Genesis Explains Why We Share God’s Nature | Sam Shamoun

In this teaching, Sam Shamoun unpacks a deeply overlooked biblical truth: “Adam” in Genesis is both singular and collective. Drawing directly from the Hebrew text, he explains how Scripture presents Adam not merely as one individual, but as a shared human identity—one nature instantiated in many persons.
By examining Genesis 1–2 and Genesis 9, Sam shows how male and female are both called “Adam,” proving that humanity shares a single nature originating from the first man. Eve is fully Adam by nature, yet distinct in person—an insight that dismantles common objections to Trinitarian theology.
Using this framework, Sam demonstrates how Genesis itself provides the logic behind John 1:1:
“The Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
Just as Eve can be Adam and yet be with Adam, so the Son can be God and yet be with God.
The discussion then moves to the controversial but thoroughly biblical doctrine of theosis—the teaching that believers are called to become “partakers of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4). Sam clarifies that this does not mean humans become God by essence, but that they are called to share in God’s moral life, holiness, and immortality through union with Christ.
Quoting Scripture, Church Fathers, and the unanimous teaching of the ancient churches, Sam explains:
Why “sonship” implies shared nature
How like begets like is a biblical principle
Why being children of God means reflecting God’s character
How Christ is the prototype and firstborn among many brothers
This teaching powerfully connects Genesis, the Trinity, Christology, and salvation, showing that the Bible’s message is consistent, ancient, and far deeper than modern reductions allow.

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