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

JOHN CALVIN ON THE SON’S KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOUR Members Public

In this brief post I cite from Calvin’s commentary on the Holy Bible to show what the Swiss protestant reformer wrote in respect to Matthew 24:36 and Mark 13:32 stating that not even the Son knows the day or hour. All emphasis will be mine. Matthew Chapter

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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EARLY CHURCH FATHERS ON THE SON’S IGNORANCE OF THE HOUR Members Public

In this post I share how some of the early Church’s greatest theologians, scholars and/or apologists explained our Lord’s statement in Mark 13:32 and Matthew 24:36 that the Father alone knows the day and hour of the Son’s coming in judgment against Jerusalem. The

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Hocus Pocus and a Very Arian Happy Halloween Members Public

Dr. James White’s Transubstantiation of his “Son-Logos knows not the Last Day” into “the humanity knows not the Last Day” by the magic of the Word: “Veil.” Dr. Father Christiaan Kappes I’ve been fascinated by the writings and podcasts sent to me by long-time followers and interlocuters of

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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WHO IS THE JEHOVAH THAT ONE CALLS UPON TO BE SAVED? Members Public

The Hebrew Bible proclaims that salvation comes from calling upon the name of YHVH: “And it will be that everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh Will be delivered; For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape, As Yahweh has said, Even among the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Source of Dr. James White’s Arianism on Mt 24:36/Mk 13:32: Members Public

The Father, Son, and Spirit’s Alleged “Participation” in the Divine Being Or What Theology Would Like If Someone Were Ignorant of Scholasticism Dr. James White is in the midst of an intra-Evangelical (and anti-ecumenical) controversy about his clearly provocative claim, where he verbally agrees with those whom he identifies

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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“Nor the Son [knows the last day], but the Father only” Members Public

Mark 13:32/Matthew 24:36 : Dr. White’s Exegetical Defense of Arianism, And the Textual Basis for Chalcedonian Christianity Rev. Dr. Christiaan Kappes Upon receiving a communication and clip of Dr. James White (Alpha & Omega Ministries) from Mr. William Albrëcht, I was surprised to learn that the Assyrian

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JESUS CHRIST: THE ETERNALLY PRAISED GOD PT. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I previously left off: JESUS CHRIST: THE ETERNALLY PRAISED GOD. SUPPORTING TEXTS The blessed Apostle furnishes additional evidence for taking Romans 9:5 as another explicit testimony to the Deity of Christ. For instance, in the very next chapter Paul describes Jesus as the YHVH whom

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE EARLY CHURCH ON CHRIST’S THOUSAND YEAR REIGN Members Public

In this post I will cite the writings of specific church fathers and theologians who viewed the seven days of the Genesis creation account as shadows of a greater spiritual reality. These Christians believed that the seven days pointed to seven thousand years of human years, where the risen Lord

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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