2020

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IRENAEUS AND MARK’S GOSPEL Members Public

In this short post I will cite 2nd century church father and apologist Irenaeus in regards to Mark’s Gospel. Irenaeus was the bishop of Lyons, France, and a disciple of Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna and a disciple of the apostles including John. Like Polycarp, Irenaeus died as a

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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IRENAEUS AND THE DEITY OF CHRIST Members Public

Irenaeus was the bishop of the church in Lyon, France, and was a disciple of the bishop and martyr Polycarp, who was a disciple of the Apostles, especially John. The bishop of France was himself martyred for his faith in the Lord Jesus. Here are a few snippets from his

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Irenaeus and John, the disciple of the Lord Members Public

The following is taken from Irenaeus and John, the disciple of the Lord. I post this here for the benefit of others and in order to insure that such an important refutation to Evangelical NT scholar Richard Bauckham’s claim that the John who wrote the Gospel was someone other

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Ante-Nicene Witness to Jesus’ Deity Members Public

The following citations are taken from A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, Hendrickson Publishers, Massachusetts, 1998, edited by David W. Bercot, unless noted otherwise. All bold and capital emphasis is mine, unless noted otherwise. JUSTIN MARTYR Before proceeding, we want to make mention of the fact that in our first

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Son Who is Exactly Like the Father Members Public

The Hebrew Bible emphatically testifies that there is no heavenly being, no other god, that is comparable to Yahweh, and none among them that can do what the only true God does in the way that he does it: “Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Quran’s Multiple Creators: More Proof of Islam’s Triadic Deity Members Public

The Muslim scripture describes Allah as the Creators of all things: Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators (nahnu al-khaliqoona)?S. 56:59 Y. Ali I am going to show that this isn’t merely a case of plural of intensification or majestic plural. Rather, the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Trinity in Seventh-day Adventist History Members Public

The following is taken from Ministry Magazine: https://www.ministrymagazine.org/archive/2009/02/the-trinity.html. The last decade has seen increased antitrinitarian activity within the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Four reasons for this activity should be mentioned. (1) The availability of information through the Internet. (2) Several other Adventist groups

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Doctrine of the Trinity Among Adventists: A Review Members Public

I am reposting this from “The Compass Magazine” (https://thecompassmagazine.com/adventism/the-trinity-and-adventists-review). Most Christians believe that God is a Trinity, as do most Seventh-day Adventists. Beyond the fact that it is a mystery how God can be Three in One (as are many other things concerning God), the doctrine

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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