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Whose Glory Did Isaiah See? Paid Members Public
The Views of Scholars and Apologists Sam Shamoun The following is meant to go with this article. It probably wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the consensus of NT scholarship agrees that according to John 12:41, the inspired Evangelist believed that Isaiah actually saw the prehuman Christ
Jesus Christ – The Divine Lord of Glory Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We resume from where we left off. God’s Glory equated with His Praise and Honor Another indication that Jesus shares in the glory of God is that he receives the very honor and praise which only God is supposed to receive. According to the book of Isaiah,
Patristic Evidence for Luke 23:34 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The following is a list of citations from various church fathers which confirm that Jesus’ prayer to the Father to forgive those who were crucifying him is part of the original, inspired text. Their testimony shows that this reading was found in the Greek and Latin manuscripts of
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