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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:

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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. 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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BIBLICAL VERSES ON FAITHFULNESS/OBEDIENCE Members Public

Here’s an older version of this article: TRUE FAITH IS FAITHFULNESS AND OBEDIENCE PT. 1. In this relatively short post, I will highlight verses which testify that saving faith is being faithful to obey God’s commandments. Note, for instance, what John wrote in his inspired Gospel: “But to

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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MURRAY HARRIS ON TITUS 2:13 Members Public

The following is adapted from the christology of titus 2:13 and 1 tim. 2:5 – Tyndale House. A BRIEF RESPONSE TO ‘THE CHRISTOLOGY OF TITUS 2:13 AND 1 TIM. 2:5’ BY J. CHRISTOPHER EDWARDS Murray J. Harris We can be grateful to Dr Edwards for reminding us

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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