Tertullian: Jesus as Uncreated Wisdom & Creatio Ex Nihilo Pt. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I previously left off: Tertullian: Jesus as Uncreated Wisdom & Creatio Ex Nihilo. Chapter 23. Hermogenes Pursued to Another Passage of Scripture. The Absurdity of His Interpretation Exposed But he draws an argument from the following words, where it is written: And the earth was without

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Sam Shamoun
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Tertullian: Jesus as Uncreated Wisdom & Creatio Ex Nihilo Members Public

In this post I will be citing from Tertullian’s response Against Hermogenes, who taught that matter was uncreated which, by extension, implies that evil always existed since certain Greek philosophers deemed matter to be evil by its very nature. Tertullian brilliantly refutes the erroneous assertion that matter is eternal

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Sam Shamoun
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Satan: A Good Muslim? Members Public

According to the Quran, Satan turns out to be a good Muslim after all, since he is depicted as believing in Allah and fearing his wrath. He even disassociates himself from sinners who try to put the blame for their sins upon him: And (remember) when Shaitan (Satan) made their

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Sam Shamoun
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Christ: The Unique Son Who is God’s Equal Members Public

The Apostle John identifies Jesus as God’s uniquely begotten Son, which indicates that there is no other son who is on the same level with him: “No one has ever seen God. The uniquely existing God, who is close to the Father’s side, has revealed him.” John 1:

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Sam Shamoun
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Ps. 22:16: Ancient Support for “Pierced” Members Public

In this post, I will provide some of the oldest, ancient evidence that Psalm 22:16 (17 in some versions), originally read “they have pierced my hands and feet,” in contrast to the reading found in some later Hebrew Masoretic manuscripts, “like a lion my hands and feet.” I begin

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Mormon's God Members Public

The following is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored byRobert M. Bowman, Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Chapter 1: Critics of the Incarnate Christ, pp. 56-58. All emphasis will be mine.

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Jesus Christ: God or God’s Glory? Members Public

The following is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored byRobert M. Bowman, Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 3: The Name of Jesus: Jesus’ Divine Names, Chapter 24: Jesus as “God” in

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Sam Shamoun

Jesus Christ: Isaiah’s Suffering Servant Members Public

The Lord Jesus specifically and the NT in general claim that the OT prophets announced beforehand that the Christ would suffer for our sins, and that repentance and forgiveness shall be granted to all those who believe in his name: “Now He said to them, ‘These are My words which

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