Category Archives: Early Christianity

Ignatius of Antioch: Conqueror

Posted on 01/03/2014 by Paul Pavao

Imagine yourself in your front yard, suddenly confronted with two huge, growling Rottweilers. One has a short length of thick chain hanging from his log-sized neck that he has clearly snapped to set himself free. They’re too close for you … Continue reading →

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Are You Selling a Car or a Key?

Posted on 12/26/2013 by Paul Pavao

Yesterday a friend and I were reading through Acts together. I got to expounding on Peter’s sermon in Acts 2, and I came up with an illustration I want to tell you about. I was about to write “… that … Continue reading →

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Authorship in Hebrew Culture

Posted on 12/23/2013 by Paul Pavao

This post wasn’t supposed to go up until January. By then, I intended to have written an introduction for it. Somehow. it just went up today. I was horrified, as I thought it was set to “draft,” not Dec. 23. … Continue reading →

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Second Century Timeline

Posted on 12/17/2013 by Paul Pavao

I was going to do a part 2 on my introduction to the Second Century Timeline. Restless Pilgrim, who has been a tireless follower of this blog, asked about quotes from Ignatius. He deserves a medal for tolerating me so … Continue reading →

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Second Century Timeline: Introduction

Posted on 12/08/2013 by Paul Pavao

Whoo hoo! Yeah! This century … will … be … FUN. You know, I try to write this blog the way I would talk in front of an audience. Outside of church, where I and most others in the church … Continue reading →

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The Apostles and the Rise of the Papacy

Posted on 12/04/2013 by Paul Pavao

I’m going to buy myself some time to work on the early church timeline and the notes on the timeline by posting this related video. The video is an hour long. I try never to do that, but it’s one … Continue reading →

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Differences Among the Apostles (Bible Interpretation)

Posted on 10/27/2013 by Paul Pavao

I explained the purpose of this post in yesterday’s post. We tend to think of the Bible as one book. It’s not. “Bible” is from the Greek and Latin words for “books.” The books of the Bible were written by … Continue reading →

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To Whom Will the Lord Not Impute Sin?

Posted on 10/20/2013 by Paul Pavao

The apostle Paul tells us, “Blessed is the one to whom the Lord will not impute sin” (Rom. 4:8). I think we all would agree such a person is blessed! The question is, who is that person? I love the … Continue reading →

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The Church as a Corporation

Posted on 10/17/2013 by Paul Pavao

Somebody got the bright idea a few years ago that churches should be managed like businesses. So pastors became CEOs, and ministry was put on an assembly line.—J. Lee Grady I agree with the J. Lee Grady, except on the … Continue reading →

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From There To Here: The Story of the Church

Posted on 10/01/2013 by Paul Pavao

The apostles have preached the Gospel to us from the Lord Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ [has done so] from179 God. Christ therefore was sent forth by God, and the apostles by Christ. … Having therefore received their orders … they … Continue reading →

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