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Christian History Videos and Teachings
by Paul Pavao

These Christian history videos cover topics crucial to those who want to know how we got from the beliefs and practices of the apostles found in the New Testament to the Christianity that we see around us today.

All these videos are on YouTube, and if you want to be notified of new videos, subscribe and click on the bell icon while you are at any of the videos below, or you can start at my channel home page.

I hope that above all you learn how to seek the truth, for at the end of every true search is Jesus Christ, who is the truth.

You might want to take note of the short, challenging videos that I call The Leukemia Tapes for reasons that will be obvious once you've seen one.

Christian History Videos

• Introduction to the Second Century Church
• The Trinity and the Council of Nicea
• The Fullness of the Law of Moses (Matt. 5:18)

Authority of the Apostles

I separated this one because it got a video response.

• The Authority of the Apostles (includes addendum: Rise of the Papacy)
• Video response to Authority of the Apostles by "MrRichardwinkel"
• My video response to "MrRichardwinkel"

The Leukemia Tapes:
Christian History and Current Issues

These Leukemia Tapes, so called because I taped them while being treated for acute leukemia at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tn, are all meant to be under 3 minutes long, though there are a minority that creep up to or just past 4 minutes.

On a lighter note, you may enjoy noting the transformation from salt-and-pepper to black hair as my white hair fell out before the dark. The last few tapes are bald-headed. I shaved my head once the dark hair began following the white hair onto my pillow, into my mouth, and down the shower drain.

• The most important and first Leukemia Tape: Romans 8:28
• Romans 2:4
• Sound Doctrine: Titus 2
• God's Foundation: 2 Timothy 2:19
• Joshua and Jesus: An Early Christian View of Prophecies of Christ
• The Grace of God: Titus 2:11-14
• Let None of Your Words Fall to the Ground
• Repentance: Acts 11:18 and 26:19-20
• You Singular and Plural: Matthew 5:16 and 1 John 2:27
• All Things in Common: Only in Jerusalem?
• Faith vs. Works 1: The Apostle Paul (cont.)
• Faith vs. Works 2: The Apostle Paul (cont.)
• Faith vs. Works 3: The Rest of the Apostles
• Faith vs. Works 4: 1 Corinthians 3:15
• Faith vs. Works 5: The Early Christian Writings
• Faith vs. Works 6: Overview and Grace
• Faith vs. Works 7: The Judgment
• The Atonement Is Not the Gospel: Sermons in Acts (Also see my booklet The Apostles' Gospel.)
• Remission from Leukemia/Remission of Sins: Acts 2:38
• Innocence vs. Purity
• Remission of Leukemia vs. Remission of Sins

Christian History Videos Addressing the Claims of the Roman Catholic Church

Apostolic Succession

These Christian history videos on the claims of Roman Catholicism are long. They are less than an hour each, though, and I believe they are the clearest teaching available on the subject. They are in-depth enough to teach you how to know for yourself what the early churches were like, but they are short enough to remain interesting.

Those who feel compelled by doctrine to join a church with apostolic succession, such as the Roman Catholic Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches, need to be exposed to these facts.

If you would rather read this information, see my quote page on apostolic succession and Is the Roman Catholic Church the One True Church?

As things are currently, Roman Catholic theologians misquote and misconstrue the passages in the early Christian writings (second and third century) that address the subject of apostolic succession. Non-catholics object to the Catholic interpretation, but not by becoming familiar with what the early Christians actually said. Instead, they argue that the early Christians don't matter.

Sometimes this argument that the early Christians don't matter is not based on fear of the Roman Catholic version of history, but on the fact that the teachings held by the apostolic churches contradict a lot of evangelical theology. Evangelicals—too often without any concern—have lost much of "the faith once delivered to the saints" (Jude 1:3).

As a result, most Christians don't realize that the early churches taught nothing resembling the Roman Catholic version of apostolic succession. That's not difficult to prove, given the time to explain things, but as far as I know there is very little besides my videos here pointing that out!

Since writing this introduction, I found a great book by an honest historian, who teaches at Notre Dame University, backing up much of what I say about apostolic succession is second century Christianity. You will find quotes and references here.

Apostolic Succession

• Apostolic Succession, Part 1
• Apostolic Succession, Part 2
• Apostolic Succession, Part 3
• Apostolic Succession, Part 4

Papal Primacy: Was There a Pope in the Second Century?

• Papal Primacy, Part 1
• Papal Primacy, Part 2
• Papal Primacy, Part 3
• Papal Primacy, Part 4
• Papal Primacy, Part 5