Category Archives: Holiness

Teaching All the Wrong Things To Get All the Right Results

Posted on 12/18/2010 by Paul Pavao

Spiritual men are capable of preserving the unity of the Spirit because they’re not covering up spiritual unity with all sorts of brilliant, insightful, and even Scriptural theological ideas. Continue reading →

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When You’re Not Greater Than John the Baptist

Posted on 12/17/2010 by Paul Pavao

Pretty human, pretty earthy, somewhat gross, but the route to real power with God is along that route. God uses and chooses not only Moses but even Sampson. You might as well line up with Isaiah and say, “Here am I, use me.” Continue reading →

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Who’s Greater Than John the Baptist?

Posted on 12/16/2010 by Paul Pavao

Who is greater than John the Baptist? You are. I can guarantee this truth: Of all people ever born, no one is greater than John the Baptizer. Yet, the least important person in the kingdom of heaven is greater than … Continue reading →

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To Evangelize Or Not To Evangelize

Posted on 12/14/2010 by Paul Pavao

Anyone who’s really devoted themselves to the Gospel, whether they’re lousy at it like me or real good at it like that lady I knew as a child, has had such experiences. But we ruin it when we try to turn every Christian into a used-religion salesmen. Those people are no better a testimony for the Gospel than is a used-car salesman. Continue reading →

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When It’s Good To Feel Bad

Posted on 12/08/2010 by Paul Pavao

I don’t know how your Christian walk has been, but in mine I’ve found myself having to overthrow parts of my personality regularly. Right now, I’ve having to overthrow the part of my personality that doesn’t want others to feel … Continue reading →

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When Doctrine and History Matter

Posted on 12/02/2010 by Paul Pavao

Yesterday I talked about when doctrine and history don’t matter; when they are just issues to create dissension and divide us. Today I want to talk about when they do matter: The other day, I got a really awesome letter … Continue reading →

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Knowing the Will of God

Posted on 11/28/2010 by Paul Pavao

So you want to know the will of God for your life. A friend and mentor once told me that it is the job of a parent to make his or her will known to a child. It’s not the … Continue reading →

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Righteousness, Justification, and God’s Kingdom People

Posted on 11/18/2010 by Paul Pavao

Yesterday I wrote on the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. (You can use that link to see it, or, if you’re on this blog’s home page, you can just scroll down to the post below.) The … Continue reading →

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The “I Found It” Bumper Sticker

Posted on 11/04/2010 by Paul Pavao

Spiritually, you will know what you should and shouldn’t do. But that knowing is deep. It is easily overlooked by the lazy; it is easily ignored and explained away by those that find they don’t like discomfort, pain, or embarrassment.

But for those willing to suffer, it is the greatest and strongest power on earth. Continue reading →

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Genes Control Behavior?

Posted on 10/30/2010 by Paul Pavao

I don’t have time for a real post, so here’s a quickie. Here’s an article on genes and behavior that makes a point I’m convinced from experience is true: Behavior can be changed; it is not merely controlled by genes. … Continue reading →

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