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Sola Scriptura, Tradition, and Bible Interpretation

Posted on 06/09/2011 by Paul Pavao

The idea for this post, the framework for yesterday’s post, and a couple quotes today come from Contra Sola Scriptura by an Orthodox believer. Tradition and the Ancient Churches Most of us, when we hear a Roman Catholic use the … Continue reading →

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Early Christianity, Organic Christianity, and the Rise of the Catholic Church

Posted on 02/09/2011 by Paul Pavao

This post will probably only interest you if you’re a friend of mine and like listening to me already, or if you have an avid interest in early Christianity and how the church became the miserable mess that it became … Continue reading →

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Do You Believe in the Church

Posted on 02/02/2011 by Paul Pavao

Five hundred years ago Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and John Calvin led Europe in rejecting the Roman Catholic Church and its pope as the mouth of God. The problem is, the result has been that Protestants reject any church as being the mouth of God. Continue reading →

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Too Lazy to Reason, Part III: Liars

Posted on 12/29/2010 by Paul Pavao

There are many thousands of self-appointed apologists for these doctrines that pretend to be researching the subject. The problem is, they’re lying.
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Too Lazy to Reason, Part II

Posted on 12/28/2010 by Paul Pavao

So, if you get your tradition from a good source, a source that bears good fruit, then you’re okay. You don’t have to do all that research. You can let them do it for you, and you can trust them. Continue reading →

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Too Lazy to Reason, Part I

Posted on 12/27/2010 by Paul Pavao

I don’t know if you’ve thought about why most of us don’t keep the Sabbath, but keeping the Sabbath is, after all, one of the ten commandments. Continue reading →

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I Am of Paul

Posted on 12/07/2010 by Paul Pavao

Today’s post is a sister post to yesterday’s. 1 Corinthians 1:10: Now I beseech you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you, but … Continue reading →

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Unity and the Roman Catholic Church

Posted on 12/04/2010 by Paul Pavao

It seems bizarre to me that anyone would suggest in order to have unity, the Christians in Selmer, Tennessee … should … become members of the church in Rome, Italy. Continue reading →

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Apostolic Succession, Unity, and What Really Matters

Posted on 11/29/2010 by Paul Pavao

We’ve tried asking an entire continent to submit to the elders and bishops who had apostolic succession. That experiment went on for centuries. It’s known as “The Dark Ages.” Continue reading →

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The Church Fathers and the Pope

Posted on 09/30/2010 by Paul Pavao

I wasn’t going to blog today; I don’t have time. Nonetheless, I simply can’t let this pass. I couldn’t believe it when I read this: This is what stuck in Alex’s mind, and it led him to make a fateful … Continue reading →

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