Tag Archives: Gospel

The Foolishness of the Message Preached

Posted on 10/28/2011 by Paul Pavao

“It pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.” For those of us who fancy ourselves apologists, it can be difficult to rest in the foolishness of the message preached. We want to be … Continue reading →

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What Are the Implications of an Old Earth for Christians?

Posted on 02/09/2011 by Paul Pavao

I really love our God, and I believe he’s way stronger than our ideas. He can take care of us even while we enjoy searching out the truth. Those who seek find. He doesn’t give snakes to children who ask for eggs. Let us not be “ye of little faith,” but let us address him as Father and trust him as children. Continue reading →

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Final Judgments and False Gospels: A Comment

Posted on 01/31/2011 by Paul Pavao

If Jesus changes our lives, then Christians are holier than non-Christians. We are better than non-Christians, and they need to know that. The lost need some idea that Jesus has the power to help them!!! Continue reading →

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Preaching the Gospel: A Story

Posted on 12/12/2010 by Paul Pavao

Today’s post is just a story to illustrate yesterday’s post. It’s just a short one, and I don’t remember the source, but everyone ought to know this story. I believe that it was David Brainerd, preaching to Native Americans, who … Continue reading →

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The Power of the Church: Never Be Lonely Again

Posted on 11/27/2010 by Paul Pavao

I was reading The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience again this morning. Scandal documents the terrible testimony that we Christians are giving to the western world. The book is important. It will do us no good to pretend that there … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Do This?

Posted on 08/23/2010 by Paul Pavao

I was reading one of my own archived posts, and I was reminded why we do this. What do we do? We take a stand for change. We preach a Gospel that demands the counting of the cost and explains … Continue reading →

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I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel

Posted on 08/12/2010 by Paul Pavao

I think Romans 1:16 is the key to unlocking all the deep secrets of the letter to the Romans. In that verse Paul says he is not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ. But why does he say that? There … Continue reading →

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The Roman Catholic Church and the Gospel

Posted on 08/07/2010 by Paul Pavao

I got an email from a Roman Catholic yesterday. It was very nice this time. Most of the vitriolic (um, harsh and negative) letters I receive are from Catholics. This one was very kind. On the other hand, he asked … Continue reading →

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The Appearance of the Apostle Paul

Posted on 07/16/2010 by Paul Pavao

I stole the title of this post, "The Appearance of the Apostle Paul," from an old friend of mine. I don’t remember precisely what he taught, as that was 20 years ago, but I’m pretty sure it was similar to … Continue reading →

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The Letter of Ignatius to the Ephesians: Chapter One

Posted on 06/29/2010 by Paul Pavao

I started this series yesterday with an introduction to the early Christian writings. This is Ignatius’ epistle to the Ephesians, written in A.D. 107 or 116, about 50 or 60 years after Paul wrote his epistle to the Ephesians and … Continue reading →

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