Protestant Scholarship on Peter as the Rock Members Public

In this post I will be citing from a variety of reputable Protestant commentaries on Matthew 16:18 in regards to Peter being the rock upon which Christ will be building his Church. These commentators utterly reject the Roman Catholic interpretation that Jesus was establishing Peter as the first Pope,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun

Serving Jesus as the Lord God Members Public

The Holy Bible clearly teaches that believers cannot revere and serve any other being as their heavenly Lord apart from YHWH: “None is able to serve two lords (Oudeis dynatai dysi kyriois douleuei), for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun

1st AD Palestinian Jews Worship Jesus as YHWH! Members Public

One of the clearest evidences that Jesus was already being worshiped as YHWH by his Jewish followers in Israel and Jerusalem comes from what the Apostle Paul wrote in his first epistle to the Corinthians. Scholars typically date it around 53-55 AD, less than 20 years of Jesus’ physical, bodily

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun

YHVH: The Divine Adjective Members Public

Deuteronomy 6:4, commonly referred to as the Shema, is the very heart of the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish faith. It is also the very foundation of the New Testament proclamation of the Triunity of God. The passage stresses the fact of YHVH being the only God whom his

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun

Eusebius on Nicaea Members Public

The letter was written by Eusebius of Caesarea to his congregation, explaining why he and the others fully embraced and consented to the initial creedal formulation of Nicaea. In so doing, Eusebius is shown to be a Trinitarian who did not teach that the Son and the Spirit are creatures

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun

A Samaritan Who Didn’t Exist! Members Public

Another Passage Which Exposes Muhammad’s Fraud Since the Quran challenges unbelievers to find discrepancies and mistakes within it, in order to disprove its divine origin, Do they not consider the Qur’an (with care)? Had it been from other Than God, they would surely have found therein Much discrepancy.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun

Eusebius, The Divine Holy Spirit & Filioque Members Public

In this post I will be quoting from Against Marcellus and On Ecclesiastical Theology (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series), translated by Kelley McCarthy Spoerl & Markus Vinzent, and published by The Catholic University of America Press in 2017. Eusebius is refuting a heretic named Marcellus who denied that the

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Sam Shamoun

Eusebius: The Ever-Living Divine Holy Spirit Members Public

The following section is taken by The Son is Truly Son: The Trinitarian and Christological Theology of Eusebius of Caesarea (Studia Traditionis Theologiae: Explorations in Early and Medieval Theology, 46), written by Adam R. Renberg, and published by Brepols Publishers Publication in 2021, pp. 60-68. All emphasis will be mine.

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Sam Shamoun
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