2019

2019 articles

Atonement in Luke-Acts Pt. 2 Members Public

I continue my rebuttal to a Muslim greenhorn who attempted to show that Luke-Acts do not have a theology of substitutionary atonement (/2019/09/13/atonement-in-luke-acts-pt-1/). The Scholarly views concerning the death of Christ in Luke-Acts Here is the list of scholarly opinions concerning Luke’s depiction of Jesus’ death:

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Atonement in Luke-Acts Pt. 1 Members Public

Introduction This series initially was intended to be a reply to another Muslim neophyte (http://www.call-to-monotheism.com/shamounion_straw_men_and_obfuscations__a_critical_commentary_on_sam_shamoun_s__the_purpose_and_cause_of_jesus__death) in order to expose his blatant inconsistencies and selective use of sources. However,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Is Michael the Ruler of Israel? The Witness of the Dead Sea Scrolls Members Public

In this post (/2019/08/29/is-michael-the-ruler-of-israel-further-proof-that-jesus-isnt-an-archangel-pt-4/), I am going to appeal to the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) to provide further proof that Jesus cannot be the archangel Michael. Even though he is not dogmatic about this identification, cult leader Gregory Stafford believes that there is an association between Melchizedek

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Is Michael the Ruler of Israel? Further Proof that Jesus isn’t an Archangel Pt. 3 Members Public

In this post (https://answeringislam.blog/is-michael-the-ruler-of-israel-further-proof-that-jesus-isnt-an-archangel-pt-2/), I am going to provide further evidence that Jesus cannot be the archangel Michael because of his being the heir to the Davidic throne since this requires him to be a physical descendant of David. Note the words of the risen Lord, which

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Is Michael the Ruler of Israel? Further Proof that Jesus isn’t an Archangel Pt. 4 Members Public

I arrive at the final part of my series (/2019/08/29/is-michael-the-ruler-of-israel-further-proof-that-jesus-isnt-an-archangel-pt-3/). According to Hebrews, God will not subject the world to come, i.e., the new heavens and earth, to angelic creatures, but will place all things under Christ and the human beings that he has redeemed: “For

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Is Michael the Ruler of Israel? Further Proof that Jesus isn’t an Archangel Pt. 2 Members Public

I resume from where I left off (https://answeringislam.blog/is-michael-the-ruler-of-israel-further-proof-that-jesus-isnt-an-archangel-pt-1/). The Scriptures teach that, though Jehovah alone was to be King over Israel, “Later the men of Israel said to Gidʹe·on: ‘Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson as well, for you saved us out

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Is Michael the Ruler of Israel? Further Proof that Jesus isn’t an Archangel Pt. 1 Members Public

In this post, I am going to provide further proof that Jesus cannot be the archangel Michael if we assume that Michael is a spirit being created by Jehovah God.(1)  I will also address some of the arguments set forth by Arian apologist Gregory Stafford, founder of a recent

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Non-Literal Interpretation of the Eucharist in Early Christian Thought Members Public

The following excerpt is taken from William Webster’s article, “Scripture and Tradition in the Early Church Tradition As Interpretation: The Formal Sufficiency of Scripture” (https://christiantruth.com/articles/articles-roman-catholicism/formalsufficiencyofscripturefinal/). He shows that not all of the early Christians believed that the bread and the wine literally transformed into

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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