Category Archives: History

Better Catch You Up & Roman Catholicism

Posted on 07/26/2012 by Paul Pavao

You’ve probably noticed that I took another week to get back to the Through the Bible blogging. I’ll start back on Monday. It’s on my radar now. I completely overwhelmed myself with a ridiculous amount of activity over the last … Continue reading →

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Who Was the First Pope?

Posted on 12/30/2011 by Paul Pavao

Today I was asked: When did the Roman Catholic church appear as it is today? Here’s my answer: When the Roman Catholic Church appeared “as it is today” depends on what is meant by “as it is today.” The first … Continue reading →

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What’s the Best Denomination?

Posted on 12/27/2011 by Paul Pavao

I got a question by email today that I think fits perfectly with what I’ve been discussing on this blog. The question reads like this: Another question that I have had is, after studying early church history what denomination or … Continue reading →

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The Magisterium and the Protestant Reformation, Part 3

Posted on 12/22/2011 by Paul Pavao

More responses to the Catholic Encyclopedia’s article, Teaching Authority and Living Magisterium. Definition of "magisterium" from yesterday’s post: The magisterium is the self-assigned and self-acknowledged “teaching authority” of the Roman Catholic Church. It’s a reference to whatever authority gets to … Continue reading →

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The Magisterium and the Protestant Reformation, Part 2

Posted on 12/21/2011 by Paul Pavao

More responses to the Catholic Encyclopedia’s article, Teaching Authority and Living Magisterium. Definition of "magisterium" from yesterday’s post: The magisterium is the self-assigned and self-acknowledged “teaching authority” of the Roman Catholic Church. It’s a reference to whatever authority gets to … Continue reading →

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The Magisterium and the Protestant Reformation

Posted on 12/20/2011 by Paul Pavao

I had never heard of the "magisterium"until I read The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. He uses it to refer to the authorities of the church in his trilogy, which was written specifically as an attack on Christianity. (As usual, … Continue reading →

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What Is Christianity?

Posted on 10/31/2011 by Paul Pavao

I got carried away and wrote a long email to a young man who wrote me. It covers evolution, church history, the apostles, the Word of God, the Scriptures, the Gospel, and what is central to Christianity. I hate to … Continue reading →

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The Nicene Creed, New Catholic Wording, and What’s Really Important

Posted on 09/23/2011 by Paul Pavao

First of all, I mean no disrespect to an an excellent article by Dr. Edward Sri. I’m just using it as a push off to complain about how we avoid important issues. There’s a lot of interesting points in Dr. … Continue reading →

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Was Jesus a Historical Figure?

Posted on 08/02/2011 by Paul Pavao

I was reading yesterday’s post at The Failed Atheist. I listened to the video on it, and I simply must repost it here. This is a liberal, non-Christian, pro-gnostic scholar—Bart Ehrman—who really irritates me. In this case, however, I think … Continue reading →

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The Attack of the Cloned Mutant Giants

Posted on 07/07/2011 by Paul Pavao

Note: This post ignores all the questions about what the body of Christ is. This applies whether you’re including everyone who claims to be Christian and all churches that claim to be churches or not. Further note: While most of … Continue reading →

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