Sam Shamoun

FATHER GREATER THAN THE SON REVISITED Members Public

In this post I will revisit the Lord’s explicit statement that the Father is greater than him, showing how this does not conflict with the clear, explicit teaching that the Son is coequal to God in essence, nature, power, glory and honor. Here’s the passage in question: “You

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EARLY CHRISTIAN WORSHIP Members Public

The following excerpts are taken from Justin Martyr’s First Apology. All emphasis will be mine. Chapter 58. And raise up heretics And, as we said before, the devils put forward Marcion of Pontus, who is even now teaching men to deny that God is the maker of all things

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Sam Shamoun
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God Rested? Members Public

A God-Sized Nap? Does God Ever Get Tired? James Patrick Holding Is. 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? Pretty clear, but the Skeptics have a few in

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Sam Shamoun
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Muhammad’s Hypocrisy & Inconsistencies Members Public

Another case of Muhammad being an inconsistent hypocrite comes from his treatment of his daughters in contrast to how he viewed other folks’ daughters. For instance, Muhammad forbade Ali from marrying other women since it angered and hurt his daughter Fatima: 9 The Chapters on Marriage (56) Chapter: Jealousy It

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Sam Shamoun
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The Quran on Wine and Strong Drink Members Public

Satan’s Handiwork in Allah’s Garden? Most Westerners are at least passingly familiar with the Islamic belief concerning alcoholic beverages. In conservative Muslim countries which have instituted some form of shari’a law, the production and consumption of alcholic drinks is absolutely forbidden, upon pain of death or some

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MUHAMMAD THE WINEBIBBER Members Public

According to the allegedly sound ahadith Muhammad permitted and drank a type of fermented drink called Nabidh: (9) Chapter: The permissibility of Nabidh so long as it has not become strong and has not become intoxicating Ibn ‘Abbas reported that Nabidh was prepared for Allah’s Messenger in the beginning

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Sam Shamoun
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FLORENCE AND THE CANON Members Public

According to the online Catholic Encyclopedia, among the reasons why the Council of Florence was convened was to settle the issues of purgatory, the filioque and papal primacy in order to reunite the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox Churched with Rome: The Ferrara Council opened on 8 January, 1438, under the

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ROGERS, MELITO & WISDOM Members Public

A Review of Anthony Rogers’ “Melito and the Wisdom of Pseudo-Solomon” Uploaded to Academia.edu on 12/14/24[1] I’d like to begin this review by noting that although Rogers and I engage in our own respective spheres of apologetics, I do not believe there is sufficient grounds

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