atonement

Detailed studies on the doctrine of atonement, Old Testament foundations, and Christ’s sacrificial work.

HEBREWS 2:9 & SYRIAC CHRISTOLOGY Members Public

According to the underlying Greek text of Hebrews 2:9, Jesus is described as tasting death for every man by the grace of God: “But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels—Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JESUS: THE GOD FOR WHOSE SAKE WE ARE FORGIVEN Members Public

The prophet Isaiah proclaims that YHWH forgives sinners for his own sake: “I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.” Isaiah 43:25 Isaiah further teaches that YHWH could not find any one righteous and worthy

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE MESSIAH AND ISRAEL’S SINS Members Public

This will be a very short post. According to the Aramaic paraphrase of Micah 4:8, the Messiah was hidden from Israel because of their sins: וְאַתְּ מְשִׁיחָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל דְטָמִיר מִן קֳדָם חוֹבֵ

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JOHN 3:16 VERSUS LIMITED ATONEMENT Members Public

According to one of the most famous passages of the Holy Bible God sent his only-begotten into the world to save it so that whoever chooses to believe in the Son will be spared from perishing and be granted everlasting life: “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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MACARTHUR ON JOHN 3:16 Members Public

The following post is taken from this site: Does God So Love the World? – Grace to You with John. All emphasis will be mine. John MacArthur Love is the best known but least understood of all God’s attributes. Almost everyone who believes in God these days sees Him as

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JUSTIN MARTYR ON PSALM 22 & ISAIAH 53 Members Public

In this post I will citing portions from Justin Martyr’s “Dialogue with Trypho the Jew” to show how the early Church utilized specific OT texts in support of Jesus messianic claims. Specifically, I will highlight Justin’s use of Isaiah 53 in his discussion to prove that the Messiah

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Sam Shamoun
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JOHN’S PROLOGUE VS. LIMITED ATONEMENT Members Public

In this post I will demonstrate from what is typically called by scholars the prologue of John, i.e., 1:1-18, the falsity of limited atonement, which is an unbiblical tradition held on to by some (not) all Calvinists. The reason for doing so is that both reformed and non-reformed

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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TURRETIN ATONEMENT DEBATE Members Public

These are some of the notes for my debate with Turretinfan on the whether the Holy Bible teaches limited atonement. I will be citing Calvinist scholars, including John Calvin, all of whom acknowledge that the texts which I quote conclusively prove that Christ died for the sins of the entire

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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