Islam's Satan is not an Angel Paid Members Public
The following is taken from Iblees Was Not One of the Angels - Islam Question & Answer. Question 6485 My friend told me that Iblees (shaytan) used to be an angel. My wife says that this is not true. Could you please give me some information? Answer Iblees was definitely not
Muslims’ Idolatrous Worship of a Pagan Cuboid Paid Members Public
According to the Holy Bible, God chose to place his divine presence in a real, unique manner within the tabernacle/temple: “Now it happened that when the priests came out of the holy place, the cloud filled the house of Yahweh, so that the priests could not stand to minister
Allah’s Ignorance: The Quran’s Open Theism Paid Members Public
The Quran presents Muhammad’s god as a being who learns over time by placing people in particular situations to learn what they will do: If a wound has afflicted you (at Ohud), a wound like it has also afflicted the (unbelieving) people; and We bring these days to men
Trullo’s Biblical Canon List Paid Members Public
Canon 2 of the Council Trullo bound believers to affirm the 85 Apostolic canons: CHURCH FATHERS: Council in Trullo (A.D. 692) Canon 2 It has also seemed good to this holy Council, that the eighty-five canons, received and ratified by the holy and blessed Fathers before us, and
Papyrus 72 & Christ’s Deity Paid Members Public
Papyrus 72 (P72) is dated to the late 3rd century A.D., and was discovered in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt. It is the oldest extant manuscript containing 1–2 Peter and Jude (whole books). It also contains Psalms 33-34 and several non-canonical texts, including the Nativity of Mary. The papyrus
Nicolai Sinai & the Islamic Dilemma Paid Members Public
I quote from Nicolai Sinai’s Key Terms of the Qur'an: A Critical Dictionary, published by Princeton University Press in 2023. All bolded, underlined emphasis is mine. ahl al-kitāb | the scripture-owners, the (previous) recipients of scripture Further vocabulary discussed: kitāb | scripture al-tawrāh | the Torah al-
The Veneration of Sacred Objects Paid Members Public
The Holy Scriptures speak of God being worshiped at his holy temple, where the ark of the covenant lay: “Yahweh reigns, let the peoples tremble; He sits enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth quake! Yahweh is great in Zion, And He is exalted above all the peoples. Let them
Christ’s Gospel and God’s Eternal Wrath Paid Members Public
It is an interesting fact of the inspired Scriptures that everlasting destruction/wrath/torment/fire is always mentioned in relation to those who oppose and reject the Lord Jesus and his Gospel. I list all the places that speak of God’s everlasting wrath and judgment: “And calling the crowd