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Jesus Christ – The Divine Lord of Glory Pt. 1

Jesus Christ – The Divine Lord of Glory Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun In what is commonly referred to as his high priestly prayer to the Father, the Lord Jesus made claims which no mere creature could ever dare make. For example, Christ asks the Father to restore him to the glory

Jesus Christ – The Divine King of Creation

Jesus Christ – The Divine King of Creation Sam Shamoun A further line of evidence from John’s Gospel that Jesus Christ is actually Yahweh God in the flesh (even though he is not the Father or the Holy Spirit) comes from the inspired Evangelist’s testimony (albeit implicit) that Jesus

Worshiping Jesus as God: The Issue of David Pt. 1

Worshiping Jesus as God: The Issue of David Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun Some anti-Trinitarian groups like the Jehovah’s Witnesses love to appeal to the following OT text to counter the claim that the Lord Jesus was worshiped as God: “And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the

Christ’s Role as Judge in Light of Islamic Theology

Christ’s Role as Judge in Light of Islamic Theology Sam Shamoun According to Muslim teaching, some of Allah’s names include titles such as “the Just,” “the Judge,” “the Just Decider,” and “The Requitter/Recompenser.” Al'Adl, Al-'Âdil: The Just The Just and Equitable. He whom

Jesus Christ – The Eternal Word Become Flesh

Jesus Christ – The Eternal Word Become Flesh 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

Jewish Christology Pt. 3

Jewish Christology Pt. 3 Sam Shamoun We have come to the final section of our examination. Jesus as the Sovereign Lord of the Shema The following text is a further indication that these authors believed that Jesus is God Incarnate: “For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago

Jewish Christology Pt. 2

Jewish Christology Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue with our examination of the Epistles of James and Jude in order to provide additional evidence that these two writings emphatically testify to the essential Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus – The Coming of Yahweh God Incarnate Both James and Jude

Jewish Christology Pt. 1

Jewish Christology Pt. 1 An examination of early Jewish Christian beliefs in the Deity of Christ Sam Shamoun Introduction Muslims have started to appeal to liberal, critical scholarship to try to pit the apostle Paul against Jesus’ original Jewish followers. Their purpose is to convince others that the Christology that

Revisiting the Deity of Christ and Islam

Revisiting the Deity of Christ and Islam A further examination of NT Christology in relation to Islamic monotheism Sam Shamoun Muslims believe that the very essence and foundation of Islam is the doctrine of Tauhid, or the absolute unity of Allah. Over the centuries Islamic theologians have affirmed that Allah

Appendix B

Appendix B The members of the heavenly council recognize God’s unique Son Sam Shamoun This is the second appendix to my two-part discussion on Jesus being greater and better than all the members of God’s heavenly host (1, 2). The Synoptic Gospels relay a few instances where the