colossians
Exegetical and theological commentary on the book of Colossians, especially Christology and divine identity.
Jesus Christ – The Risen Son of God and the Exalted Lord of glory! Paid Members Public
More Evidence that Paul thought of Jesus as God Sam Shamoun Scholars have long known that the Pauline epistles are some of the earliest Christian writings that we possess, and are therefore a vitally important link to what the very first Christian communities believed, especially concerning the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Messiah on Yahweh’s Throne – Paid Members Public
The NT Witness to Jesus’ Divine Sovereignty over all Creation Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off. He whose name is above all others Not only does Yahweh alone reign from on high over all creation, his name is also the only one that is exalted
Jesus Christ – The Divine King of Creation Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun A further line of evidence from John’s Gospel that Jesus Christ is actually Yahweh God in the flesh (even though he is not the Father or the Holy Spirit) comes from the inspired Evangelist’s testimony (albeit implicit) that Jesus is a co-occupant of God’s heavenly
Jesus as the First Creature Paid Members Public
The Impossibility and Irrationality of the Arian Position Sam Shamoun Muslim apologists are fond of quoting anti-Trinitarian groups that claim to be Christian in order to disprove that the Holy Bible affirms the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Often these polemicists will reference Arian cults such as the Jehovah’
The Lord Jesus the Maker and Ruler of Creation Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun According to the N[ew]T[estament] writings Jesus Christ, in his prehuman existence, made all created things and is actively sustaining them. The inspired Christian Greek Scriptures state that Christ is the active (not merely passive) Agent of creation, that God [the Father] used his Divine Son
The Lord Jesus: The Divine Son who is Superior to all Creation Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In both the Gospels of Matthew and Mark Jesus makes a statement which, upon closer analysis, is rather amazing since it gives us an idea of what he truly thought of himself. Speaking of the time when Jerusalem and the Temple would be destroyed the Lord Jesus says:
Jesus Christ: The God Who is All in All Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The apostle Paul, under inspiration of the Holy Spirit, wrote that at the end of the age Christ would subject himself to the Father in order "that God may be all in all": "When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will
AN EXAMINATION OF JOHN 1:1, 8:58 AND COLOSSIANS 2:9 Paid Members Public
AND THEIR SIGINIFICANCE ON NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTOLOGY Sam Shamoun It will be our specific aim throughout this study to examine three key biblical passages and their significance on Christology. The orthodox Christian position is that the historical Jesus was the eternal God who became man for our salvation. After his