2022

2022 articles

DID TERTULLIAN DENY THE ETERNAL NATURE OF CHRIST? Members Public

MORE JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES’ MISINFORMATION EXPOSED The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of the Jehovah’s Witnesses produced a booklet titled Should You Believe In the Trinity where they sought to prove that not only is the Trinity not a biblical doctrine, but that it wasn’t even taught by

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
church-historytrinityjesus-christ

WATCHTOWER PROVES THE FATHER IS NOT THE OMNISCIENT LORD! Members Public

In this post I am going to show how the method [J]ehovah’s [W]itnesses employ to deny Jesus’ being Jehovah God in the flesh can be used to refute their belief that God the Father is Jehovah as well. I will be referencing the 2013 revision of the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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WERE EARLY CHRISTIANS TRINITARIANS? Members Public

Historical Accuracy and the WTB&TS Booklet “Should You Believe in the Trinity” In 1989, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society published a small booklet entitled “Should You Believe in the Trinity?” (SYBT). This booklet is still published and distributed by the Watchtower as part of its on-going efforts

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
trinitychurch-historytheology

The Meaning of “Lord” in 1 Corinthians 8:6 Members Public

Robert M. Bowman, Jr. What a Jew would understand is that the apostle Paul in this epistle has all along been treating the Lord Jesus as if he were the Lord (YHWH), while also distinguishing him from the Father. The various ways in which Paul distinguishes God the Father from

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
bibletheologytrinity

Smart’s Rule: A Critique Members Public

Robert M. Bowman, Jr. Since 2000, a particular claim concerning biblical Greek grammar known as “Smart’s rule” has been circulating on the Web. This rule is thought by its advocates to prove that in John 20:28 Thomas must have been speaking of two persons and not one when

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
theologychristianityreligion

Proverbs 8, Personification, and Christ Members Public

A Response to Jehovah’s Witness Claims about Proverbs 8:22 Robert M. Bowman, Jr. Jehovah’s Witnesses argue that in Proverbs 8:22 “Wisdom” claims to have been “created” by Jehovah, and since God’s attribute of wisdom was not created, “Wisdom” in Proverbs 8:22 must be a

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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IS PROTOTOKOS INTRINSICALLY A SO-CALLED “PARTITIVE WORD”? Members Public

A DECISIVE FACTOR FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE FORMULA PROTOTOKOS + PASIES KITISEOS = PARTITIVE GENITIVE Luis C. Reyes originally penned this challenge in a summarized form to post on the Greek Theology discussion board, moderated by Edgar Foster, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.  Mr. Foster did not approve the original message,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
colossiansjesus-christtheology

“I SAID: YOU ARE GODS” Members Public

PSALM 82:6 AND JOHN 10 JEROME H. NEYREY, SJ. Biblical texts that called mortals “gods” attracted attention from commentators and became the focus of ingenious interpretations and exegetical principles. [1] This is certainly true of Ps 82:6, “I said: ‘You are Gods.'” The present study examines the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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