Category Archives: Holiness

Pleading for Sin and Pleading for Righteousness

Posted on 03/16/2011 by Paul Pavao

A friend mentioned I hadn’t posted in nearly a month. I’ve been working on my book about the Council of Nicea. 10 chapters done, 1 chapter to write, and 9 to edit. I also have to edit the glossaries. I … Continue reading →

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The Three Most Important Chapters in the Bible

Posted on 02/19/2011 by Paul Pavao

A friend of mine likes to say, “Salvation is not a plan, it’s a man.” Our faith is not to be in something Jesus has done, but in Jesus himself, the Savior of the world. But what does it mean … Continue reading →

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I repent …

Posted on 02/12/2011 by Paul Pavao

… for ever thinking that God cares about cussing. Don’t get me wrong. There are more important things for me to repent for, and I’m doing that the best I know how. And cussing is childish, inconsiderate, and indicates either … Continue reading →

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The Power of Zeal for God

Posted on 01/26/2011 by Paul Pavao

J. Lee Grady is an editor for Charisma magazine. To be honest, I can’t imagine thinking highly of a mainstream, charismatic magazine. Grady’s articles, however, are consistently excellent. Continue reading →

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Practical, Visible Christianity

Posted on 01/25/2011 by Paul Pavao

Almost all the doctrine we argue is theoretical and cannot be tested. There is nothing practical about our doctrines; there are no ways to see whether they work. Continue reading →

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Real Spiritual Battles

Posted on 01/01/2011 by Paul Pavao

I’m not going to get up a post every day in 2011, nor even one each day in January. It was fun pulling that off in December, but sometimes these posts take me a couple hours! Anyway, there was more … Continue reading →

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Imperative-Indicative and Performance-Acceptance

Posted on 12/24/2010 by Paul Pavao

Give them time, give them love, give them rebuke, give them forgiveness, promise them rewards (real ones, not made-up ones); do whatever you have to do, but help them live for Jesus, and pay the price of suffering and time to help it happen. Continue reading →

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On Dealing with Insecurities, Part 2

Posted on 12/23/2010 by Paul Pavao

So many men are just that way. They growl their way past their insecurities, unable to love lest they look bad while loving. Continue reading →

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On Dealing with Mental Illness

Posted on 12/22/2010 by Paul Pavao

The answer God has given me is to ignore all those thoughts and feelings. Who cares if I’m insecure, shaken by circumstances, and my feelings are driven around by what others think about me? My job is to ignore all that and get about my business serving God. I’m too busy to spend time fixing inadequacies that are impossible to fix, anyway. Continue reading →

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The 3 Things Paul Wants Us To Know

Posted on 12/21/2010 by Paul Pavao

May God give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him, so that you can really be a believer, and never underestimate that incredible, universe-changing word: *Believer*. Continue reading →

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