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

WHO IS THE JEHOVAH THAT ONE CALLS UPON TO BE SAVED? Members Public

The Hebrew Bible proclaims that salvation comes from calling upon the name of YHVH: “And it will be that everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh Will be delivered; For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape, As Yahweh has said, Even among the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JESUS CHRIST: THE ETERNALLY PRAISED GOD PT. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I previously left off: JESUS CHRIST: THE ETERNALLY PRAISED GOD. SUPPORTING TEXTS The blessed Apostle furnishes additional evidence for taking Romans 9:5 as another explicit testimony to the Deity of Christ. For instance, in the very next chapter Paul describes Jesus as the YHVH whom

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Sam Shamoun
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JESUS CHRIST: THE ETERNALLY PRAISED GOD Members Public

In this post I will sum up the evidence supporting the fact that Paul, in Romans 9:5, affirms the two natures of Christ, being both God and Man. Notice what the inspired Apostle wrote as he recounted some of the favors God lavished upon Israel, culminating with the greatest

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Sam Shamoun
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2 Thessalonians 1:12 and Christ’s Deity: Sharp’s Rule Triumphs Again! Members Public

In this post I will cite another example of Granville Sharp’s first rule in respect to texts that deal with the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Sharp’s First Rule states that, “When the copulative kai connects two nouns of the same case, [viz. nouns (either substantive or

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JESUS CHRIST: THE FORM AND GLORY OF GOD Members Public

In this post I will revisit the issue of the meaning of Philippians 2:6, which states that Christ had been existing in the form of God before he became flesh and chose to be born as a man. Here is the passage in question: “Adopt the same attitude as

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Sam Shamoun
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CHRISTIAN COMMENTARY ON THE QURAN: Q. 112 Members Public

Surat al-Ikhlas (The Purity/Sincerity) Surat al-Tauhid (The Oneness) Title Surat al-Ikhlas means the “Chapter of Purity (or Refining).” It is also referred to as Surat at-Tauhid for the simple reason that it is a brief description and summation of the divine essence and unity of God. Date There is

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Sam Shamoun
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HYPOSTASIS AND OUSIA IN THE TRINITARIAN CONTROVERSIES Members Public

The following is an excerpt from Richard P. C. Hanson’s book The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God, where he discusses the confusion that existed within the first four centuries of the church in respect to the terms that were employed in expressing the relationship between the Father,

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Sam Shamoun
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THE RABBIS’ DILEMMA: WORSHIPING GOD’S ANGEL Members Public

The Tanakh prohibits the worship of any created being, including angels that dwell in the heavens above: “God spoke all these words, to respond: ‘I am the Lord, your God, Who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall not have the

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