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TRINITY IN IRENAEUS & TERTULLIAN Members Public

In this post I sum up some of the clearest testimonies to the Trinitarian beliefs of Irenaeus and Tertullian. All emphasis will be mine. IRENAEUS 9… But there is one only God, the Creator— He who is above every Principality, and Power, and Dominion, and Virtue: He is Father, He

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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IRENAEUS ON MARK 16:9-20 Members Public

This post is taken from James Snapp’s blog: The Text of the Gospels: Craig Evans and the Ending of Mark. Craig Evans and the Ending of Mark A prominent evangelical commentator has spread misinformation about an important text-critical question. I wrote this post as a means of doing something

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Sam Shamoun
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Chieti Document Against Eastern Orthodox or Reformed Protestant Anti-Papal Claims Members Public

By James Divine. September 4th, 2024 (https://substack.com/inbox/post/148703931?r=4ca6ix&triedRedirect=true). Foreword During the time I wrote this article, a gentleman, a scholar, an author and wordsmith; Dr. James Likoudis passed away. Perhaps asleep is he to us, but in soul; with Our Lord.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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PRAYING TO SAINTS Members Public

The following is taken from this post: Prayers to Saints in the Pre-Nicene Era – Energetic Procession. It is commonly claimed that the practice of praying to departed saints and to angels is a late development in Christianity, probably post-dating the Council of Nicea. In this post, I will try to

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Sam Shamoun
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PISTIS CHRISTOU: A JEWISH BELIEVER’S PERSPECTIVE Members Public

I will be quoting from Jewish believer Dr. David H. Stern’s translation of the Holy Bible (Complete Jewish Bible [CJB]) and his Jewish commentary on the [N]ew [T]estament in respect to the NT’s references to faith, specifically to the faith (pistis) of Jesus Christ. Stern’s

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Sam Shamoun
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IRENAEUS, CLEMENT & JESUS AS THE ANGEL Members Public

I will cite from two great saints of the Church, Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria, who both taught that it was Christ in his prehuman existence that appeared throughout the OT as the divine Angel of God. All emphasis will be mine. Irenaeus of Lyons The Holy Ghost, throughout the

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Sam Shamoun
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CHRISTIANS ON CHRIST’S OT APPEARANCES Members Public

In this post I reference some early and later medieval fathers, saints, theologians, etc., who take the view that the God whom the patriarchs and prophets such as Abraham and Moses was the Lord Jesus Christ in his prehuman existence. Some of these writers also taught that Christ is the

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Sam Shamoun
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MOREY’S LIST OF QURANIC ERRORS Members Public

I excerpt chapter ten of the late Dr. Robery A. Morey’s book, Islamic Invasion: Confronting the World’s Fastest Growing Religion, published by Christian Scholars Press, Revised and expanded edition 1992, pp.145-182. Ten A Scientific Examination of the Quran It never ceases to amaze us that many modern

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