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Focused theological studies on the person and nature of Christ, emphasizing His divinity and messianic role.

Luke 23:34a – Answering the Apologists (Part 1) Members Public

The following is taken from James R. Snapp’s blog: Luke 23:34a – Answering the Apologists (Part 1). This week, as Christians contemplate the words spoken by Christ during His crucifixion, we shall take a close look at the textual variant in Luke 23:34a, where, in almost all Greek

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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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

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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

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Sam Shamoun
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IRENAEUS AND THE DEITY OF CHRIST Members Public

Irenaeus was the bishop of the church in Lyon, France, and was a disciple of the bishop and martyr Polycarp, who was a disciple of the Apostles, especially John. The bishop of France was himself martyred for his faith in the Lord Jesus. Here are a few snippets from his

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Sam Shamoun
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Ante-Nicene Witness to Jesus’ Deity Members Public

The following citations are taken from A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, Hendrickson Publishers, Massachusetts, 1998, edited by David W. Bercot, unless noted otherwise. All bold and capital emphasis is mine, unless noted otherwise. JUSTIN MARTYR Before proceeding, we want to make mention of the fact that in our first

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Sam Shamoun
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The Son Who is Exactly Like the Father Members Public

The Hebrew Bible emphatically testifies that there is no heavenly being, no other god, that is comparable to Yahweh, and none among them that can do what the only true God does in the way that he does it: “Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is

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Sam Shamoun
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The Doctrine of the Trinity Among Adventists: A Review Members Public

I am reposting this from “The Compass Magazine” (https://thecompassmagazine.com/adventism/the-trinity-and-adventists-review). Most Christians believe that God is a Trinity, as do most Seventh-day Adventists. Beyond the fact that it is a mystery how God can be Three in One (as are many other things concerning God), the doctrine

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Sam Shamoun
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Amazing Facts: The Trinity Members Public

The following is taken from Amazing Facts: https://www.amazingfacts.org/media-library/book/e/77/t/the-trinity. Capital emphasis will be mine. An Amazing Fact Science tells us that light is constituted of three primary rays, or groups of wavelengths. Clearly distinct from each other, none of them without the

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