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Calvinism, Predestination, and Proper Bible Interpretation

Posted on 05/31/2009 by Paul Pavao

Someone once told me that if I wanted to know if a teaching was true, look at what it asks you to do. If it asks you to do something that Scripture also commands, you can probably trust the teaching. … Continue reading →

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Honest Bible Interpretation: Assumptions, Humility, and Reality

Posted on 04/27/2009 by Paul Pavao

It seems that there’s always some incident making me want to talk about honest Bible interpretation. Today it was a phone call  made to a call-in talk show. The hosts, conservatives like most talk radio hosts, had repeated a rumor … Continue reading →

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Eternal Security: Can a Christian Fall Away?

Posted on 03/02/2009 by Paul Pavao

I don’t believe in “once saved, always saved”; however, yesterday I read an argument for eternal security which supported what I do believe. This post is not an argument for or against eternal security (at least not primarily). As usual, … Continue reading →

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