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LIMITED ATONEMENT DEBATE PT. 3 Members Public

I continue from where I left off by providing more proofs that Christ died for all creation: LIMITED ATONEMENT DEBATE PT. 2. JOHN’S GOSPEL “The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!’” John

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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LIMITED ATONEMENT DEBATE PT. 2 Members Public

This is a continuation of the first part of my debate material: LIMITED ATONEMENT DEBATE PT. 1 OTHER VERSES RELATED TO THE EXTENT OF THE ATONEMENT AND THE NECESSITY OF FAITH TO APPROPRIATE IT “But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
atonementcalvinismtheology

LIMITED ATONEMENT DEBATE PT. 1 Members Public

These are the notes for my debate with Matt Slick on the topic of limited atonement. Refuting Matt Slick’s misuse and misinterpretation of Colossians 2:14 Slick’s Interpretation Col. 2:14, “[Jesus] having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us and which was hostile

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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IRENAEUS AND MARK’S GOSPEL Members Public

In this short post I will cite 2nd century church father and apologist Irenaeus in regards to Mark’s Gospel. Irenaeus was the bishop of Lyons, France, and a disciple of Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna and a disciple of the apostles including John. Like Polycarp, Irenaeus died as a

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Irenaeus and John, the disciple of the Lord Members Public

The following is taken from Irenaeus and John, the disciple of the Lord. I post this here for the benefit of others and in order to insure that such an important refutation to Evangelical NT scholar Richard Bauckham’s claim that the John who wrote the Gospel was someone other

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Sam Shamoun
church-historygospelbible

Monogenes Theos: A Gnostic Corruption? Members Public

I am reposting New Testament textual scholar James E. Snpp Jr’s post where he shows that the reading moongenes theos (“only-begotten God”), being the read that many English versions adopt, may have been a heretical gnostic corruption that crept its way into the New Testament textual transmission. JOHN 1:

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Sam Shamoun
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The Case for Unlimited Atonement Pt. 3 Members Public

I now to the finale where I cite from Reformed Calvinists that do believe in limited or definite atonement (/2020/07/28/the-case-for-unlimited-atonement-pt-2/). John Piper on 1 Timothy 2:5-6 Here is what this renowned theologian and pastor wrote concerning this specific text: “How many did Christ effectively ransom from

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
atonementcalvinismtheology

The Case for Unlimited Atonement Pt. 2 Members Public

I proceed from where I left off (/2020/07/28/the-case-for-unlimited-atonement-pt-1/). John on the Atoning Death of Christ  In John’s Gospel, Jesus doesn’t merely come to die for his own sheep but also for the entire world: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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