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Clarification and defense of the gospel message—Christ’s life, death, resurrection, and saving work.

THE TRUE GOD BECOMES A HUMAN MEDIATOR! Members Public

The Apostle Paul wrote to exhort believers to pray for the salvation of all men since God desires to save the whole human race, which is why he sent Christ to become a human mediator who offered up his life as a ransom for mankind:    “First of all, then, I

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Sam Shamoun
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JESUS THE NAZARENE AND MATTHEW’S GENEALOGY Members Public

In this post I will be citing Dr. David H. Stern’s Jewish New Testament Commentary, published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. 1992, pp. 42-43, where Stern explains how Joseph made Jesus his legal heir by accepting him as his son, thereby conferring upon the Lord his legal descent

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HISTORICITY OF JESUS’ BURIAL Members Public

The material here is taken from the following article: 9 Reasons Why Joseph of Arimathea Was a Real Historical Figure. Joseph of Arimathea plays a big role in defending Jesus’ resurrection. He stood near the center of Bart Ehrman’s reconsideration of the facts surrounding the resurrection. After all, if

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HOW DID JUDAS DIE? Members Public

Seeing that the fate of Judas often comes up in discussions with Muhammadans as a means of discrediting the Holy Bible, I post the response of the late Dr. Gleason L. Archer for the benefit of Bible believers. I also include his response to another specific aspect related to the

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JAMES DUNN ON NT CHRISTOLOGY Members Public

In this post I will be citing from the late liberal, critical [N]ew [T]estament scholar James D. G. Dunn’s book Jesus According to the New Testament, published by William. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2019. The reason for citing this work is because Dunn did not hold to

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GOD MADE JESUS A SIN-OFFERING Members Public

The God-breathed Scriptures teach that Jesus became sin for us so that we might become righteous in God’s sight: “that is, God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for

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Sam Shamoun
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JESUS’ BROTHERS ACCORDING TO THE FLESH Members Public

All emphasis will be mine. Certain opponents of the blessed Mother’s perpetual virginity reference Eusebius’ church history to show that Jesus is said to have had brothers according to the flesh, which they take to mean from Mary: Chapter 19. Domitian commands the Descendants of David to be slain.

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Sam Shamoun
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JESUS’ DIVINE SONSHIP AND BLASPHEMY Members Public

According to the Scriptures, in particular John’s Gospel, the Jewish leadership wanted Pilate to kill Jesus for claiming to be the Son of God: “Then they led Jesus from the house of Ca′iaphas to the praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not enter the praetorium, so that

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