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Articles strengthening the doctrine of faith through Scripture, theology, and practical application.

PISTIS CHRISTOU: A JEWISH BELIEVER’S PERSPECTIVE Members Public

I will be quoting from Jewish believer Dr. David H. Stern’s translation of the Holy Bible (Complete Jewish Bible [CJB]) and his Jewish commentary on the [N]ew [T]estament in respect to the NT’s references to faith, specifically to the faith (pistis) of Jesus Christ. Stern’s

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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CATECHISM ON JUSTIFICATION Members Public

I share here the entire sanction on Grace and Justification taken from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. All emphasis will be mine. Article 2 GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION I. Justification 1987 The grace of the Holy Spirit has the power to justify us, that is, to cleanse us from our

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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SAVING FAITH = OBEDIENCE Members Public

The God-breathed Scriptures define true saving faith as being obedient to God which comes about by obeying his commandments: “Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name. Read full chapter Romans 1:5

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JESUS AND THE GOSPEL Members Public

The Synoptic Gospels portray Jesus as being sent to proclaim the Gospel of the kingdom of God, announcing to the Jews that God’s rule had come and it was therefore time for them to repent and believe: “Now after John had been delivered up into custody, Jesus came into

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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MACARTHUR ON JOHN 3:16 Members Public

The following post is taken from this site: Does God So Love the World? – Grace to You with John. All emphasis will be mine. John MacArthur Love is the best known but least understood of all God’s attributes. Almost everyone who believes in God these days sees Him as

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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CHRIST: AN EXAMPLE OF SAVING FAITH Members Public

Philippians 2:5-11 sets forth Jesus as an example for us to emulate: “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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SOLA FIDE IN CLEMENT? Members Public

Certain Protestant theologians and/or apologists have been desperate to find some justification (pun intended!) for Luther’s doctrine of Sola Fide by quote-mining the early church writers. They do this in order to show that Luther’s teaching on justification wasn’t something novel, or completely unheard of, which

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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IGNATIUS, POLYCARP & SOLA FIDE Members Public

Ignatius and Polycarp were two holy martyrs of Christ who were personally trained by the Apostles and therefore learned the faith directly from the very eyewitnesses of our risen Lord. These men were given the privileged and meeting with and learning directly from Apostles such as Peter, Paul and John.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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