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Paul Pavao
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Author of books on early Christianity, apostolic faith, and church history. Official site:
https://christian-history.org
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Recent Posts
- Righteousness, Self-Control, and Judgment (Acts 24:25)
- A Fair Summary of Paul’s Gospel? Salvation, Perseverance, and Judgment in His Own Words
- Jesus Is Building His Church on Peter’s Confession; Are We?
- King David’s Secret Sauce: Works Are the Prize, Not the Price
- Do You Like the Bible? Or Only an Imaginary One?
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- Past Tense Salvation by Faith and Future Tense Judgment by Works
- Contrasting John with the Rest of the New Testament
- "Faith Apart from Works" and "Not by Faith Alone"
- Don't Beat Dead Horses; Only the Father Reveals Truth
- The Primacy of the Roman Church
- The elementary principles of Christ
- The Danger of False Assurance: Can a Saved Person Go to Hell?
- Can We Be Good Enough to Go to Heaven?
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Tag Archives: eternal security
Far-Fetched: John 15:2
For some reason, faithalone.org sent me a magazine in the mail. I’ve been to that site before, so I knew the magazine would be good fodder for a blog. It did not disappoint. I can’t find the magazine now, which … Continue reading
Posted in Far-fetched, Modern Doctrines
Tagged eternal security, far-fetched, John 15:2, John 15:6
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Outing Martin Luther
The outing of Marting Luther is long overdue. Why I have not thought to out him long ago is a mystery to me, but I thought of it today, and I feel I must follow through. Martin Luther did not … Continue reading
The Once Saved, Always Saved Study Bible
I got the idea to do a Once Saved, Always Saved Study Bible (OSAS). It’s a really great idea because if I’m ever at a loss for a blog post, this is an easy one. The first “Once Saved, Always … Continue reading
Psalm 11: If the Foundations Are Destroyed
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Ps. 11:3) What are the foundations whose destruction leaves the righteous wondering what they can do? Psalm 11 is a short psalm. … Continue reading
Posted in Gospel, Holiness, Modern Doctrines
Tagged apostles, atonement, book of acts, eternal security, faith vs works, foundation of god, Gospel, inherit the kingdom of god
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Nothing Shall Separate Us from the Love of God
Today my father-in-law’s “Verse of the Day” talked about Romans 8:38-39, which says that Paul was convinced that no created thing and no trial (nor a bunch of other things) can separate us from the love of God which is … Continue reading
Questions About Salvation
This is an email I wrote this morning. I think it’s anonymous enough to post publicly. 1. What does “saved” mean to me? “Saved” is a big word that means different things in different context. In Romans 5:9-10 for example, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Gospel, Modern Doctrines
Tagged apostles, assurance, atonement, eternal security, faith vs works, Gospel, grace, judgment, justification, once saved always saved, paid penalty, ransom, redemption, righteousness, salvation, saved, soteriology
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Eternal Security: Can a Christian Fall Away?
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
Posted in Bible, Modern Doctrines
Tagged bible interpretation, eternal security, honesty, judgment, Modern Doctrines, once saved always saved
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Romans and Romans
We’ve been going through Romans in a Bible study on Tuesday and Thursday mornings before work. It’s pretty neat. I want to talk about some of the things we talk about there–for two reasons. One, they’re radical and life-changing. Two, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, History, Modern Doctrines
Tagged Bible, eternal security, justification, politics, salvation
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