Category Archives: Modern Doctrines

Difficult Verses and Bible Interpretation

Posted on 10/26/2013 by Paul Pavao

I was exhorted in a comment to make my purposes clear in my posts. The apostles, I was told, always had a call to action. That thought led to this post, but I don’t know what my call to action … Continue reading →

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The Taboo Scriptures

Posted on 10/23/2013 by Paul Pavao

I was asked today by a friend, and a couple days ago on Facebook, if the Scriptures that I claim are “taboo” to American Christians all concern faith and works. The answer is that verses on works comprise the majority … Continue reading →

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Emphasis on Works: Why?

Posted on 10/22/2013 by Paul Pavao

This post is to respond to a question—a good one that needed to be asked—left in a comment. What is going on in American Christianity that would make me and others talk about emphasizing works? Well, here’s my answer. “Works” … Continue reading →

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The Church as a Corporation

Posted on 10/17/2013 by Paul Pavao

Somebody got the bright idea a few years ago that churches should be managed like businesses. So pastors became CEOs, and ministry was put on an assembly line.—J. Lee Grady I agree with the J. Lee Grady, except on the … Continue reading →

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Having the Holy Ghost and Going to Hell

Posted on 10/16/2013 by Paul Pavao

I was reading a book today, and it was very convicting. In fact, I went through our movies and pulled about 15 out to be thrown away. I was happily surprised to see how many I didn’t have to throw … Continue reading →

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I Do Keep the Sabbath!

Posted on 09/06/2013 by Paul Pavao

I keep all of the Law the way Jesus taught in Matthew 5:21 and forward. I keep the Sabbath by living in perpetual Sabbath. I do not murder by behaving in love and not hate by the power of the Holy Spirit. Continue reading →

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Storytelling and Doctrinal Debates

Posted on 08/08/2013 by Paul Pavao

It has dawned on me that the problem is my storytelling. It’s absent in such a debate. I am speaking from a context of the history of the whole church all the way back to the apostles. Most Protestants have no clue about that history. Continue reading →

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News … and Evolution

Posted on 07/26/2013 by Paul Pavao

I post things about evolution because evolution happened whether we Christians like it or not. Better to hear it from me, who sees no relation between believing in evolution and believing in God, than from atheists who love the false Christian theology that makes rejecting evolution the only way to believe in the Bible. Continue reading →

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A Systematic Theology of Early Christianity

Posted on 06/25/2013 by Paul Pavao

So today I am going to give a quick overview of my view–no, the historical and apostolic view–of the Christian life. I am going to leave things out, not on purpose, because spiritual things don’t outline well. Continue reading →

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The Gospel of Salvation?

Posted on 05/11/2013 by Paul Pavao

Someone told me that CharismaMag.com had some great articles this month. I agree, it did. One of them inspired yesterday’s post. Today, though, I want to disagree with one, or at least make it more direct. The article is called … Continue reading →

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