Category Archives: Gospel

Interpreting Romans 1 through 8: Introduction

Posted on 03/24/2025 by Paul Pavao

Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5 … This is the first of a series of posts on Romans 1 through 8. The reason I am adding one more commentary on Romans to the hundreds or perhaps thousands that … Continue reading →

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Penal Substitution and Jesus as a Sin Offering: An Ancient Perspective

Posted on 03/14/2025 by Paul Pavao

This is the completion of a post I wrote on March 5 addressing Christus Victor and Jesus’ ransoming us. My exposition from the Scriptures on the atonement can never be the final word. The death and resurrection of Jesus is … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 6:9-11 and Other Warning Passages Are Practical Not Theology

Posted on 01/28/2025 by Paul Pavao
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1 John, 2 Peter, Eternal Security and Assurance

Posted on 01/18/2025 by Paul Pavao

A friend of mine posted a video of a preacher going on and on about his incorrect theology of the atonement and eternal security. He tagged just me when he posted the video. Here is what I responded: Have you … Continue reading →

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God’s Stubborn Love and Abundant Pardon

Posted on 12/09/2024 by Paul Pavao

All of us who are not oblivious to our own weaknesses have prayed the opening lyrics to Kathy Troccoli’s “Stubborn Love”: Caught again, Your faithless friend Don’t You ever tire of hearing what a fool I’ve been? Guess I should … Continue reading →

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The elementary principles of Christ

Posted on 12/03/2024 by Paul Pavao

I am slowly–very slowly–building a curriculum for discipleship. I wrote a post about 3 weeks ago on the skeleton of that curriculum: 1. Becoming a Christian; 2. Living like a Christian; and 3. Staying a Christian. It is certain that … Continue reading →

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Contrasting John with the Rest of the New Testament

Posted on 11/29/2024 by Paul Pavao

I wrote about this subject back in 2020. I did not provide a lot of Scripture, though; I just pointed out the kind of differences there were. In this post, I want to list some of the Scriptures that show … Continue reading →

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How to Read the Bible: First, Don’t Misinterpret Paul and Matthew based on John

Posted on 11/25/2024 by Paul Pavao

This was a response in a comment to a reader who asked me about where to start to read the Bible: I tell people to read Mark first because it was the first of the Gospels. Matthew and Luke had … Continue reading →

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Rejoicing Over the Judgment of the Wicked

Posted on 11/23/2024 by Paul Pavao

To read Ezekiel 18 and then Psalm 98 right after one another was an astonishing revelation. My Bible reading plan had me do that because I’m reading through the Psalms one at a time as I read through multiple chapters … Continue reading →

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How to Become a Christian

Posted on 11/12/2024 by Paul Pavao

A friend of mine suggested that people want to know: How to become a Christian How to live as a Christian How to stay a Christian He and I want to work towards a course, a curriculum, that addresses these … Continue reading →

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