Category Archives: Early Christianity

The Role of Early Church Unity in Strengthening Modern-Day Faith

Posted on 12/02/2025 by Paul Pavao

This is a guest post by Merry Usman. In a world increasingly fragmented by denominational divisions, cultural conflicts, and personal preferences, the church is called to stand as a beacon of unity. Yet, this call often feels difficult to realize … Continue reading →

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The Day God Put on Armor: Isaiah’s Hidden Explanation of the Atonement

Posted on 12/02/2025 by Paul Pavao

Isaiah 59:15 and the chapters following are surely the best picture of the Atonement that no one pays attention to, much like Proverbs 8:22-31 in regard to the Trinity and creation. The Breach That Requires Atonement/Reconciliation Let’s jump right into … Continue reading →

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Is This the Great Apostasy? Here’s what caused it.

Posted on 11/25/2025 by Paul Pavao

There is a reason that Christian history is divided into a pre-Nicene era (before the Council of Nicea in AD 325) and post-Nicene eras. Before the Council of Nicea, the churches were quick to announce the righteousness and virtue that … Continue reading →

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Only the Unruly Need Be Warned & the Faith Once For All Delivered to the Saints

Posted on 11/05/2025 by Paul Pavao

Only the Unruly Need Be Warned I write a lot of things on good works and the warnings that we must continue in the faith if we expect to receive the reward on the last day. We learned during the … Continue reading →

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How I Finally Reconciled “Faith Alone” and “Works” in the Bible.

Posted on 10/28/2025 by Paul Pavao

I was taught, like most Protestants, “salvation by faith alone.” The problem with this is that I was taught that “salvation” meant “going to heaven.” The two, however, are not equivalent. This is the story of how I found out … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Trinity: How Proverbs 8:22-31 Harmonizes Scripture and Personalizes Creation

Posted on 10/18/2025 by Paul Pavao

Scripture quotes today are from  the ESV, which was an accident. Usually I use the World English Bible because it is not copyrighted. Lately, though I have been reading the ESV, and I forgot to switch my Bible app back … Continue reading →

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Prophecy Watchers Conference: The Rapture, the First Resurrection, and the Problem with the Pre-Trib View

Posted on 10/12/2025 by Paul Pavao

I am at a “Prophecy Watchers” conference in Norman, OK. I am going to make a strong effort not to personally insult or slander any of the people at this conference. Both speakers and attendees appear to be among the … Continue reading →

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The Making of a Maverick: My Militant Quest for Theological Honesty

Posted on 09/27/2025 by Paul Pavao

This is an answer to an email that was sent to me by a lady that found Christian-history.org and sent me some brilliant questions before beginning to read my articles. Those are interesting questions. My general intent is to simply … Continue reading →

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Deuteronomy 15, John Chrysostom, and Why the Rich Need the Poor!

Posted on 09/16/2025 by Paul Pavao

This morning I read in Deuteronomy 15:4 that God promised that there would be no poor among the Israelites when God gave them the promised land. Moses then spends two paragraph-long verses just how prosperous Israel would be if they … Continue reading →

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Interpreting Romans by Believing What it Says: Chapter 1, Part 3 (a history of the Roman church)

Posted on 04/09/2025 by Paul Pavao

Note: I used to have links open in a new tab per advice I got 20 years ago. Today I quit doing that. I’m going to assume that all of you know to right click if you want a link … Continue reading →

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