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

Ephesians 5:5: Another Example of Granville Sharp’s First Rule? Members Public

In some of my previous discussions (/2019/12/11/biblical-verses-that-call-jesus-god/), I spoke of a specific Greek feature found throughout the NT writings, which scholars typically refer to as a Graville Sharp construction. The construction is in reality a rule of Greek grammar in regards to

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE NT USE OF THEOS SOTER AND THE DEITY OF CHRIST Members Public

There are two passages in the God-breathed Scriptures where the words Theos (“God”) Soter (“Savior”) are applied to our risen Lord: “looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Biblical Verses That Call Jesus God Members Public

In this post, I am going to cite some of the biblical texts that apply the term God to Jesus. The prophet Isaiah announced that a virgin would conceive and give birth to a Son who would be called Immanuel: “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Paul’s Divine Christology Pt. 1 Members Public

In this series, I am going to go through the inspired letters of Paul to show how this beloved Apostle proclaimed the absolute, essential Deity of Christ. I will point to texts where Paul clearly describes the risen Jesus as the God of Israel who became flesh. There are various

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Hear O JWs! Jehovah is Jesus, Jehovah is He! Members Public

Another way in which the New Testament writers identify Jesus Christ as the human enfleshment/embodiment of Jehovah God is by their taking what is basically the creedal statement of the Hebrew Bible and Christianizing it. The following is considered by many to be the one command that defines the

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Sam Shamoun
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Jesus Christ: The Divine Judge and Just Destroyer Members Public

According to the God-breathed Scriptures, Jehovah God is the judge, “Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.” Judges 11:27 “And the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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How the Prophet Hosea Exposes Muhammad as a False Prophet Pt. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I left off, providing additional evidence from Hosea that God is a multi-Personal Being and that the Angel of Jehovah is the God of Israel (/2019/11/09/how-the-prophet-hosea-exposes-muhammad-as-a-false-prophet-pt-1/). “And she conceived again, and

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Sam Shamoun
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Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Deity of Christ Members Public

In this post, I will use the New World Translation (NWT) of  Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (https://www.jw.org/en/library/bible/) to show believers how to use their own Bible to prove that Jesus Christ is identified as Jehovah God in the flesh. At

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Sam Shamoun
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