Category Archives: Bible

Correction to Through the Bible Links

Posted on 04/30/2015 by Paul Pavao

Sorry, everyone, for the mistake on the last post. I didn’t put in the links at all. Here’s how it should have read: I completed my first new Through the Bible post, on Isaiah 1:1-3. You can read the old … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible … But Slower

Posted on 04/28/2015 by Paul Pavao

I completed my first new Through the Bible post, on Isaiah 1:1-3. You can read the old through the Bible posts starting here.

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More Articles at Paul F Pavao.com

Posted on 04/24/2015 by Paul Pavao

Until I figure out how best to notify my readers of new articles/posts at PaulFPavao.com, I will continue to notify all of you here. The new posts are always found at the What’s New page on my new site. The … Continue reading →

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The Bible Fact Checker #2: “Word of God”

Posted on 12/19/2014 by Paul Pavao

Tradition can be good (2 Thess. 2:15), but it can also oppose the Word of God (Mk. 7:13). Tradition can also change the meaning of the Scriptures because words change their meaning over time as humans use them. I submit … Continue reading →

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Obedience and Salvation: A Question for Evangelicals

Posted on 11/06/2014 by Paul Pavao

“Though he was a Son, yet he learned obedience through the things which he suffered. And being made perfect, [Jesus] became the author of eternal salvation to those who obey him” (Heb. 5:8-9). “We [apostles] are his witnesses of these … Continue reading →

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Zealous for Good Works

Posted on 09/20/2014 by Paul Pavao

You won’t be able to tell right away, but this is a followup to yesterday’s post about Ephesians and what we should be doing as churches. The title of this post comes from Titus 2:13-14 where we are told that … Continue reading →

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Ephesians 1 Continued

Posted on 09/13/2014 by Paul Pavao

In the last post we talked about how incredible it is that God thought of us, planning to bring us all creation under and into his Son, before the foundation of the world. Let’s continue that theme today. Since I … Continue reading →

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Ephesians 1

Posted on 09/12/2014 by Paul Pavao

Back to the Bible. Let’s talk about Ephesians. I know I started in 1 Timothy a couple weeks back. Don’t worry, my daughter-in-law is compiling the Bible commentary posts into a book. An author’s favorite posts are going to be … Continue reading →

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Solid Teaching and How It Happens

Posted on 08/26/2014 by Paul Pavao

I’m reading a book on house churches that says that if a house church isn’t teaching regularly, then it would be better to go to an institutional church with solid teaching. Uh huh. Where would I find one of those? … Continue reading →

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1 Timothy 1:8 – The Law and Sound Doctrine

Posted on 08/06/2014 by Paul Pavao

Sound doctrine is a mystery to most despite being thoroughly explained in Scripture. As I return from my tour of various odd forms of sickness—heat exhaustion, immunization reaction, and a stomach bug or food poisoning—it is time to return to … Continue reading →

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