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Studies on worship, devotion, liturgy, and honoring God according to Scripture.

Revisiting Justin Once Again! Members Public

The distortion of Justin Martyr’s writings by anti-Trinitarians seems to be never-ending. Instead of allowing this blessed and holy martyr of Christ to articulate his Trinitarian beliefs in his own way, these individuals insist on reading their own views into his statements in order to make him

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Justin: Worshiping the Uncreated, Timeless Son Members Public

In this post I will be quoting from The Fathers of the Church Patristic Series: Justin Martyr, The First Apology, The Second Apology, Dialogue with Trypho, Exhortation to the Greeks, Discourse to the Greeks, The Monarchy of the Rule of God, translated by Thomas B. Falls, and published by Catholic

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Polycarp & Justin Martyr: Every Creature Shall Worship Jesus as God Members Public

The Scriptures proclaim that God alone is to receive what the Greek calls latreuo, which is a type of worship given to true Deity: “Then Jesus said to him, ‘Go, Satan! For it is written, “You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only (auto mono latreuseis).”’” Matthew

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Worshiping the Messianic King Members Public

In this post I will quote specific Old Testament texts, which Jewish traditions interprets as Messianic prophecies, in order to show that the nations are commanded to worship the Messiah. I will provide those Jewish traditions to affirm the Messianic understanding of thes verses. All emphasis will be mine. Psalm

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Daniel’s Most Holy High Ones Members Public

The prophet Daniel is given visions in which he sees two distinct divine Powers or Persons, namely, the Ancient of Days and one like a Son of Man: “I kept looking Until thrones were set up, And the Ancient of Days was seated; His clothing was like white snow And

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Rabbinic Cursing of Christians Members Public

There is an ancient Jewish prayer that seems to date back from a time shortly after the destruction of Jerusalem, where the Jews in their synagogues would curse the minim (heretics). The prayer is known as Birkat haMinim. The minim most definitely include Christians, since this was a title given

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Muhammad Cannot Be the Son of Man Members Public

Why Muslims are Guilty of Committing Shirk Muslim apologists/polemicists will go to any extreme in order to prove Muhammad, even to the point of committing the unforgivable sin in Islam, which is called shirk. Shirk is when a person associates a partner with Allah either in his exclusive attributes,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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1st AD Palestinian Jews Worship Jesus as YHWH! Members Public

One of the clearest evidences that Jesus was already being worshiped as YHWH by his Jewish followers in Israel and Jerusalem comes from what the Apostle Paul wrote in his first epistle to the Corinthians. Scholars typically date it around 53-55 AD, less than 20 years of Jesus’ physical,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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