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Jesus Christ – The Eternal Word Become Flesh Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun John’s Gospel contains a prologue (1:1-18) which portrays Jesus as the eternal Word (Gr. Logos) who became a flesh and blood human being. Since there are many anti-Trinitarian groups who seek to deny that John intended to reveal Christ as the preexistent Logos, arguing that the
Revisiting the Deity of Christ and Islam Paid Members Public
A further examination of NT Christology in relation to Islamic monotheism Sam Shamoun Muslims believe that the very essence and foundation of Islam is the doctrine of Tauhid, or the absolute unity of Allah. Over the centuries Islamic theologians have affirmed that Allah is not only absolutely one in being
Appendix A Paid Members Public
The Lord Jesus Christ – The God whose glory the OT saints beheld Sam Shamoun This is an appendix to my two-part discussion on Jesus being greater and better than all the members of God’s heavenly host (1; 2). That neither the Lord Jesus nor John viewed Christ as one
Jesus Christ – the Savior of the World Paid Members Public
How the NT Depiction of Christ as Savior Points to His Deity Sam Shamoun According to the Holy Bible, salvation from sin and corruption is a divine work which no creature can ever accomplish. For example, we are told by the Psalmist that no man is capable of ransoming another
Jesus Christ – He who is over all, God blessed forever! [Part 1] Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In one of the earliest NT writings the blessed Apostle Paul refers to Jesus Christ as the eternally blessed God who reigns over all: “They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. To
The Hebrew Bible Testifies: The Messiah Is As Old As God is! Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this article we are going to revisit one of the OT passages which we briefly addressed in this earlier paper in order to show from the Hebrew Bible that the true prophets of God testified that the Messiah is actually an eternal Person, e.g. God, who
Jesus Christ – The Omniscient Son of God Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this article, I will be quoting verses from the New Testament writings to affirm that the Lord Jesus Christ knows all things such as knowing the hearts of all people, which is one of the essential attributes of God. The purpose in compiling this list of references
Jesus as “a god” alongside God: Jehovah’s Witnesses and John 1:1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun {Muslims occasionally use the writings of the JWs to support their arguments against the Deity of Jesus. Therefore it is relevant to examine and answer their claims also in the context of discussions with Muslims.} There has been much discussion regarding the translation of John 1:1 and