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

NEW TESTAMENT USE OF THEOS Members Public

In this post I will rebut the oft-repeated claim of unitarians and various anti-Trinitarians that the term “G/god” was used in a more fluid sense, and not necessarily to the one supreme true God of all. Their main purpose in raising this objection is to undermine the essential Deity

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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New Testament Outline to the Deity of Christ Members Public

The following is taken from noted New Testament scholar Murray J. Harris’s Jesus as God –The New Testament Use of Theos in Reference to Jesus published by Baker Books, Grand Rapids, MI, first paperback edition, 1992, Appendix II: The New Testament Testimony to the Deity of Christ, pp. 315-317:

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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MEDIATING AND INTERCEDING BEFORE THE ONE MEDIATOR AND INTERCESSOR Members Public

The God-breathed Scriptures exhort believers to pray and intercede for the salvation of all mankind since they have one mediator who has offered himself as a ransom to procure the redemption of the entire human race: “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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NT SCHOLARSHIP ON JOHN 1:1 AND TITUS 2:13 PT. 2 Members Public

I proceed from where I previously left off: NT SCHOLARSHIP ON JOHN 1:1 AND TITUS 2:13 PT. 1. In this segment I will focus on what NT authorities have written in respect to Titus 2:13. I will also quote 2 Peter 1:1 and 11 since these

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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NT SCHOLARSHIP ON JOHN 1:1 AND TITUS 2:13 PT. 1 Members Public

In this post I will be quoting the immediate contexts of John 1:1 and Titus 2:13 and then cite the exegesis of a few scholars of the [N]ew [T]estament, be they commentators, grammarians and/or theologians to see what they say concerning these texts as they

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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APPEARANCE OF THE TRINITY TO ABRAHAM AND DAVID PT. 3 Members Public

I come to the final installment of my discussion: APPEARANCE OF THE TRINITY TO ABRAHAM AND DAVID PT. 2. JEHOVAH AT JEHOVAH’S RIGHT HAND The prophet David foresaw and spoke of Jehovah his Lord coming forth Jehovah’s right hand to slay wicked kings on the day of his

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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APPEARANCE OF THE TRINITY TO ABRAHAM AND DAVID PT. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I left off: APPEARANCE OF THE TRINITY TO ABRAHAM AND DAVID. I will be quoting the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ 1984 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References , due to the Society “restoring” the divine name YHVH in all the places which the sopherim changed

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Sam Shamoun
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CHRIST’S FAITHFULNESS AS AN EXAMPLE OF SAVING FAITH Members Public

In this post I will provide further evidence that saving faith according to the Holy Bible is defined as faithfulness to the Lord Jesus. I will use Christ’s own faithfulness as an example. For instance, note how the following versions rendering a key text that is often employed in

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Sam Shamoun
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