Category Archives: Modern Doctrines

Blind Faith and the Age of Reason

Posted on 03/09/2010 by Paul Pavao

I’m not a believer in blind faith. I think blind faith is stupid and dangerous. Continue reading →

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The Calvary Road: Real and Lasting Revival

Posted on 02/24/2010 by Paul Pavao

The impossible Christian life is the only one that can be lived because it is the only one God gives grace for. Continue reading →

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Baptism and the Sinner’s Prayer

Posted on 02/23/2010 by Paul Pavao

This is a response I just sent to someone. There’s nothing personal in it, so I wanted to post this here. I hope there’s something helpful in it: The thing that helped me most with baptism was comparing it to … Continue reading →

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Confidence in the Flesh and Knowing Christ

Posted on 02/09/2010 by Paul Pavao

This morning in Bible study a few of us were looking at Galatians 2. Obviously, as we go further in Galatians, we need a good working definition of justification, and we went after that. The Greek word justify is just … Continue reading →

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Statistics on Born Again and Churched Christians

Posted on 01/18/2010 by Paul Pavao

This isn’t condemnation. This is pleasing God. This is finding God’s will. And if we call ourselves Christians, then nothing else ought to matter to us. Continue reading →

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The Atonement: What You Must Know

Posted on 01/09/2010 by Paul Pavao

I just wrote a long post on works. It’s long because I took the time to try to answer some concerns that honest, God-fearing modern Christians have about the things I say about works (which I got from the Scriptures … Continue reading →

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Finding the Truth: Do We Have Assurance or Must We Merit Salvation?

Posted on 01/09/2010 by Paul Pavao

I am saying that the same effort to walk in the light and walk by the Spirit that allows you to experience continual forgiveness and the the righteousness of Christ will also produce practical, visible righteousness in your life. Continue reading →

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What Is the Gospel?

Posted on 01/04/2010 by Paul Pavao

I reproduced this post at Christian-history.org. Today, April 3, 2014, I am revising it because its language was way too strong. Rather than revise both pages, I am only revising it at the web site, and I am changing this … Continue reading →

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Commenting on the Bible

Posted on 12/31/2009 by Paul Pavao

I’d like to direct those of you who read this to the commentary section of my Rest of the Old, Old Story site. I’m going to start updating it, beginning with the things found in today’s blog on Jeremiah 6. … Continue reading →

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Early Christianity: Do I Have Any Advice?

Posted on 12/28/2009 by Paul Pavao

Someone wrote me telling me that they’re reading the early Christian writings, including David Bercot’s Writings. Then he asked me if I have any advice. For those that want to live the life that the apostles and early Christians lived, … Continue reading →

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