a lot with this. I argue and discuss these foundational doctrines with others to make sure my teaching really lines up with Scripture. I am encouraged by the fact that the several missionaries and pastors that I know well and admire as holy men love the things I teach. I hope you will be encouraged too. I am indeed tearing up old foundations created by tradition in order to re-establish the foundations found in Scripture and lived on by the churches during their 300 years of unity.

Roman Catholicism and II

Posted on 09/30/2015 by Paul Pavao

My last post was titled Roman Catholicism and I, so I am naming this sequel “Roman Catholicism and II.” Get it? Funny? No? Okay, well, I couldn’t resist. I’ve never been very good at titles. Anyway, an Orthodox friend of … Continue reading →

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Roman Catholicism and I

Posted on 09/27/2015 by Paul Pavao

Sometimes I am very glad for questions sent to me by email. Occcasionally I write an answer, look at it, and say,”That expresses very well what I think. Finally, I got something across the way I wanted to.” Someone emailed … Continue reading →

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The Foundation of God and Its Affect on Fellowship

Posted on 09/08/2015 by Paul Pavao

I wrote an article on my author site primarily concerning 2 Timothy 2:19 and what Paul describes as God’s “sure foundation.” It’s at http://www.paulfpavao.com/sure-foundation.html and it spills over into discussing with whom Christians should fellowship and with whom they should … Continue reading →

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Psalm 71: The Personal Version

Posted on 09/05/2015 by Paul Pavao

I was reading Psalm 71 this morning, and these passages seemed very personal to me. (For those that do not know, I had acute leukemia in 2011, a bone marrow transplant in Jan. 2012, and then non-Hodgkins lymphoma diagnosed in … Continue reading →

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Straight Outta the Tomb

Posted on 08/20/2015 by Paul Pavao

Originally posted on Dead Heroes Don't Save:
My point is … a first-century Jew, faced with the crucifixion of a would-be messiah, or even of a prophet who had led a significant following, would not normally conclude that this…

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The Only One Who Can Predestinate

Posted on 08/19/2015 by Paul Pavao

I’m returning to blogging as well as categorizing many articles on my new site, http://www.paulfpavao.com. If I don’t know where to categorize something, I’ll put it here and let it run, then fade into probable oblivion. If I do know … Continue reading →

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Debates?

Posted on 08/04/2015 by Paul Pavao

I think a lot can be learned in a good debate. An example is the same-sex marriage issue. I have now read two sets of arguments defending lifelong, committed homosexual marriage. I am certain that both of them are very … Continue reading →

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A Psalm 50 Commentary

Posted on 07/21/2015 by Paul Pavao

I added a commentary on Psalm 50 to my Through the Bible project. It created a need for several other pages, so I may not get back to Through the Bible for a couple weeks. Thank you to everyone who … Continue reading →

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Divine Healing and a Psalm Commentary

Posted on 07/17/2015 by Paul Pavao

I finally fought off hospital stays, fatigue, hemorrhoids, and the source of all of those, a low immune system, enough to finish some articles I had started. Divine Healing. Is it for everyone? Psalms 44-47 and “The End” Any recent … Continue reading →

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Isaiah and Israel, God’s Servant

Posted on 06/11/2015 by Paul Pavao

I wrote an overview of Isaiah, and I even loaded it up on paulfpavao.com. Then I managed to land myself in the hospital again. So this is the notification for that page. The next article is going to be on … Continue reading →

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