holy-spirit
Studies defending the deity, personhood, and work of the Holy Spirit using Scripture and exegesis.
An Articulation of the Doctrine of the Glorious Incarnation Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Here we are going to provide a definition of what Christianity means by the Incarnation of Christ as it is revealed and defined in the Holy Bible. This will hopefully be of help to Christians in assisting them to better understand this key, essential doctrine, as well as
The OT Witness to the Divine Personhood of the Spirit Paid Members Public
Scholarly Confirmation that the OT Testifies To the Spirit’s Divine Personhood Sam Shamoun The following is taken from the Holman Old Testament Commentary: Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Max Anders & Stephen Miller (general editors), Broadman & Holman Publishers, Nashville, TN 2004, pp. 188-191. This comes specifically
The Message of Salvation according to Luke-Acts Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this section we will take a look at how Luke identifies Christ as the Suffering Servant spoken of by Isaiah, the One whom God highly exalts and glorifies after first giving his life up as a an offering for all the transgressions committed by God’s people.
The Message of Salvation according to Luke-Acts Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun There are some Muslims who love to appeal to the parable of the prodigal son in order to disprove the assertion that Christ had to die in order for a person to be saved. Here are two examples: 4. Along the same lines, how are we to reconcile
Is The Holy Spirit Jesus’ God As Well? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Question: In one of your articles you stated that the Father became Jesus’ God due to his incarnation. You argued that by becoming flesh Christ acquired a nature that was created, which therefore made him part of creation. As a result of this, Christ began submitting to the
The Quran Confirms the Trinity! Pt. 3b Paid Members Public
We continue from where we left off. Jesus as the Creator and Life-giver The Islamic scripture describes Christ as creating and giving life in the exact same way that Allah does: “to be a Messenger to the Children of Israel saying, ‘I have come to you with a sign
The Quran Confirms the Trinity! Pt. 3a Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We have come to that part of our discussion where we briefly focus on what the Islamic sources teach concerning Jesus. Jesus: Allah’s Word and Spirit made Flesh Shockingly, the Quran identifies Jesus as the Word of Allah who came forth as a Spirit from him to
The Quran Confirms the Trinity! Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue with our analysis of the Quran. It may surprise the readers to learn that, instead of opposing the historical Christian understanding of the Trinity, the Quran actually confirms it (at least a counterfeit form of it)! This is because it ascribes certain divine functions and qualities