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Jesus: God's Sacrificial Lamb of Redemption Members Public

Jesus: God's Sacrificial Lamb of Redemption Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi wrote an article where he tries to interpret John the Baptist's words that Jesus is the Lamb of God sent to take away the sin of the world in a manner which denies that Jesus did

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Sam Shamoun
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Was John Greater than Jesus? Members Public

Sam Shamoun and Jochen Katz Bassam Zawadi claims that Sam Shamoun contradicted Jesus when he stated that Jesus is the greatest man who ever lived and then cites Matthew 11:11 to refute him! The passage says: "I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has

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Sam Shamoun / Jochen Katz
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Does being called "good" imply being God? Members Public

Does being called "good" imply being God? Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has written an article regarding Jesus’ claim that he is the Good Shepherd in order to disprove that Christ is God (here). In particular, he wants to make the claim look absurd by pointing out that Joseph

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Sam Shamoun
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Honoring Jesus as God: The Meaning of John 5:23 Members Public

Honoring Jesus as God The Meaning of John 5:23 as taken from Bible Expositors Sam Shamoun Since Bassam Zawadi loves quoting Bible expositors when it suits his purpose we have decided to include the views of specific commentators regarding the meaning of John 5:23, supplementing our answer to

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Sam Shamoun
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The Gospel Accounts: Evolving Texts or Accurate Summaries? Members Public

The Gospel Accounts: Evolving Texts or Accurate Summaries? Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has written a few articles where he aims to prove that the portrait of Jesus changes throughout time from one Gospel to another. In this current article (*), Zawadi wants to show how Jesus healing powers have improved from

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Sam Shamoun
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On Divorce and Remarriage? Members Public

On Divorce and Remarriage? Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi once again thinks that Paul contradicted Jesus, this time in regard to divorce and remarriage (here). He says: Paul makes it clear that a woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive… Romans 7:2-3 For example, by

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Sam Shamoun
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Jesus Christ The Son of the Living God [Part 2] Members Public

Jesus Christ The Son of the Living God Part 2 Sam Shamoun We continue our examination of Zaataris debate points. As if he couldnt get anymore confused Zaatari went on to say: "And secondly, you act like there were no Jews who converted to Jesus. History shows us that

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Sam Shamoun
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What is the meaning of Jesus' name? Saviour or Saved Members Public

Jesus as Savior: Analyzing A Muslims Attempt of Denying Christs Work of Redemption Sam Shamoun In one of his blog entries (*), MENJ attempts to disprove Jesus death and resurrection on the basis of the Hebrew form of his name, Yeshua. He boldly asserts that: "Saviour" or "Saved&

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Sam Shamoun
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