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

Justin Martyr: Jews Worship the Same God Members Public

In his dialogue with Trypho the Jew and his companions, the great saint and martyr Justin Martyr acknowledged that both Jews and Christians worship the same exact God. I cite the relevant section of that discussion. All emphasis will be mine.   Chapter 10. Trypho blames the Christians for this alone—

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Augustine, Jews, Philosophers & God Members Public

Here is what the great saint wrote in respect to whether the Jews worshiped God or not, and also in regards to the Greek philosophers like Plato agreeing with Christianity if they were alive to have seen it spread:   iv, 6. Those who think it a vain or even a

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Sam Shamoun
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Origen and the Worship of Angels Members Public

Origen is often misquoted as denying that Christians were to pray to or invoke angels or the saints in heaven to intercede for believers on earth. They base this on Origen’s response to the Christian critic and pagan Celsus, whom this prolific Christian wrote a thorough refutation to. In

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Sam Shamoun
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Phil. 2:5-11, God’s Form & Novatian Members Public

Paul seems to be quoting either an early Christian hymn, creed and/or poem, which celebrates Christ’s prehuman divine existence, subsequent human incarnation, and post-resurrection exaltation to divine status, thereby resulting in his being worshiped by the entire creation:  “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset

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Sam Shamoun
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ANGELS WORSHIP JESUS AS YHWH Members Public

The following excerpt 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, Chapter 5: Worship of Jesus, Part 1: Crown Him with Many Crowns: Jesus’

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Sam Shamoun
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An Arian’s Dilemma: Angels Worship YHWH Jesus Members Public

According to arian cultist Greg Stafford, Paul quotes Deuteronomy 32:43 in Hebrews 1:6 to highlight the fact of God commanding all his angels to worship Jesus, his Firstborn Son: “… The fact is the author of Hebrews (whom Jehovah’s Witnesses believe to be the apostle Paul), under inspiration,

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Sam Shamoun
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Creation Will Worship YHWH Jesus Members Public

The following excerpt 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, Chapter 26: Jesus as “Lord” in Paul, Part 3: The Name of Jesus:

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Sam Shamoun
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THE SON IS HONORED 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, Part 1: Crown Him with Many Crowns: Jesus’ Divine Honors, Chapter 3: Honoring the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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