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

JWS, SHARP’S RULE & CHRIST’S DEITY Members Public

In these posts I will be explaining and defending a particular rule of Greek grammar that relates to the Deity of Christ, commonly referred to as Granville Sharp’s first rule. THEOS USED FOR CHRIST There are several places in the inspired Christian writings where Jesus is called God in

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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BINITARIAN CHART Members Public

In this article I will show how the inspired Scriptures identify the Father and the Son as YHWH by ascribing to both of them the very unique titles and characteristics, which the Hebrew Bible attributes to YHWH alone. In the following chart, the readers will see that YHWH’s qualities

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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LUTHER & MARY’S VIRGINITY REVISITED Members Public

The following quotation is courtesy of William Albrecht. It is from a letter that Martin Luther wrote in the final years of his life, and provides further confirmation that this leading reformer held to the perpetual virginity of Mary. Luther even claims that this doctrine is based on inspired Scripture,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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TRUE GOD OF TRUE GOD Members Public

In this post I will provide further evidence from the inspired Scriptures that Christ is the true God, even though he is not the Father or the Holy Spirit. The Hebrew Bible describes YHWH as the God of truth, i.e., the God who is the truth, to whom believers

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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MARTIN LUTHER, JAMES & NT CANON Members Public

The following is taken from this post, “Luther’s Treatment of the Disputed Books of the New Testament”. I include it here in its entirety since it exposes Martin Luther’s disdain of James and a few other NT writings simply because he felt they did not agree (and could

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE FATHER GLORIFIES THE SON Members Public

In this post I will show the places in the Hebrew Bible which the NT writings testify are instances of the Father speaking to the Son. These cases will demonstrate that Jesus is preexistent, that he had a prehuman existence, and/or that he is fully divine in the same

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JESUS’ GOD PT. 3 Members Public

REFUTING ANOTHER UNITARIAN CANARD I arrive at the final installment in the series: JESUS’ GOD PT. 2. PAUL In this part I will discuss Paul’s Christology in order to show that this holy servant of the risen Christ affirmed that Jesus is YHWH Incarnate, much like John did so.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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YHWH: THE ONLY TRUE ELOHIM Members Public

In this post I share some of the manifold verses that go out of their way to affirm that YHWH the God of Israel is the only true God whom all nations are commanded to worship and serve.         YHWH is the name of the only true God. “Then Moses said

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