Luther, Muslims, Jews and God Members Public

I quote from Martin Luther’s The Large Catechism | Book of Concord, Part II, Article III, to show what this “reformer” taught in respect to Jews and Muslims worshiping the one true God. All emphasis will be mine. 61  This, now, is the article which must ever be and remain

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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YHWH MAKES THE MOST HIGH HIS REFUGE Members Public

Psalm 91 is a citation applied by Satan to Jesus when he tempted our Lord in the desert: “Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, ‘If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself

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Sam Shamoun
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Melito, the Jews & the Hebrew Canon Members Public

The Christian historian Eusebius writes of Melito the bishop of Sardis, and mentions the OT canon list of the Jews which he catalogued for Onesimus in order that he might know from which books to draw prophetic evidences for the Christian faith, particularly in defense of the Church’s belief

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Patriarch Timothy I on Muhammad Members Public

The following excerpt is taken from The apology of Timothy the Patriarch before the Caliph Mahdi, translated by Alphonse Mingana, published by Manchester University Press, England, 1928, pp. 196-198. Timothy I (AD 780-823) was the Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East who made an apology for the Christian

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Sam Shamoun
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Nyssa on the Angel of God Members Public

I quote what the great St. Gregory of Nyssa wrote in respect to the divine Angel that appeared to Moses being the prehuman Son of God in his work titled Against Eunomius, Book XI. Gregory refutes the assertion that God spoke through a created angel whim he used as his

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Sam Shamoun
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Chrysostom, Samaritans and God Members Public

I quote from St. John Chrysostom’s Homilies on the Gospel of John, Homily 33 John 4:23-27., where he affirmed that the Samaritans were indeed worshiping God, albeit in an imperfect manner. All emphasis will be mine. John 4:21-22 Jesus says unto her, Woman, believe Me, the hour

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Patriarch Bartholomew on Muslims Members Public

I cite what Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew stated in respect to Muslims and Islam. All emphasis will be mine. Address by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Esteemed religious leaders, venerable scholars, beloved brothers and sisters, As the golden sun rises over this ancient city, a place where history paints an intricate

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Sam Shamoun
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Gregory of Nyssa, the Jews and God Members Public

Here’s what this great saint of the Church wrote about the Jews worshiping the one true God: But with regard to service and worship, and the other things which they so nicely calculate about, and bring into prominence, we say this; that the Holy Spirit is exalted above all

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Sam Shamoun
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