Category Archives: Holiness

My Favorite Early Christian Passage: Commandment 12 of the Shepherd of Hermas

Posted on 03/21/2019 by

The Ante-Nicene Fathers Series refers to this section of The Shepherd of Hermas as “Commandment XII.” The Lightfoot translation that I am quoting from and linking to calls it Mandate 12. Search “Mandate 12” (or phrases in the quote) at … Continue reading →

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The Inward Journey to the Release of the Spirit

Posted on 10/27/2018 by

The title of this post is the combination of the titles of the two books that have most changed my life and most marked my 36-year journey with King Jesus. I read The Release of the Spirit by Watchman Nee … Continue reading →

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All Sins: Past, Present, and Future … Or Not

Posted on 09/11/2018 by

So I’ve got a guy on Facebook telling me that when the Bible says that all our sins are forgiven (Col. 2:13), this necessarily means that even our future sins are forgiven. He wants me to show him a verse … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible: John 1:7-18, John the Baptist and Jesus

Posted on 06/03/2017 by

We have been going through Tatian’s Diatessaron, a second-century harmony of the Gospels. We are in Section III, and today we are covering John 1:7-17. John’s Gospel is the last of the Gospels written. It may well have been written … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible: Matthew 2:19-23 and Luke 2:40

Posted on 05/26/2017 by

We are going through Tatian’s Diatessaron, a second-century harmony of the Gospels. We are on Section III. Today’s post goes through Matthew 2:19-23 and Luke 2:40. (A harmony of the Gospels means Tatian is going through all four Gospels in … Continue reading →

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Growing in Christ in a Maze of Confusion

Posted on 11/14/2016 by

1. Depart from iniquity 2. Find pure-hearted people 3. Pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with them Here are two verses that are critically important in this modern era: “The solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: ‘The Lord … Continue reading →

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The Bible on Homosexuality

Posted on 11/13/2015 by

I have spent a lot of this last week writing two articles, one on the Bible and Homosexuality and one on help for sexual addicts. The first one answers the arguments of a web site that claims the Scriptures say … Continue reading →

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Faith, Works, and Setting Aside My Concerns

Posted on 10/24/2015 by

Yesterday at a home school co-op class my 13-year-old daughter, Leilani, overheard some kids talking about faith and works. They were telling someone that there was no way to do enough works to go to heaven. Going to heaven, they … Continue reading →

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The Foundation of God and Its Affect on Fellowship

Posted on 09/08/2015 by

I wrote an article on my author site primarily concerning 2 Timothy 2:19 and what Paul describes as God’s “sure foundation.” It’s at http://www.paulfpavao.com/sure-foundation.html and it spills over into discussing with whom Christians should fellowship and with whom they should … Continue reading →

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God, Money, and Mammon

Posted on 05/30/2015 by

I spent an inordinate amount of time writing today’s article. I’m not sure why it took so long, but I am very happy with the finished product. I hope you are, too, and I hope you are inspired by it … Continue reading →

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