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Did Paul slander the Law? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Paul spoke rudely of Gods Law when he wrote in Hebrews 7:18-19, 8:13 that it was obsolete and weak, thereby contradicting Psalm 19:7 which says that the Law is perfect.(1) Isnt Paul slandering the very Old
Paul says there is only one God and that is the Father ... Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: The Bible, specifically Paul, says there is only one God and that is the Father (cf. 1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:6; 1 Timothy 2:5). Since Trinitarians believe that Jesus is not the Father, this means that Jesus
How can the Bible be inspired if it contains passages that are merely Paul's personal opinion? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Christians believe that God inspired the entire Bible, and yet Paul admitted that not everything he wrote was inspired. For instance, Paul says in 1 Corinthians 7:25 that he hadnt received any command from the Lord to write the
Jesus says that the Father is greater than he is, proving that he is not God. Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: How can Jesus be God when he denies being absolutely good, and says that only God is good (cf. Mark 10:18)? Answer: The passage, in context, actually says: "As He was setting out on a journey, a man
Doesn't Jesus' calling "belief that God is One" the greatest command disprove that he believed in the Trinity? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: According to Deuteronomy 6:4 there is only one Yahweh God. Jesus himself quoted this in Mark 12:29 to prove that God is one. Since Jesus quotes this as one of the greatest commandments doesn’t this prove that
Did Jesus become the Son of God only through his virgin birth? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Christians believe that Jesus has always been the Son of God, even in his prehuman existence, and that this is a point in which all the Gospels agree. However, Luke 1:35 shows that at least one Gospel writer didn’
Jesus allegedly emptied himself of Deity, which is impossible for God to do Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: The Bible says that Jesus emptied himself (cf. Philippians 2:7), implying that Christ ceased to either be God altogether or from having certain Divine attributes. This is also known as the Kenosis theory, with the word Kenosis originating from
How can Jesus be God, when he calls the Father the only true God? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Jesus himself admitted that the Father is the only true God. Since Trinitarians believe that the Father and the Son are distinct Persons, that they are not the same Person, wouldn’t this prove that Jesus denied that he was