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The Book of Hebrews and Jesus as Creator Members Public

The NT states that the Lord Jesus is the Creator of all things. For instance, the inspired author of Hebrews writes: “But about the Son he says… ‘In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Proving that Jesus is not the Archangel Michael Members Public

In this post, I am going to show a quick way of refuting the belief of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and other Arians, that Jesus is the archangel Michael. I will be using the book of Hebrews to make my case against this false, heretical view. According to the inspired author,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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WORSHIPING JESUS AS GOD SESSION Members Public

This post was written specifically for the livestream I did with David Wood on this same topic. Here’s the link to the talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGrUslfXCnU. Our Lord proclaimed that the Father’s express command is for all men to honor the Son in the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Biblical Basis for the Nicene Creed Pt. 4 Members Public

I’ve now arrived at the final segment in the series (/2019/07/07/the-biblical-basis-for-the-nicene-creed-pt-3/). We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. By catholic, the framers of the Creed meant that Christ’s spiritual Body, the Church, is universal, being spread out throughout the entire world. “But beware

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Biblical Basis for the Nicene Creed Pt. 3 Members Public

I now come to the third installment in the series on the biblical foundation for the Nicene Creed: The Biblical Basis for the Nicene Creed Pt. 2. And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life. He proceeds from the Father and the Son, and with

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Christian Shema: What About the Holy Spirit? Members Public

In the previous segment (/2019/07/04/the-christian-shema-confessing-jesus-as-yahweh-god-the-son/), I had discussed the following text, “And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day there shall be one Lord, and his name one (to onoma autou hen),” Zechariah 14:9 To show that Yahweh is said to

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Christian Shema: Confessing Jesus as Yahweh God the Son Members Public

The Hebrew Bible exhorts the Israelites to confess that Yahweh is their God, Yahweh alone and that Yahweh is the sole Creator who made and gives life to all creation. I include the English translation of the Greek version (known as the LXX) along with the translation of the Hebrew

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JESUS CHRIST: TRUE GOD FROM TRUE GOD Members Public

In this post, I am going to argue that the blessed Apostle John identifies Jesus as the true God in his first inspired epistle. Here is the text in question: “And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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