Sam Shamoun

PLIGHT OF NON-MUSLIMS IN AN ISLAMIC STATE Members Public

The following citations will give the readers of what life would be like under Islamic rule. IBN KATHIR The Order to fight People of the Scriptures until They give the Jizyah Allah said… <Fight against those who believe not in Allah, nor in the Last Day, nor forbid that

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Sam Shamoun
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Koranic Criticism: 700 C.E. to 825 C.E. Members Public

The following is taken from the post: Koranic Criticism: 700 C.E. to 825 C.E. > Ibn Warraq. Muslim scholars themselves, particularly acute and brilliant commentators like Zamakshari, Tabari, and al-Suyuti, made important observations on the Koran but they were all, of course, working within the Islamic framework, and

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Sam Shamoun
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“The Form of a god”? The Translation of Morphē Theou in Philippians 2:6 Members Public

Robert M. Bowman Jr. August 15, 2014 The penchant of Jehovah’s Witnesses for rendering the common Greek word for “God,” theos, as “a god” when it applies to Jesus Christ is well known. Most famously, the New World Translation (NWT) translates the last clause of John 1:1 “and

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Sam Shamoun
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The Early Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 3 Members Public

The ancient writers of the faith all interpret 1 Corinthians 3 as a purification that occurs in the afterlife. -William Albrecht Cyprian of Carthage (200s) It is one thing to stand for pardon, another thing to attain to glory: it is one thing, when cast into prison, not to go

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Sam Shamoun
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The New World Translation Proves Jesus Reigns as Jehovah in Heaven! Members Public

Unless indicated otherwise I will be employing the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (2013 Revision). The readers can access the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ (JWs) various Bible translations from their website: Online Bible. In this post I am going to apply the Society’s own reasoning, which they employ

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Sam Shamoun
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The Garbled-Up Quran: Muhammad’s Confusion of Figures and Names Members Public

The Quran claims to be a fully detailed scripture that clearly explains all things that it references: [Say (O Muhammad)] “Shall I seek a judge other than Allah while it is He Who has sent down unto you the Book (The Qur’an), explained in detail.” Those unto whom We

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Sam Shamoun
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MESSIANIC PROPHECIES SERIES PT. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I previously left off: MESSIANIC PROPHECIES SERIES PT. 1. Second Prophecy: The Messianic Star from Egypt. In the book of numbers the Holy Spirit inspired a false prophet named Balaam to see and proclaim the coming of a Ruler from Jacob, whom Balaam described as a

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Sam Shamoun
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JOHN 17:3 AND THE ONLY TRUE GOD Members Public

COMMENTARY Jesus states emphatically that eternal life is this:  Knowing the Father in an intimate way as well as His Son.  Salvation depends on knowing both Father and Son.  Jesus is the “way, the truth, and the life.”  No one comes to the Father but through the Son, for it

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Sam Shamoun
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