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TEXTUAL CRITICISM & CHRIST’S DEITY Members Public

Modern New Testament textual critics prefer what is typically known as reasoned eclecticism. This position holds to the belief that the earliest papyri, specifically those manuscripts (MSS) classified as the Alexandrian text type, and the major codices (e.g., Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Alexandrinus etc.) are to be prioritized since this is

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE BIBLE’S CODED MESSAGES Members Public

In this post I will share a way in which God provides clues that the Scriptures are inspired by the Holy Spirit by taking the case of John the Baptist and his parents and the implication of their names. Here’s what Luke writes in regards to the lineage and

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ALMSGIVING & ATONEMENT Members Public

In the Greek translation of Daniel, which is longer than the Hebrew version, teaches that almsgiving or giving charity is an atonement for sins: “Therefore, O king, let my counsel please thee, and atone for thy sins by alms, and [thine] iniquities by compassion on the poor: it may be

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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EARLY CHURCH ON PURGATORY Members Public

William Albrecht 2 nd Century AD St. Clement of Alexandria (150-215 AD) “The believer through discipline divests himself of his passions and passes to the mansion better than the former one, passing through torments with repentance for post-baptismal sins. Although these punishments cease after purification, God’s righteousness allows for

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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EARLY CHURCH ON AGE OF CREATION Members Public

By Ben Kissingly Historical references: “They are deceived, too, by those highly mendacious documents which profess to give the history of many thousand years, though, reckoning by the sacred writings, we find that not 6000 years have yet passed.” St. Augustine, City of God, Book XII, chapter 10, “Of the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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CHRIST THE GOD-MAN Members Public

The following chart provides a helpful summation of some of the overwhelming biblical data, which confirms that Jesus is the God-Man, the eternal God that became human and who, by virtue of his physical resurrection unto immortality, shall forever exist as both God and Man.   GOD     MAN   He is God

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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TRINITY CHART Members Public

In this chart I lay out some of the unique, exclusive titles/characteristics/functions, etc. belonging to God, and show how they are all applied to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.       FATHER   SON HOLY SPIRT   GOD     John 17:3; 20:17; 1 Cor. 8:6; 2 Cor. 1:3;

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Sam Shamoun
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JESUS: YHWH GOD INCARNATE Members Public

In this chart I share just some of the many verses which identify Jesus as YHWH God who became flesh. YHWH JESUS “O Israel, wait for Yahweh; For with Yahweh there is lovingkindness, And with Him is abundant redemption. And it is He who will redeem Israel From all his

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