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Defense and explanation of Christian doctrine, practice, and worldview through rigorous biblical argumentation.

EPHESIANS 1 AND WATER BAPTISM Members Public

This will be a short post where I refute the abuse and misuse of Ephesians 1:13-14 by heretics who seek to deny that water baptism regenerates: “In Him, you also, after listening to the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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CYRIL OF JERUSALEM VERSUS CALVINISTS Members Public

I am beginning a new series where I will be quoting the very church fathers, writers, theologians and/or apologists that Calvinists will often reference in order to mislead folks into thinking that these early Christians held to beliefs similar to their own. I will prove that these Calvinists are

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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NOTES FOR KELLY POWERS’ MARIAN DISCUSSION PT. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I left off: NOTES FOR KELLY POWERS’ MARIAN DISCUSSION PT. 1. CHRIST’S EARTHLY GLORY Powers misquotes Philippians 2:5-8 to erroneously suggest that Christ had set aside his glory, thereby showing that he doesn’t understand the text nor does he comprehend that there are

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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NOTES FOR KELLY POWERS’ MARIAN DISCUSSION PT. 1 Members Public

In these posts I will be addressing specific points that Kelly Powers makes against the honor and blessing our risen Lord has bestowed on his pure and beloved Mother. MESITES AND COVENANTS Powers makes the egregious assertion that the Greek term for mediator, mesites, refers to a mediator who makes

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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HELVIDIUS: AN ARIAN HERETIC Members Public

Courtesy of William Albrecht In this post, we will prove that Helvidius was a disciple of an Arian bishop and therefore a heretic. All emphasis will be mine. Vita AMBROSE This biography of Ambrose was written by one of the deacons who served under him: Paulinus of Milan. Paulinus was

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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TERTULLIAN AND MARY’S VIRGINITY Members Public

The so-called CONTESTED TERTULLIAN TEXTS Excerpt from: The Definitive Guide to Mary’s Perpetual Virginity in the Holy Bible Rev. Dr. Christiaan Kappes and William Albrëcht The following set of three texts from Tertullian are said to be strong evidence that he was an early Christian witness against the perpetual

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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PROTESTANT SCHOLAR ON MARY’S VIRGINITY IN THE EARLY CHURCH Members Public

In this post I will be referencing the late Protestant scholar J. B. Lightfoot’s monumental work on the early church’s view of the blessed Mother’s virginity. All bold and capital emphasis will be mine. Lightfoot did a careful, painstaking analysis of the early Christians writings, examining the

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Sam Shamoun
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JWS, RABBIS & THE 2 YHWHS OF GEN. 18-19 Members Public

This will be the final segment to my series discussing the clear, unambiguous witness of Genesis chapters 18-19 to the existence of two distinct divine Persons of YHWH, One of whom appeared on earth in the form of a Man and the other One that was in heaven: JW BIBLE

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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