salvation

Biblical defense and explanation of salvation, grace, faith, and redemption.

CATECHISM & PRAYER OF ABSOLUTION Members Public

I cite from the particular sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the Church’s authority to absolve believers from any sin committed. All bold italic emphasis will be mine. VI. The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation 1440 Sin is before all else an offense against God, a

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ISAIAH’S SUFFERING SERVANT Members Public

In this post I want to quote Isaiah’s fourth Suffering Servant song, which is found in 52:13-53:12. I quote the English rendering of the Orthodox Jewish website Chabad: The Complete Tanakh (Tanach) – Hebrew Bible. All emphasis will be mine. Behold My servant shall prosper; he shall be

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CHRIST: THE GOD OF THE SACRIFICE Members Public

The following is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, pp. 135-139 and 556-559. In my estimation this is THE best and most comprehensive

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JOHN, JUDAISM & THE SECOND DEATH Members Public

John in Revelation speaks of the second death, which is the everlasting destruction that individuals experience after being cast into the lake fire: “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.” Revelation

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JOHN, JUDAISM & SECOND DEATH Members Public

John in Revelation speaks of the second death, which is the everlasting destruction that individuals experience when case into the lake fire: “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.” Revelation 2:

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JESUS: THE ONLY GOOD GOD THAT SAVES Members Public

According to the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus came to offer his life on the cross as the ransoming sacrifice that saves and redeems mankind from their sins: “For even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.

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Sam Shamoun
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WHAT KIND OF SAVIOR IS JESUS? Members Public

In this post I will revisit the issue of the work of Christ in accomplishing the salvation of mankind, and its implication on his divinity. SAVIOR OF THE WORLD The God-breathed Scriptures proclaim that God the Father raised up a king from the physical line of David to save not

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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

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Sam Shamoun
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