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Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.

DID TERTULLIAN DENY THE ETERNAL NATURE OF CHRIST? Members Public

MORE JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES’ MISINFORMATION EXPOSED The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of the Jehovah’s Witnesses produced a booklet titled Should You Believe In the Trinity where they sought to prove that not only is the Trinity not a biblical doctrine, but that it wasn’t even taught by

Sam Shamoun
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WERE EARLY CHRISTIANS TRINITARIANS? Members Public

Historical Accuracy and the WTB&TS Booklet “Should You Believe in the Trinity” In 1989, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society published a small booklet entitled “Should You Believe in the Trinity?” (SYBT). This booklet is still published and distributed by the Watchtower as part of its on-going efforts

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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NOTES FOR PERPETUAL VIRGINITY DEBATE Members Public

Compiled by William Albrecht HEOS HOU An argument we hear brought up a lot is the argument that Matthew 1:25 proves that LATER on Mary and Joseph must have had sexual relations. Matthew 1:25 reads Matthew 1:25 And he knew her not until she brought forth her

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Sam Shamoun
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EUSEBIUS ON THE BROTHERS OF THE LORD Members Public

Eusebius Commentary on Psalm 69 Patrologia Graeca 737B Translation by Rev. Dr. Kappes *PG 737B+ But also: “I’ve become someone estranged from my brother (adelphois), and an alien to the sons of my mother.” Two orders are set up in the formerly mentioned phrase: first, the one [order], which

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Sam Shamoun
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ARIAN CULTIST PROVES JEHOVAH IS A COPY OF JESUS! Members Public

Anti-Trinitarians such as Jehovah’s Witnesses love to cite the following words of our Lord Jesus concerning the Father: “This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.” John 17:3 These groups interpret this text to mean

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Sam Shamoun
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Was Adolf Hitler a Bible Believing Christian? Members Public

Examining Some Muslim Nonsense at “Examinethetruth”.com One of the hallmarks of Muslim apologetic efforts which is widely recognised is that they are very poor. Defenses of Islam, and the concurrent efforts at polemicising against other religions, are generally marked by all sorts of logical errors, ranging from non-sequiturs to

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Sam Shamoun
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AUGUSTINE ON CHRIST’S ETERNAL GENERATION Members Public

In this post I will cite snippets from St. Augustine’s commentary on John in respect to his understanding of the eternal begetting of the Son. All emphasis shall be mine. ON JOHN 1:13 13. But John adds: As many as received Him. What did He afford to them?

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Sam Shamoun
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JOHN OF DAMASCUS ON THE HOLY TRINITY AND HYPOSTATIC UNION Members Public

In this post I will be quoting snippets from John the Damascene’s monumental tome titled, Exposition of the Faith, in regards to his articulation of the Trinity, the Son’s eternal generation, and two natures of Christ. As the readers will readily discern, John’s insights, depth of knowledge,

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