Category Archives: Bible

What if we were to go and obey 2 Corinthians 6:14-18?

Posted on 07/06/2024 by Paul Pavao

Paul did not write 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 in order to get the churches to pretend that worldly people are actually the children of God. He wrote that passage in order to tell us to get the people who make no … Continue reading →

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The Bible’s Contradictions and Errors Are Inspired

Posted on 07/03/2024 by Paul Pavao

In this post, I am not arguing against the Bible, but for it. If we believe the Bible is inspired by God himself, we should receive its words as they are rather than as we wish they were. When you … Continue reading →

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Interpreting Paul’s Epistle to the Romans

Posted on 06/30/2024 by Paul Pavao

I wrote this on Facebook today: How can you correctly interpret Romans if you don’t believe its foundational precepts? “Those who practice such things are worthy of death” (1:32) and “to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, … Continue reading →

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Does Even the Slightest Sin Deserve Eternal Damnation?

Posted on 04/25/2024 by Paul Pavao

Calvinists like to quote James 2:10 to teach that even the slightest sin requires eternal damnation. Here’s my response from my book, Rebuilding the Foundations: The passage is in James 2 and talks about showing favoritism to one another, yet … Continue reading →

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Today’s Hodge-Podge: Messengers, Large Church Meetings, Archippus, and Apostolic Succession

Posted on 03/22/2024 by Paul Pavao

For those interested, I wrote this in an email in response to questions concerning Colossians 4:14, 16-17: For at least 150 years, perhaps longer, it was perfectly okay that the Sunday morning meetings grew large enough to need big meeting … Continue reading →

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Reconciling the Evangelical Paul with the Biblical Paul

Posted on 03/22/2024 by Paul Pavao

This is a re-issue of a 2023 post made on ancient-faith.com. A series of circumstances made me think I’d lose that URL, and I might. I do want to keep this blog alive, though, especially for saving things I’ve written … Continue reading →

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Galatians Promotes and Requires Works, Which Can Only Be Done by the Spirit, Not by Flesh/Law

Posted on 10/16/2021 by Paul Pavao

This stuff isn’t deep or hard to find. It is sitting right on the surface. Walk in the Spirit, and you will be “perfected,” which, as he goes on to say, means producing the fruit of the Spiriit and continuing in good works. You will need those good works to reap eternal life (Gal. 5:19-21; 6:8-9), but you will never get them by the law. Continue reading →

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An Explosive View of the Atonement: Ransom and Aphesis

Posted on 09/20/2021 by Paul Pavao

Aphesis: release; by implication, forgiveness This word is not extraordinary if you look it up in a lexicon, but it will blow your mind, capture your heart, and set you free if you look it up in the Bible. I … Continue reading →

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Finding a Church and Obeying the Bible from a 21st-Century Perspective

Posted on 08/21/2021 by Paul Pavao

This is not an exhaustive study. This is, however, packed with advice for the 21st century American who needs fellowship and knows it. It probably applies in other countries as well. Continue reading →

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Gospel Contradictions vs. the Power of the Gospel

Posted on 08/12/2021 by Paul Pavao

I recommend to anyone that you go find those Gospel contradictions. You can find them better with a harmony of the Gospels, but if you want to keep your life, enjoy the world, and perish, you might want to find other reading. The Gospels will take your life, put you on a course against the pleasures of your body, and grant you a down payment, an escrow, on eternal life, the gift of the Holy Spirit. Continue reading →

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