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

JUDAISMS ON THE MESSIAH’S PREHUMAN EXISTENCE Members Public

In this post, I will be citing specific Jewish sources confirming the personal prehuman existence of the Messiah. ENOCH “And in that place I saw the fountain of righteousness Which was inexhaustible: And around it were many fountains of wisdom: And all the thirsty drank of them, And were filled

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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St. Augustine, Phil. 3:3, the Spirit & Latreuo Members Public

The following citation comes from St. Augustine's On the Trinity, Book 1. The blessed Augustine quotes Philippians 3:3 to prove that the Holy Spirit is given latreuo, which is the worship given to God alone. All emphasis will be mine. 13. Similar evidence has been collected also

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Paul Proclaims: Christ is Creator and Not a Creature Members Public

In his epistle to the Romans, Paul laments the fact that humans have turned to worshiping and serving the creation as opposed to glorifying and thanking the Creator, who is to be praised forever: “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Jesus Christ: The Great God, King & Shepherd Members Public

The Hebrew Bible proclaims that YHWH is the great God and great King over all other gods, being the One who made and sustains the earth. YHWH is further described as the Shepherd who holds his sheep in his and whose voice they must hear:  “For Yahweh is a great

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Oldest Extant Invocation to Mary Members Public

The information posted here is uploaded from the following article: The original papyrus fragment. In 1917, a stunning treasure came to the John Rylands Library in Manchester, England. It was a piece of papyrus, Egyptian in origin. On this fragment, in Greek, is inscribed a hymn to Mary, called in

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Sam Shamoun
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Epiphanius of Cyprus on the Filioque Members Public

In this post I will be citing from the works of St. Epiphanius in respect to the eternal procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and/through the Son. All emphasis will be mine.  44,3 I myself, therefore, do not worship anything that is inferior to the essence

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Son of Man Comes as the Ancient of Days Members Public

In this post I will be quoting from the article by Benjamin E. Reynolds, The 'One Like a Son of Man' According to the Old Greek of Daniel 7, 13-14, pp. 2-9 and 12-13. The phrase “Old Greek” (OG) stands for the earliest surviving Greek

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Notes for the Danielic Son of Man versus Muhammad Session Members Public

Arabic Daniel versus Quran  The Arabic version of Daniel translates the Aramaic verb for the worship that both the Son of Man and the Most Highs receive, i.e., yipelachun from pelach, with the form of abd:    “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one

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Sam Shamoun
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