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Early Church & Christ’s 2nd Coming Members Public

In this post I will cite some early evidence, statements form the very disciples of the Apostles and those coming after them, showing that the Church has always proclaimed that Jesus will return physically, bodily to the earth. All emphasis shall be mine. PAPIAS Fragments of Papias IV As the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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CHRIST: THE GOD OF THE SACRIFICE Members Public

The following is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, pp. 135-139 and 556-559. In my estimation this is THE best and most comprehensive

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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LUTHER ON MARY’S SINLESSNESS Members Public

The following citation is from Luther’s On the Conception of the Mother of God, AD 1527: “The conception, namely the infusion of the soul, is believed to have taken place gently and blessedly, without original sin coming upon her; so that in the infusion of the soul she was

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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LUTHER ON MARY BIRTHING JESUS Members Public

The following is excerpted from this post: Luther on Luke 2 – Saint John’s Lutheran Church. Then there are some who express opinions concerning how this birth took place, claiming Mary was delivered of her child while she was praying, in great joy, before she became aware of it, without

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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CHRIST: THE GOD OF THE EXODUS Members Public

The following is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 2: Like Father, Like Son: Jesus’ Divine Attributes, Chapter 10: The Preexistence of

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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LUTHER ON THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Members Public

It may surprise Christians to discover that Martin Luther candidly admitted that the Catholic Church traces itself back to the Apostles, that it genuinely has Apostolic Succession, despite having (in Luther’s erroneous view) corrupted itself throughout time. Here is Luther in his own words. All emphasis is mine: Today

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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AUGUSTINE ON THE CHURCH’S AUTHORITY Members Public

In the following extract Augustine shows how the Gospels’ reliability rests on the authority of the Catholic Church and to, therefore, attack the Church is to undermine the veracity of the Gospels themselves. Here is what he wrote in refuting of the claims of Manichaeus, the founder of Manicheism. All

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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A Coptic Convert Exposes Muhammad Pt. 5 Members Public

I come to the finale in this series: A Coptic Convert Exposes Muhammad Pt. 4. CONTRADICTIONS GALORE As I stated previously, Ibn Raja’s knowledge and mastery of the Islamic sources are simply amazing. This will be further confirmed here by his awareness of all the irreconcilable contradictions within the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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