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

The Enthronement of the God-Man Pt. 2b Members Public

I continue with my discussion of the NT witness to Jesus being the prophesied God-Man who reigns over all creation (/2020/03/08/the-enthronement-of-the-god-man-pt-2a/). David’s Exalted Lord and God’s Begotten Son The Christian Scriptures directly quote both Psalm 2 and 110 in reference to Christ: “Jesus responded, as

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Whom Did the Baptist Prepare the Way For? Members Public

More Proof from John’s Gospel that Jesus is Jehovah Incarnate There’s another way that John’s Gospel identifies Jesus as Jehovah God Incarnate, one that is often overlooked. According to the baptist, he is the emissary that the prophet Isaiah announced would be sent ahead of Jehovah to

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Jesus Christ: The Living Bread From Heaven Members Public

Another way in which John’s Gospel affirms Christ’s divine prehuman existence is in its contrasting Jesus as the true living bread from heaven with the manna which Jehovah rained down upon the Israelites during the Exodus: “Jesus answered them, ‘Truly, truly I say to you, you seek Me

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Sam Shamoun
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Jesus – Thomas’ Risen Lord and God Members Public

According to John, when Thomas saw the risen Christ a week after his physical, bodily resurrection he confessed that Jesus was his Lord and God. And instead of rebuking Thomas Jesus actually accepted this exalted confession of faith: “Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my

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Justification By Faithfulness: From Beginning to the End Members Public

The Case of Abraham According to the book of Hebrews, Abraham had true saving faith from the moment he did as God told him to do by leaving Haran to settle in Canaan as a stranger: “And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to

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Sam Shamoun
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Jesus Christ: The God Whose Glory Isaiah Beheld Members Public

I am going to revisit the Apostle John’s claim that Isaiah beheld the visible glory of Christ when the Lord Jesus appeared to the prophet in his prehuman existence as Jehovah of Hosts seated on the throne. I am referring to the following text from the inspired Evangelist: “‘Believe

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SOLA FIDE: SALVATION BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH ALONE PT. 1 Members Public

In this series of posts, I am going to quote all the verses, which stress that salvation is a free gift of God which he bestows because of his grace to all who will put their trust in the Lord Jesus. In some of the passages, people were healed of

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Sam Shamoun
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THE APOSTLE PAUL IN EARLY ISLAMIC EXEGESIS Members Public

إِذْأَرْسَلْنَاإِلَيْهِمُاثْنَيْنِفَكَذَّبُوهُمَافَعَزَّزْنَابِثَالِثٍفَقَالُواإِنَّاإِلَيْكُممُّرْسَلُونَ [Surah Yasin: 36:13-14] And

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