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

Follow up Q & A on Justin Martyr Members Public

Rev. Dr. Christiaan Kappes Questions have come to me about alleged difficulties still left unanswered after my article on St. Justin Martyr proving a difference between “another God” (heteros theos) – meaning a personal difference in the same essence – and “other god” (allos theos) – meaning another essence numerically distinct and separate

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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PLINY & CHRIST’S DEITY Members Public

In this post I will quote an ancient non-Christian witness, specifically from a pagan governor, which testifies to the fact of Christians gathering on a specific day of the week to worship Christ as God by singing hymns to him. The source that I am about cite also mentions some

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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WORSHIPING THE ETERNAL CREATOR Members Public

In this post I will be summing up the points found in a plethora of my articles/rebuttals in support of Jesus Christ being identified the eternal Creator and Sustainer of all creation. Obviously, this is to be understood in the context of his being the uniquely begotten Son of

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE DIVINE KING OF KINGS Members Public

According to the Hebrew Bible and Jewish tradition, YHWH is the only Lord of lords and King of kings that dwells in heaven above: “For Yahweh your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the fearsome God who does not show

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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NICAEA ON THE SPIRIT’S DEITY Members Public

In this post I will cite some of the historical details and a letter from the synod of Nicaea to show that the Holy Spirit was worshiped as God in union the Father and the Son. This will help refute the claim that the Spirit’s Deity wasn’t recognized

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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PHILIPPIANS 2: AN ADAM CHRISTOLOGY? Members Public

The Apostle Paul incorporates either a hymn or poem (commonly referred to as the Carmen Christi) that celebrates Christ’s divine prehuman existence, subsequent physical resurrection and heavenly exaltation to reign as YHWH Incarnate over all creation, and which claims that every creature must and will eventually worship Jesus Lord:

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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YHWH: THE ONLY TRUE ELOHIM Members Public

In this post I share some of the manifold verses that go out of their way to affirm that YHWH the God of Israel is the only true God whom all nations are commanded to worship and serve.         YHWH is the name of the only true God. “Then Moses said

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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CHRIST WORSHIPED AS GOD ALMIGHTY Members Public

The purpose of this post is to present the various ways in which believers worshiped and glorified the risen Jesus starting from the very first century AD and up until the fourth century. The aim is to provide conclusive proof that the very first Christians (who were primarily Jewish) were

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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