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God Alone is Good Paid Members Public
Jesus must therefore be God Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun In this article we are going to take a typical anti-Trinitarian argument, one often used by such groups as Muslims and Jehovah’s Witnesses, to disprove the Deity of Christ and turn it around against them. Anti-Trinitarians often appeal to the
The Early Christian Writings on Genesis 19:24 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The following is a list of quotations from early Christian writers who used Genesis 19:24 to prove that the OT Scriptures affirm that there are at least two Persons who are called Yahweh. The Christians believed that these two Divine Persons were the Father and his Son
Is Gabriel really the Holy Spirit? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun This is a brief reply to Muslim apologist Joseph Islam who wrote an article seeking to prove that the Quran teaches that Gabriel is the same as the Holy Spirit, “Is Gabriel (Jibril) an Angel?”. One of the ways he tries to establish his point is by appealing
The Early Post-NT Witness to the Trinity and Deity of Christ Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The following quotations are all taken from sources that were written either by those who knew the Apostles of Christ personally or their followers after them. These citations give us an unbroken chain of transmission to the Apostles of our risen Lord and demonstrate that the true followers
How Unitarian Logic Proves the Father Cannot be God Paid Members Public
Illustrating how the Anti-Trinitarian logic Ends up proving that the Father can’t be God! Sam Shamoun Some anti-Trinitarian heretics of the unitarian flavor argue that Jesus cannot be Jehovah God in the flesh since the Holy Bible proclaims that it was the Father who gave Christ all authority in
Refuting the Deity of Christ? Paid Members Public
Understanding How the Use of Exclusive Language Functions in the Holy Bible [Part 2] Sam Shamoun We continue our examination of the Bible’s use of exclusive language and the effect it has on the Trinity and the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. The true Light which comes into
The Eternally Praised God Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this post we are going to present a chart listing all the verses where the inspired NT authors offer doxologies1 to the risen Christ, and place them alongside the ones which are directly addressed to God. We will also quote those where a doxology is offered to
Jesus as the Divine Son of God – A Markan Perspective Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off. Lest we be accused of reading too much into the text of Daniel, we cite the words of Orthodox Jewish scholar Daniel Boyarin. Although his views of the Holy Bible are more liberal and critical than conservative, his lengthy comments concerning