Are there problems with John 3:16? Paid Members Public
Are there problems with John 3:16? By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. In an article on John 3:16, Sami Zaatari does his best to raise some doubts and questions concerning the meaning of the verse. (See here.) He quotes the verse several times as follows from an article
If I were a Muslim ... Paid Members Public
If I were a Muslim ... A Reply to Sami Zaatari By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. Sami Zaatari replied to an article of mine that I had written for Answering-Islam.org. My article was entitled, "If I were a Muslim, I would wonder…." (here). His article can be
What Do Most People Really Want in Life? Paid Members Public
What Do Most People Really Want in Life? By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D You want a relationship with the Creator that is meaningful. You may be devout in your religion, but it may not relate to the real Creator of your life. You may have been making prayers to
Is Islam Rational? Paid Members Public
Is Islam Rational? By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. There is a chasm that is difficult to bridge between Islamic ideology and the West. Very basic to understanding this divide is what happened in history. The West has been influenced by two great inspirations: Greek thought and the Christian faith.
Does the Qur'an have a revelation from God? Paid Members Public
Does the Qur’an have a revelation from God? Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. The Qur’an says, “Read: and thy Lord is the Most Bounteous, who teacheth by the pen, teacheth man that which he knew not.” (96:3-5) “He said: The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in
What are prophets? Paid Members Public
What are prophets? by Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. The first occurrence of the word “prophet” appearing in the Bible relates to Abraham in the book of Genesis. The context of the story concerns Abraham and Abimelech. Sarah was a beautiful woman and because of this Abraham instructed Sarah to
Who Can Claim to Be a Prophet? Paid Members Public
Who Can Claim to Be a Prophet? By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. Recently, a newspaper in the Arab Emirates reported: “A Saudi man mounted a prayers platform at the Grand Mosque in Islam’s holiest shrine in the Gulf kingdom and told thousands of worshippers that he was a
Some Paradoxes of Islam Paid Members Public
Some Paradoxes of Islam By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D A paradox involves two ideas that are inconsistent with each other, or they may be contradictions to each other, or they may be said to be illogical. We shall propose several claims of Islam that fit the descriptions above. Paradox