Answering Islam – Sam Shamoun Theology (Page 119)

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101 Cleared-up Contradictions in the Bible

By: Jay Smith, Alex Chowdhry, Toby Jepson, James Schaeffer “The first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him.” (Proverbs 18:17) The Charge of Contradiction Muslims talk often about the many contradictions in the Bible. The number of contradictions vary depending on whom you

THE HOLY SPIRIT AND GABRIEL: ALLAH’S FELLOW ASSOCIATES

Contrary to the repeated assertion of Muslims, the Quran does not proclaim an absolute pure form of monotheism (tauhid) since it does not depict Allah as a singular monad. Take, for instance, what the following verses teach in respect to the revelation and collection of the Islamic text: Stir not

JESUS: THE ETERNALLY EXISTING ONE

In the Hebrew Bible, Jehovah employs the expression “I am He” to refer to himself as the eternally exiting One that endures forever and who alone provides salvation and comfort for all who trust in him. What makes this all the more interesting is that the Greek translation of the

JESUS: THE VISIBLE REVELATION OF GOD

The holy God-breathed Scriptures, “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God—the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, and

ALLAH WORSHIPS WITH THE QURAN

One of the major acts of worship for Muslims is the recitation of the Quran, a point which the Islamic scripture itself repeatedly makes: And when the Qur’an is recited, give ear to it and pay heed, that ye may obtain mercy. S. 7:24 Pickthall Perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat)

ALLAH’S AMAZEMENT AND LAUGHTER

It may surprise non-Muslims, as well as some Muslims, to discover that the authentic traditions of Islam depict Allah as a finite spatial, temporal being who experiences bewilderment and amazement, as well as exhibiting emotions such as laughter. For example, Muhammad is reported to have said that his god laughs

A QURANIC VARIANT THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE

Despite having to now admit that the Quran contains thousands of variant readings and that there conflicting Arabic versions of the Islamic scripture, Muslims still claim that none of these differences affect any core tenet of the Islamic faith. Unfortunately for these Muslims such is not the case as I

Jesus Christ: The Great God Jehovah Has Come!

In the following post, GRANVILLE SHARP AND THE DEITY OF CHRIST I discussed how Granville Sharp’s first rule conclusively establishes that the following texts are describing Jesus Christ as our great God and Savior: “looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus

GOD BECOMES OUR BROTHER

In the following post: JEHOVAH BECOMES OUR BROTHER I showed how the Hebrew Bible anticipates Jehovah God becoming mankind’s brother by taking on a human nature in order to become a human being to redeem human souls by his vicarious death and resurrection: “Be on guard for yourselves and

ALLAT: ALLAH’S FEMININE SIDE

One will often hear Muslims assert that the name Allah is unique since it cannot be pluralized or feminized. I.e., Allah cannot be made plural nor does it have a feminine form. As such, this supposedly makes it superior to the English word God which can be pluralized or