Tag Archives: bible interpretation

A Fair Summary of Paul’s Gospel? Salvation, Perseverance, and Judgment in His Own Words

Posted on 02/11/2026 by Paul Pavao

What does the apostle Paul actually teach about salvation when all of his words are read together—his promises, his warnings, and his description of God’s grace? The answer is often assumed, but rarely examined in full. even though the apostles … Continue reading →

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Answering the Verses Evangelicals Throw at Me: Hebrews 9:22

Posted on 01/14/2021 by Paul Pavao

By now all my readers know that I disagree with a good portion of evangelical tradition. I am not bashful about writing against those traditions. When I do so, I expect evangelicals to look at the verses and explanations I … Continue reading →

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Difficult Verses and Bible Interpretation

Posted on 08/25/2020 by Paul Pavao

Perhaps the best Bible interpretation advice I can give has to do with difficult verses. There are verses that are actually difficult. For example, no one knows who Paul is talking about in 1 Corinthians 15:29. Who was “baptizing for … Continue reading →

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Due Diligence

Posted on 12/01/2019 by Paul Pavao

“Due Diligence” is a legal IRS term. You are allowed to take a questionable deduction on a tax return as long as you have done your “due diligence.” This means that you have researched your deduction enough to confirm a … Continue reading →

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Evolution and Interpreting the Bible

Posted on 02/08/2016 by Paul Pavao

I’m sorry I’ve been gone so long. After I got healthy, I had priorities higher than this blog. Only so many things can be done laying in a hospital bed. Blogging is one of them, so I did a lot … Continue reading →

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Psalm 73: Jesus is the Light of the World

Posted on 07/02/2014 by Paul Pavao

Due to a spam comment on a May, 2010 blog post, I was reintroduced to a web page I wrote a long time ago on a web site I no longer keep up. It was so long ago that I … Continue reading →

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A Protestant Way of Thinking

Posted on 06/29/2014 by Paul Pavao

I found a coalition of house churches. They sounded pretty awesome, so I emailed the closest one, which is about an hour and a half away. I like a lot of things they do, but honestly I cannot endure this … Continue reading →

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Teachings That Must Not Be Lost: Baptism

Posted on 06/28/2014 by Paul Pavao

The issue of baptism is important in and of itself, but as a topic it is the gold standard for exposing how bizarre our modern approach to the Scriptures is. I will show you that there is no legitimate alternative … Continue reading →

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The Church, Part III

Posted on 06/16/2014 by Paul Pavao

I had a plan for something much less sloppy in covering teachings that must not be lost. Apparently God did not share the same plans. Maybe by looking at Jesus’ church circumspectly, from several possible angles, we can paint a … Continue reading →

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Climate Change, Antarctic Ice Sheets, Honesty, and News

Posted on 06/04/2014 by Paul Pavao

I get very frustrated with climate change news stories. Don’t get me wrong, I believe climate change is real, and I think we are causing it. Nonetheless, the reason people reject news of climate change so vehemently is because the … Continue reading →

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