Did Jesus deny the ascension of Elijah and Enoch? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Jesus in John 3:13 claims that no one has ascended into heaven except him, the Son of Man. Yet there are two instances in which persons ascended into heaven, Enoch and Elijah. Doesnt this prove that Jesus was either
Does the Apostles' ability to forgive sin imply their deity, too? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: An argument that Christians often use to demonstrate that Jesus is God according to the Bible is that he had the authority to forgive sins. However, according to the Gospel of John (cf. John 20:23) the disciples also had
Wasn't Muhammad announced by John the Baptist? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: According to the Holy Bible John the Baptist announced the coming of One greater than he (cf. Mark 1:7-8; Matthew 3:7-12; Luke 3:15-17), whom Christians believe was Jesus Christ. Yet some of the Gospels show that John
What about God commanding the annihilation of the Amalekites? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Christians condemn the Quran and Islam for all the violence taught therein, but say nothing about all the OT brutalities such as God commanding the utter annihilation of the Amalekites, including women, children and animals. Why this inconsistency? Answer: Trying
God's Promise to Abraham's Offspring: Singular or Plural? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: In Galatians 3:16, Paul shows that he misunderstood the Hebrew OT. He erroneously thinks that Gods promise to Abraham that through his seed all the nations would be blessed was referring to one specific person. In reality, the word
The meaning of 2 Corinthians 4:4 Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Why are Christians dishonest in the way they translate the Bible? For instance, Christendom randomly translate terms such as ho theos and ton theon (both of which mean "the God," the first being in the Greek nominative case
Does Q. 29:46 confirm the veracity of the Holy Bible? Paid Members Public
Responding to one Muslim writers denials Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz The Quran commands the Muslims to tell Jews and Christians that they believe in the Judeo-Christian Scriptures: Dispute not with the People of the Book save in the fairer manner, except for those of them that do wrong; and
The Quran on Christians: Those Who Have Strayed or the Guided Ones? Paid Members Public
The Quran on Christians Those Who Have Strayed or the Guided Ones? Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz The Quran opens with an invocation, which Muslims recite daily in their payers, asking the Creator to guide the faithful on the straight path and to prevent them from following the way of