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Why Do I Commune With Remarried Christians?

Posted on 11/13/2010 by Paul Pavao

To one who, before believing, had been loosed from a wife, she will not be counted a second wife who, subsequent to believing, is the first. For it is from believing that our life itself dates its origin. ~Tertullian, c. A.D. 200 Continue reading →

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Salvation

Posted on 07/30/2010 by Paul Pavao

I like to say that there are two things we preach, which are two reasons for changing the way we "do" church in America. The Gospel is a life for a Life. Jesus calls us to give up our lives … Continue reading →

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Can the Gates of Hell Prevail Against the Church

Posted on 06/23/2010 by Paul Pavao

So the idea of Matthew 16:18 is not that the church won’t fall. The idea is that when and where the church exists, she will assail the gates of Hades and bring back the dead.
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Catching Up …

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Paul Pavao

I haven’t written a blog post here in almost 3 weeks. It’s not from lack of things to write about. Quite the opposite. There’s been LOTS to write about, but I’ve been so busy doing it that I haven’t been … Continue reading →

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The Church and the Work

Posted on 03/30/2010 by Paul Pavao

That’s the church. That makes all the difference.

“That” is unimaginably hard. Continue reading →

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Evangelism and the Church

Posted on 11/10/2009 by Paul Pavao

This blog started as a comment on one of my other posts, but it kept growing. This post is self-explanatory without seeing the comment I’m responding to, but if you’d like to, it’s on my September 20 post. The Great … Continue reading →

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Accidental Series on the Church, Part IV

Posted on 08/25/2009 by Paul Pavao

I really didn’t mean to be writing a series on the church, but here goes part IV. Most attempts at starting house churches/simple churches/”the” church don’t go anywhere. That’s acknowledged in most of Gene Edwards’ books. I’m not sure about … Continue reading →

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Which Church?

Posted on 08/19/2009 by Paul Pavao

This post is the 3rd part of a 3-part series I didn’t mean to write. Better read the previous two posts. Both of them are dated today, too. So, here’s part 3: Which Church? I keep talking about the church, … Continue reading →

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The Church

Posted on 08/19/2009 by Paul Pavao

You might want to read the previous post before you read this one. I just finished it a moment ago. It’s so important for Christians today to find out that Christianity is not meant to be an individual religion! The … Continue reading →

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Roman Catholics, Orthodox, and the Local Church

Posted on 07/19/2009 by Paul Pavao

I got an email from a Roman Catholic and an Orthodox believer both in the same day. The biggest thing they had in common was massive miscommunication. What I mean by that is that they both presented arguments to me … Continue reading →

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