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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.

Through the Bible in a Year: Psalms 46-49 & Proverbs 16

Posted on 07/10/2012 by Paul Pavao

This Week’s Readings Monday, July 9: Sick day. Sorry! Tuesday, July 10: Psalms 46-49; Proverbs 16 Wednesday, July 11: Isaiah 1-5 Thursday, July 12: Isaiah 6-10 Friday, July 13: Isaiah 11-15 I couldn’t stay caught up Friday or Monday, so … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible in a Year: Psalm 42-45; Proverbs 15

Posted on 07/05/2012 by Paul Pavao

This Week’s Readings Monday, July 2: John 13-15 Tuesday, June 26: John 16-18 Wednesday, June 27: John 19-21 Thursday, June 28: Psalms 42-45; Proverbs 15 Friday, June 29: Psalms 46-49; Proverbs 16 Next week we will begin Isaiah. I gave … Continue reading →

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Through the Gospel in a Year: John 19-21

Posted on 07/04/2012 by Paul Pavao

This Week’s Readings Monday, July 2: John 13-15 Tuesday, June 26: John 16-18 Wednesday, June 27: John 19-21 Thursday, June 28: Psalms 42-45; Proverbs 15 Friday, June 29: Psalms 46-49; Proverbs 16 Next week we will begin Isaiah. I gave … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible in a Year: John 16-18

Posted on 07/03/2012 by Paul Pavao

This Week’s Readings Monday, July 2: John 13-15 Tuesday, June 26: John 16-18 Wednesday, June 27: John 19-21 Thursday, June 28: Psalms 42-45; Proverbs 15 Friday, June 29: Psalms 46-49; Proverbs 16 Next week we will begin Isaiah. I gave … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible in a Year: John 13-15

Posted on 07/02/2012 by Paul Pavao

This Week’s Readings Monday, July 2: John 13-15 Tuesday, June 26: John 16-18 Wednesday, June 27: John 19-21 Thursday, June 28: Psalms 42-45; Proverbs 15 Friday, June 29: Psalms 46-49; Proverbs 16 Next week we will begin Isaiah. I gave … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible in a Year: John 10-12

Posted on 06/29/2012 by Paul Pavao

Sorry I’m late with this! I was up late last night (almost) finishing it, and I wanted to review it after a good night’s rest because I was getting too tired to trust my writing. Chapter 12 was partially done; … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible in a Year: John 7-9

Posted on 06/28/2012 by Paul Pavao

This Week’s Readings Monday, June 25: John 1:1-3 Tuesday, June 26: John !:4-3 Wednesday, June 27: John 4-6 Thursday, June 28: John 7-9 Friday, June 29: John 10-12 Next week we will finish the Gospel of John, then cover more … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible in a Year: John 4-6

Posted on 06/27/2012 by Paul Pavao

This Week’s Readings Monday, June 25: John 1:1-3 Tuesday, June 26: John !:4-3 Wednesday, June 27: John 4-6 Thursday, June 28: John 7-9 Friday, June 29: John 10-12 Next week we will finish the Gospel of John, then cover more … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible in a Year: John 1-3

Posted on 06/26/2012 by Paul Pavao

This Week’s Readings Monday, June 25: John 1:1-3 Tuesday, June 26: John !:4-3 Wednesday, June 27: John 4-6 Thursday, June 28: John 7-9 Friday, June 29: John 10-12 Next week we will finish the Gospel of John, then cover more … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible in a Year: Gospel of John Introduction

Posted on 06/25/2012 by Paul Pavao

This Week’s Readings Monday, June 25: John 1:1-3 Tuesday, June 26: John !:4-3 Wednesday, June 27: John 4-6 Thursday, June 28: John 7-9 Friday, June 29: John 10-12 Next week we will finish the Gospel of John, then cover more … Continue reading →

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