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Exposition of Romans’ doctrines—sin, justification, grace, and life in the Spirit.

Paul’s Divine Christology Pt. 3 Members Public

I proceed from where I previously left off (/2019/12/03/pauls-divine-christology-pt-2/). THE USE OF THEOS IN REFERENCE TO CHRIST I am going to examine all the places where God describes Jesus as God, starting with the following: “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Paul’s Divine Christology Pt. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I left off (/2019/11/27/pauls-divine-christology-pt-1/). ISRAEL’S ONE LORD At the heart of the Hebrew Bible is the affirmation that Jehovah is one, meaning the only God whom the Israelites were to look to and worship: “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Paul’s Divine Christology Pt. 1 Members Public

In this series, I am going to go through the inspired letters of Paul to show how this beloved Apostle proclaimed the absolute, essential Deity of Christ. I will point to texts where Paul clearly describes the risen Jesus as the God of Israel who became flesh. There are various

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Sam Shamoun
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Was Jesus God’s Son Before or only After the Resurrection? Members Public

There are some biblical critics and cult groups who believe that the following verses teach that Jesus only became the Son of God after his resurrection: “Then Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said: ‘Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen… We preach to you good

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Sam Shamoun
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The Watchtower Society Admits that Jesus is Jehovah God… Sort of! Members Public

According to the Watchtower’s Reference edition of the New World Translation, the Hebrew translations of Romans 10:9 identify Jesus as ha’Adhohn: “For if you publicly declare that ‘word in your own mouth,’ that Jesus is Lord,* and exercise faith in your heart that God raised him up

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Is Jesus Really Like Adam After All? Members Public

Revisiting the problem of the Quran’s likening Jesus to Adam The Quran seeks to deny the Deity of Christ by arguing that Jesus is like Adam in God’s sight: To God, Jesus is like Adam, whom He created from dust, then He told him, “Be!” and he was.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Messiah Our Righteousness Has Come! Members Public

Muslim polemicist Paul Bilal Williams recently published a blog post where he tries to pit Luke against the blessed Apostle Paul by showing that. This is what he wrote: In the beginning of the Gospel of Luke we read: ‘In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Pacifism and the Sword in the New Testament: Summary Members Public

Summary James M. Arlandson This article is the conclusion of the seven-part series on pacifism and the sword in the New Testament. The purpose of the series has been to bring clarity to many contradictory and confusing opinions circulating around the web and in the print media. Part One is

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