Category Archives: Modern Doctrines

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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Christus Victor: Atonement by Ransom and Offering

Posted on 03/05/2025 by Paul Pavao

Rather than make this post 6,000 words long, I separated the section on Jesus death as an offering and made it a second post. I am going to consolidate them into a booklet, so please hammer me in the comments … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 6:9-11 and Other Warning Passages Are Practical Not Theology

Posted on 01/28/2025 by Paul Pavao
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1 John, 2 Peter, Eternal Security and Assurance

Posted on 01/18/2025 by Paul Pavao

A friend of mine posted a video of a preacher going on and on about his incorrect theology of the atonement and eternal security. He tagged just me when he posted the video. Here is what I responded: Have you … Continue reading →

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Assembling the Church, One Another, and the Outreach Meeting

Posted on 01/07/2025 by Paul Pavao

I talk and write about Hebrews 10:24-25 quite often: Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works, not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much … Continue reading →

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My Experiences with Praying in Tongues

Posted on 12/31/2024 by Paul Pavao

Believing in Jesus I was raised Catholic. When I was saved at 21 (in 1982), my introduction to Protestant Christianity was foreign to me, brand new, and exciting. It was also mostly Pentecostal.  My boss, Sgt. Roger Thomas, is the … Continue reading →

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The elementary principles of Christ

Posted on 12/03/2024 by Paul Pavao

I am slowly–very slowly–building a curriculum for discipleship. I wrote a post about 3 weeks ago on the skeleton of that curriculum: 1. Becoming a Christian; 2. Living like a Christian; and 3. Staying a Christian. It is certain that … Continue reading →

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Contrasting John with the Rest of the New Testament

Posted on 11/29/2024 by Paul Pavao

I wrote about this subject back in 2020. I did not provide a lot of Scripture, though; I just pointed out the kind of differences there were. In this post, I want to list some of the Scriptures that show … Continue reading →

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How to Read the Bible: First, Don’t Misinterpret Paul and Matthew based on John

Posted on 11/25/2024 by Paul Pavao

This was a response in a comment to a reader who asked me about where to start to read the Bible: I tell people to read Mark first because it was the first of the Gospels. Matthew and Luke had … Continue reading →

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