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Studies on sacrificial themes, covenant, substitution, and fulfillment in Christ.

CHRIST & THE SCAPEGOAT Members Public

Leviticus 16 mentions the scapegoat which on the day of atonements (yom ha’kippurim) would be chosen to carry away the sins of Israel into the wilderness: “He must also take two male goats from the congregation of the Israelites for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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TURRETIN ATONEMENT DEBATE PT. 2 Members Public

Here’s the link to the first part: TURRETIN ATONEMENT DEBATE. THE ELECT ARE BORN OBJECTS OF WRATH Specific Calvinists erroneously interpret texts where Christ is said to have propitiated God to mean that God’s anger has been completely removed, and therefore is no longer angry at sinners (cf.

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Sam Shamoun
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EARLY CHURCH ON JESUS’ ATONING DEATH Members Public

The following quotes on the extent of Jesus’ death are all from Catholic apologist William Albrecht. All emphasis will be mine. John Cassian: For if He willeth not that one of His little ones should perish, HOW CANE WE IMAGINE WITHOUT GRIEVOUS BLASPHEMY THAT HE DOES NOT GENERALLY WILL ALL

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE TRUE GOD BECOMES A HUMAN MEDIATOR! Members Public

The Apostle Paul wrote to exhort believers to pray for the salvation of all men since God desires to save the whole human race, which is why he sent Christ to become a human mediator who offered up his life as a ransom for mankind:    “First of all, then, I

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Sam Shamoun
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MUHAMMAD: A PRE-ISLAMIC PAGAN Members Public

According to Islam’s earliest and most reliable sources, Muhammad was a pagan who used to sacrifice to the pagan gods and goddesses, and only stopped doing so when he was reprimanded by a monotheist (hanif) named Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl: XVI. That which has been slaughtered on altars

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Sam Shamoun
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THE CHRISTOLOGY OF ADAM AND ISAAC Members Public

In this post I will be looking at specific early Christian apocryphal and pseudepigraphic writings, which give us an idea of the early Christological views held during that period. Some of these sources are believed to have originally been Jewish works that subsequently underwent revision and redaction by Christian scribes.

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Sam Shamoun
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GOD MADE JESUS A SIN-OFFERING Members Public

The God-breathed Scriptures teach that Jesus became sin for us so that we might become righteous in God’s sight: “that is, God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for

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Sam Shamoun
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THE QURAN CONFIRMS THAT JESUS IS ISAIAH’S SUFFERING SERVANT! Members Public

In this post I will show how Muhammad invariably confirmed that Jesus is the righteous Servant of God of Isaiah 53 who offers himself as a vicarious sacrifice and a guilt offering for the sins of the world. MUHAMMAD CONFIRMS THE PRESERVATION OF THE HOLY BIBLE A. Jews and Christians

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Sam Shamoun
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