Category Archives: Modern Doctrines

Not a few good men, but a righteous people, zealous for good works

Posted on 10/05/2025 by Paul Pavao

“Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. Everyone utters lies to his neighbor …” (Ps. 12:1-2) Just like when we speak, “everyone” rarely means everyone in the … Continue reading →

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The Making of a Maverick: My Militant Quest for Theological Honesty

Posted on 09/27/2025 by Paul Pavao

This is an answer to an email that was sent to me by a lady that found Christian-history.org and sent me some brilliant questions before beginning to read my articles. Those are interesting questions. My general intent is to simply … Continue reading →

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The Word, the Word, and the Word; Multiple Meanings of “the Word of God”

Posted on 08/05/2025 by Paul Pavao

The word of God increased and the number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. (Acts 6:7) The word of God grew and multiplied. (Acts 12:24) So the word … Continue reading →

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What Is Sound Doctrine?

Posted on 05/05/2025 by Paul Pavao

I was talking with one of our pastors about Titus 3:5 and 3:8. In Titus 3:5, Paul tells us that we were not saved by “works of righteousness,” but by God’s mercy. In 3:8, though, he tells Titus: This saying … Continue reading →

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What Is Grace?

Posted on 04/25/2025 by Paul Pavao

Someone wrote me asking about things I have written about grace. Here was my response: 1. The theory of living out “grace.” First, grace is a made up word. The Greek word charis (pronounced Ka-rees) sounds like grace. “Grace” is a … Continue reading →

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Interpreting Romans by Believing What It Says, Part 4: Romans 1:15-16; Paul’s Powerful Gospel

Posted on 04/11/2025 by Paul Pavao

Part 3 was a history of the church in Rome beginning with Romans 1:8 and Rome’s famed faith. Part 1 has links to the whole series. Romans 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, because it … Continue reading →

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Interpreting Paul’s Letter to the Romans by Believing What It Says: Chapter 1, Part 2 (the apostles’ preaching)

Posted on 03/25/2025 by Paul Pavao

Part 1 was the introduction. Part 3 uses Romans 1:8 to address the history of the Roman church. Today, we will look at Romans 1:-4-5. I am going to put off Romans 1:8 till the next post. It will be … Continue reading →

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Interpreting Romans 1 through 8: Introduction

Posted on 03/24/2025 by Paul Pavao

Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5 … This is the first of a series of posts on Romans 1 through 8. The reason I am adding one more commentary on Romans to the hundreds or perhaps thousands that … Continue reading →

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Peter Wanted to Constantly Remind Us That Good Works Will Make Your Calling and Election Sure

Posted on 03/21/2025 by Paul Pavao

Tiny but critically important post today. After all, if Peter wanted to continually remind us about these things and Paul warned us not to be deceived about the same things, then these things must be extremely important. So I wrote … Continue reading →

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Penal Substitution and Jesus as a Sin Offering: An Ancient Perspective

Posted on 03/14/2025 by Paul Pavao

This is the completion of a post I wrote on March 5 addressing Christus Victor and Jesus’ ransoming us. My exposition from the Scriptures on the atonement can never be the final word. The death and resurrection of Jesus is … Continue reading →

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