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Clarification and defense of the gospel message—Christ’s life, death, resurrection, and saving work.
Jesus Christ – The Eternal Word Become Flesh Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun John’s Gospel contains a prologue (1:1-18) which portrays Jesus as the eternal Word (Gr. Logos) who became a flesh and blood human being. Since there are many anti-Trinitarian groups who seek to deny that John intended to reveal Christ as the preexistent Logos, arguing that the
Jesus Christ – the Savior of the World Paid Members Public
How the NT Depiction of Christ as Savior Points to His Deity Sam Shamoun According to the Holy Bible, salvation from sin and corruption is a divine work which no creature can ever accomplish. For example, we are told by the Psalmist that no man is capable of ransoming another
The Lord Jesus Christ – The Divine Recipient of Worship Paid Members Public
Examining the Synoptic Gospels’ use of proskyneo in relation to Christ Sam Shamoun According to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, worship or proskyneo should be given to God: “And the devil took him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and
Jesus as “a god” alongside God: Jehovah’s Witnesses and John 1:1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun {Muslims occasionally use the writings of the JWs to support their arguments against the Deity of Jesus. Therefore it is relevant to examine and answer their claims also in the context of discussions with Muslims.} There has been much discussion regarding the translation of John 1:1 and
An I AM saying in the earliest Gospel Paid Members Public
Excursus – An I AM saying in the earliest Gospel Sam Shamoun In one of John’s I AM sayings Jesus walks on the sea in a clear display of his sovereign power over creation: “When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started
The Deity of Christ in light of Jesus’ I AM Statements Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this article we are going to analyze Jesus’ I AM pronouncements in light of the OT scriptures where the I AM is used for Yahweh. This will help the readers to see how Jesus’ I AM declarations are some of the strongest and clearest proofs for his
Even More Proof That Jesus Is Absolutely Good And Therefore Absolutely Divine! Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun This particular article is meant to go along with this earlier one, by furnishing even more proof that Jesus (and his followers) thought of himself as being absolutely good, and therefore truly divine and co-equal with God the Father in essence. The Holy Bible is explicitly clear that
More Proof Of Jesus’ Absolute Goodness and Essential Purity Paid Members Public
This article is intended to supplement the following responses, * How can Jesus be God when he denies being absolutely good, and says that only God is good (cf. Mark 10:18)? * Addressing Paul Williams’ False Accusations Pt. 3 * Addressing Paul Williams’ False Accusations Pt. 4 * Jesus Is indeed God Incarnate: