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In-depth examinations of Scripture, textual reliability, theological themes, and defense of biblical doctrine.

CHRIST & CREATIO EX NIHILO Members Public

The Scriptures teach that God brought the entire creation came into existence from nothing. This is known as the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo (“creation from/out of nothing”). The sacred writings also teach that God is fully aware of every created thing that he has made. 2 MACCABEES 7:

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ANOTHER BIBLE ERROR: TAKE A STAFF OR NOT? Members Public

Skeptics claim that Mark contradicts Matthew and Luke in that the former states that Jesus instructed his followers to take a staff with them as they embarked on their missionary journey, where Matthew and Luke record Jesus forbidding them from doing so. I will let the late Dr. Gleason L.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ANOTHER BILE ERROR: TAKE A STAFF OR NOT? Members Public

Skeptics claim that Mark contradicts Matthew and Luke in that the former states that Jesus instructed his followers to take a staff with them as they embarked on their missionary journey, where Matthew and Luke record Jesus forbidding them from doing so. I will let the late Dr. Gleason L.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JEREMIAH OR ZECHARIAH: AN ERROR IN MATTHEW? Members Public

The following excerpt is taken from the late Dr. Gleason L. Archer’s book, Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties, published by Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI 1982, p. 350. Why does Matthew 27:9 attribute to Jeremiah a prophecy from Zechariah? Matthew 27:9-10 describes the purchase of Potter’s

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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UNITARIAN DEBATE NOTES Members Public

These are the notes for my debate with Stacy Turbeville, “Is Unitarianism Biblical?” SINGULAR NOUNS/PRONOUNS/VERBS/PARTICIPLES USED FOR CORPORATE ENTITIES The Holy Bible will often employ the singular in references to a multitude of individuals that form a solidarity, a corporate body so to speak. What this shows

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JWS ADMIT: JESUS IS THE ETERNAL CREATOR! Members Public

Paul, in Colossians 1:15-17, describes Jesus as the eternal Creator and Sustainer of all creation: “who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him were ALL THINGS created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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MOSES’ STAFF: ANOTHER QURANIC BLUNDER Members Public

The Quran garbles out the encounter between God and Moses at the burning bush. For instance, in one place the Muslim scripture claims that Moses’ staff appeared to him as a living entity: Has there come to you the history of Moses When he saw a fire (in the desert)

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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GOSPEL AUTHORSHIP Members Public

In this post I share some of the earliest surviving evidence for the authorship of the Gospel. In one of the references, I quote Irenaeus who was a disciple of Polycarp, who himself was a disciple of the Apostles such as the Apostle John. This is significant since it provides

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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