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Paul Pavao
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Author of books on early Christianity, apostolic faith, and church history. Official site:
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Recent Posts
- Fact Sheet on Evolution for Christians
- 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
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- A Fair Summary of Paul’s Gospel? Salvation, Perseverance, and Judgment in His Own Words
- Rebooting Redemption: An Ancient Perspective on Jesus' Atonement
- Which Denomination Gets It Right?
- Wisdom in Proverbs, Daniel's Son of Man, the Trinity, and Jesus the Messiah and Son of God
- Hebrews 6:1-2: What Are The Basics of the Christian Faith?
- The Pastoral Epistles: Were Timothy and Titus Pastors?
- 1 Timothy 3:15: The Church That Is the Pillar and Support of the Truth
- The Elementary (First) Teachings of Christ: Hebrews 6:1-2
- The Nephilim, the Book of Enoch, Honesty, and Fear
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Tag Archives: faith vs works
Saying What the Apostles Say
I’ve talked about this on the blog before, but this is worth talking about over and over. Here’s the issue I’m asserting: If the apostles said something that you can’t repeat without explanation or caveat, it is because your theology … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Modern Doctrines
Tagged apostles, apostolic tradition, baptism, faith vs works, Scripture, speaking, Trinity
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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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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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Are We Bible Believers?
U.S. Christians make a lot of claims about being "Bible believers," but mostly they are Bible praisers. They honor and say wonderful things about the Bible, but they really don’t pay much attention to what it says unless it agrees … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, History, Modern Doctrines, Unity
Tagged bible believers, calvinism, faith vs works, limited atonement, one god, Trinity, tulip
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Through the Bible in a Year: Matthew 24 to 28
Introduction: Unrelated to Today’s Reading If you are enjoying this through the Bible series or getting anything out of it, you really need to give thanks to God today. As I write this, two days before you’ll read it, I … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Doctrines, Through the Bible
Tagged abomination of desolation, bible contradictions, daniel 8:13, end times, Evangelism, faith vs works, great commission, harold camping, inspiration, james 2:24, judgment, matthew, matthew 24, rapture, resurrection, return of christ, salvation, through the bible
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