Category Archives: Holiness

Grace and Mercy Revisited

Posted on 12/27/2013 by Paul Pavao

Little rant I did on Facebook. I think it’s important, very important. So here it is: I get so frustrated with how widespread the confusion is between mercy and grace. I’m reading an article on “communities of grace.” It has … Continue reading →

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Living the Christian Life: Revelation and the Release of the Spirit

Posted on 11/23/2013 by Paul Pavao

This post was inspired by an email I received. There’s no personal information in my response, but paragraphs that start with something like “If you’re going to fight for any teaching …” refer to points in the email I received. … Continue reading →

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Behavior Is Better Than Belief

Posted on 11/21/2013 by Paul Pavao

The last time I posted on this subject, someone complained that behavior is not better than belief. Godly behavior is the produce of belief and cannot be obtained without belief, so how can behavior be better? Okay, that’s true. “Apart … Continue reading →

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And to Knowledge, Self-Control

Posted on 11/18/2013 by Paul Pavao

2 Peter 1:3-11 has always been one of my favorite passages. I won’t quote the whole thing here. I wrote a blog on a portion of that passage that is one of my favorites. Today, I want to address an … Continue reading →

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Not Secretly and Not Deep Down

Posted on 11/11/2013 by Paul Pavao

Long ago a deacon at a church I attended told me he’d like to get together with my wife and I. He couldn’t tell me what it was about, but he assured me it was spiritual. It sure was. It … Continue reading →

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2 Peter 1:5-7: The Normal Christian Life in 3 Verses

Posted on 10/25/2013 by Paul Pavao

This will probably be my favorite blog post ever. Everything I am about to say about 2 Peter 1:5-7 assumes that you have already read verses 3-4 and understand them. We can do the things in verses 5-7 BECAUSE we … Continue reading →

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Holier Than Thou?

Posted on 09/28/2013 by Paul Pavao

And if we do, if we really live holier than the world in such a marked way, dare we answer the world the way Octavius did? Continue reading →

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Sermons, Disciples, and Taking Notes

Posted on 09/10/2013 by Paul Pavao

Modern preachers repeat and plead, repeat and plead. They know they are talking to those that are not disciples. They have to plead and grab attention so that the person in the pew might consider what they have to say. Continue reading →

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The War on the Flesh

Posted on 05/10/2013 by Paul Pavao

It has dawned on me after more than 30 years of walking with the Lord that we may not need to dig so deep into the word “flesh,” attempting to translate it as “sinful nature” or interpret it in some … Continue reading →

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Premarital Sex and the Commands of God

Posted on 05/09/2013 by Paul Pavao

I really just want to share this article from charismamag.com. It talks about the premarital sex has on the brain. The best reason for avoiding illicit sex is that Jesus told us to. However, I think it’s nice to have … Continue reading →

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