Tag Archives: predestination

The Rebuilding the Foundations System Spelled Out by the Apostle Peter

Posted on 05/30/2018 by

I am keenly aware of how hard it is for human beings to shift core belief systems. As a friend said recently, it is hard even to consider the idea that works have anything to do with eternal life. Of … Continue reading →

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A Protestant Way of Thinking

Posted on 06/29/2014 by

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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Welcome to PaulFPavao.wordpress.com

Posted on 09/30/2013 by

Wow, was I astounded to find that PaulPavao.wordpress.com had been taken. It’s not even being used! I am making an attempt to move here because I have struggled so much with getting a design I like it with wordpress.org software. … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible in a Year: Romans 9-11

Posted on 05/11/2012 by

On Monday, we’ll be returning to the Hebrew Scriptures and reading 1 Samuel. We’ll read chapters 1-5 on Monday. For today, I’m going to send you back to last week’s post on Romans 7-11. I have just moved from our … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible in a Year: Exodus 9 through 12

Posted on 01/25/2012 by

The Schedule Chapter readings for this week Overall schedule, week by week Exodus 9:1-7: The Fifth Plague: Livestock This is the first plague where God specifically distinguishes between the Israelites and the Egyptians. Exodus 9:8-12: The Sixth Plague: Boils In … Continue reading →

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Genesis One: The Waters Above and the Waters Below

Posted on 12/03/2009 by

I was really having a hard time getting anything out of day 2 of creation. Maybe Answers in Genesis can deal with the science of having water above the firmament which holds the sun, moon, and stars, but I can’t. … Continue reading →

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Predestination, Calvinism, and Bible Interpretation: Part Three

Posted on 06/08/2009 by

We have been looking at Calvinism’s TULIP a little bit. I considered going point by point through TULIP–and I still want to do that–but there’s something more important than that. Does the Scripture ever really bring up Calvinism? Are the … Continue reading →

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Calvinism, Predestination, and Bible Interpretation; Part Two

Posted on 06/01/2009 by

Well, since Britt–a dear friend of ours and a good, godly man–has put it on my mind with his comment, let me make part two to cover Romans 9-11. I need to keep this short enough for a blog, which … Continue reading →

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Calvinism, Predestination, and Proper Bible Interpretation

Posted on 05/31/2009 by

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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