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Biblical studies on the nature, attributes, and identity of God, with emphasis on monotheism and divine revelation.

Hermas Affirms: Jesus IS NOT Michael! Members Public

In this post I will be quoting from The Shepherd of Hermas (Roberts-Donaldson translation). Hermas was a very popular writing among Christians and was even considered canonical by many. The book is intriguing in that it affirms that the Son of God is an uncreated divine Spirit who became

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Christ: The Divine Morning Star Members Public

In John’s revelation, the risen and glorified Christ appears to him and announces that he is the bright morning star: “I, Jesus, sent My angel to bear witness to you of these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Leo the Great on the Trinity & Hypostatic Union Members Public

The sermons cited here are taken from Leo The Great: Sermons (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series), published by The Catholic University of America Press Publication in 1996. All emphasis will be mine. Sermon 65 8 April 453-Wednesday of Holy Week I understand, dearly beloved, that I must meet

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Jesus: The Eternal First & Last Members Public

The following excerpt is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 3: The Name of Jesus: Jesus’ Divine Names, Chapter 27: “I Am”

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Jesus Christ the Almighty! Pt. 2 Members Public

This post is meant to be a continuation of the following article: Christ: The Almighty Who Comes.   In the New Testament God is called Almighty: “What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: ‘I

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Jesus Christ the Almighty! Pt. 3 Members Public

I now arrive at the finale: Jesus Christ the Almighty! Pt. 2. In this final part, I will provide further evidence that John intends to depict Jesus as the Almighty. Recall that the Greek term for Almighty, i.e., Pantokrator, speaks to God’s sovereignty over all creation as the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Holy Trinity & God's Power Members Public

In Luke’s writings, the Holy Spirit is often paralleled with the divine power, which was fully operable in Christ: “But Mary said to the angel, ‘How will this be, since I am a virgin?’ The angel answered and said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Revisiting Justin Once Again! Members Public

The distortion of Justin Martyr’s writings by anti-Trinitarians seems to be never-ending. Instead of allowing this blessed and holy martyr of Christ to articulate his Trinitarian beliefs in his own way, these individuals insist on reading their own views into his statements in order to make him

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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