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Wisdom teachings from Proverbs examined through theological and practical lenses.

PROVERBS 30:4: THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE SON Members Public

The following is taken from The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecies: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, eds. Michael Rydelnik & Edwin Blum, published by Moody Publishers, Chicago, IL 2019, pp. 747-756. All emphasis will be mine. Proverbs 30:4 The Riddle of the Son EVA

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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PROVERBS 8:22-36: THE ETERNALLY BEGOTTEN SON Members Public

The following is taken from The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecies: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, eds. Michael Rydelnik & Edwin Blum, published by Moody Publishers, Chicago, IL 2019, pp. 739-746. All emphasis will be mine.  Proverbs 8 The Messiah: Personification of Divine Wisdom SETH

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Does Proverbs 8:22 show that Jesus is a created being after all? Members Public

A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: The New Testament applies to Jesus the language and descriptions which the OT Wisdom literature (i.e. Proverbs 8) and Apocrypha (i.e. Wisdom 7:22-8:1, Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 24 etc.) apply to Wisdom. In fact, many of the early

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Sam Shamoun
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Ahmed Deedat’s Missing Virtue Members Public

Humility — Ahmed Deedat’s Missing Virtue The Bible states: “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Proverbs 16:18 My experience with Ahmed Deedat shows how true this proverb is. Not long after Deedat was awarded the prestigious King Faizal Award for service to Islam, I

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The Lord Jesus Christ – The Incomprehensible Son of Proverbs 30:3-4 Members Public

Replying to the Objections of a Muslim Polemicist Sam Shamoun This is a continuation of my refutation to Zaatari’s attempt of addressing my thorough response to his assault on the absolute Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Here I will be addressing his reply to my comments concerning the

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Sam Shamoun
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Jesus as Wisdom Incarnate – Members Public

Dealing with the Assertions of a Muslim polemicist Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue our discussion from where we left off. The fourth problem with Williams’ assertions is that he erroneously assumes that in Luke 11:49, Jesus could not have been identifying himself as God’s Wisdom since he

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Sam Shamoun
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Answering A Fool According To His Folly Members Public

Taking Another Look At The Quran’s Contradictory Creation Accounts Sam Shamoun Readers’ Discretion Advised The Holy Bible says that there is a time and place in which to ignore a fool: “Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him.” Proverbs 26:

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Jesus as the First Creature Members Public

The Impossibility and Irrationality of the Arian Position Sam Shamoun Muslim apologists are fond of quoting anti-Trinitarian groups that claim to be Christian in order to disprove that the Holy Bible affirms the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Often these polemicists will reference Arian cults such as the Jehovah’

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