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Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.

MURRAY J. HARRIS ON 2 PT. 1:1 Members Public

In 2 Peter, the blessed Apostle begins and ends his inspired epistle with unambiguous affirmations of the absolute, essential Deity of our Lord Jesus. For example, not only does Peter start off by describing Christ as both God and Savior, “I, Simon Peter, am writing this letter. I serve Jesus

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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KJV AND SHARP’S FIRST RULE Members Public

Granville Sharp was a Christian abolitionist and devout scholar of the Greek [N]ew [T]estament who wrote a monograph in 1798 on how the NT employs the Greek definite article (“the”) in respect to passages related to the Deity of Christ. He discovered six rules, the first of which

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE UNCREATED CREATED QURAN Members Public

In this post I will be quoting from an online Muslim Q&A site, which asserts that the Arabic Quran recited by Muslims and written down is created. These authors/scholars state that the Quran as the speech of Allah is not identical to that which is in the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ALLAH THE FOULMOUTHED! Members Public

In this post I will share examples of Allah using foul language in describing and/or insulting disbelievers. For instance, Allah likens unbelievers to dogs: Recite unto them the tale of him to whom We gave Our revelations, but he sloughed them off, so Satan overtook him and he became

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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HEBREWS 2:9 & SYRIAC CHRISTOLOGY Members Public

According to the underlying Greek text of Hebrews 2:9, Jesus is described as tasting death for every man by the grace of God: “But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels—Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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TITUS 2:13 & KJV Members Public

This article is taken from the following post: Titus 2:13 – “the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ”. The following is an excerpt from Dr. Thomas Holland’s Crowned With Glory, ©2000, used with permission. Titus 2:13 – “the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” “Looking for that

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ONE AND ONLY OR ONLY BEGOTTEN? Members Public

This post is uploaded from the following article: John 1:18 – “only begotten Son”. The following is an excerpt from Dr. Thomas Holland’s Crowned With Glory, ©2000, used with permission. John 1:18 – “only begotten Son” “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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2 PETER 1:1 & KJV Members Public

This post has been taken from the following: 2 Peter 1:1 – “of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ”. The following is an excerpt from Dr. Thomas Holland’s Crowned With Glory, ©2000, used with permission. 2 Peter 1:1 – “of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” “Simon Peter, a

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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