Category Archives: Evangelicals

Roman Catholicism and II

Posted on 09/30/2015 by Paul Pavao

My last post was titled Roman Catholicism and I, so I am naming this sequel “Roman Catholicism and II.” Get it? Funny? No? Okay, well, I couldn’t resist. I’ve never been very good at titles. Anyway, an Orthodox friend of … Continue reading →

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Divine Healing and a Psalm Commentary

Posted on 07/17/2015 by Paul Pavao

I finally fought off hospital stays, fatigue, hemorrhoids, and the source of all of those, a low immune system, enough to finish some articles I had started. Divine Healing. Is it for everyone? Psalms 44-47 and “The End” Any recent … Continue reading →

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Some Beginning Articles on the Church

Posted on 06/04/2015 by Paul Pavao

For some reason, I ended up on the subject of church life on my new site. It took a while to pull all three of these posts together, even though one was once previously written on this blog. That article, … Continue reading →

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Accepting Jesus & the Kingdom Gospel

Posted on 04/16/2015 by Paul Pavao

I am really enjoying this new way of blogging. I have loaded up two new articles, one on accepting Jesus as personal Savior and one on the Gospel of the Kingdom. The latter is a rerun from a few months … Continue reading →

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The Incredible Salvation of God

Posted on 03/25/2015 by Paul Pavao

I think this story will encourage all of you. It’s true. Almost 30 years ago I ran an auto insurance agency in Germany for a company called Fortune. One day a clearly bewildered lady came in with a friend to … Continue reading →

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Atonement: Part IV (I think)

Posted on 01/26/2015 by Paul Pavao

I realized today that Isaiah tells a similar story to the one I told in my Tackling the Atonement post. I’m using the NASB today. This is Isaiah 59:16-21: And He saw that there was no man, And was astonished … Continue reading →

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Atonement: Part Three (I Think)

Posted on 01/24/2015 by Paul Pavao

It is very hard to just step back and look at a doctrine so important to the faith as the atonement. I am always looking for ways to get my readers to hear what I am saying, to somehow not … Continue reading →

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The Atonement: Q&A

Posted on 01/20/2015 by Paul Pavao

In my previous post, “Tackling the Atonement,” I told a story about Jesus becoming man, entering into and sharing our slavery and bondage, then undoing all the things Adam put on us as humans because he obeyed rather than disobeying … Continue reading →

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Staying on the Subject: Penal Substitution

Posted on 01/14/2015 by Paul Pavao

If you read this blog much, you know how much I dislike the doctrine of penal substitution. Not only does it justify a Christian living as an enemy of Jesus, but it makes a monster out of God. Proving penal … Continue reading →

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Misunderstanding Paul

Posted on 01/09/2015 by Paul Pavao

I wrote a post on mortal and venial sins two days ago. I got a great comment from “Jody,” which included a suggestion that “this may explain why some people accused Paul of preaching an ‘anything goes’ type message.” I … Continue reading →

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