2020
2020 articles
WHAT ABOUT JESUS? UNVEILING ISLAM’S OTHER ILAH BESIDES ALLAH Paid Members Public
In a previous post: AL-QURAN: ISLAM’S UNCREATED SAVIOR AND MEDIATOR We saw that traditional Sunni Islam teaches that the Quran is the speech, e.g. word, of Allah, and since it is Allah’s word it is uncreated by nature. Note what Ibn Taymiyyah, the darling of Salafi Islam,
AL-QURAN: ISLAM’S UNCREATED SAVIOR AND MEDIATOR Paid Members Public
Traditional Sunni Muslims, especially those who subscribe to the Athari position, affirm that the Quran is the uncreated speech of Allah which he spoke in a manner suiting his majesty. As such, the Quran is one of his essential attributes that is inseparable from him. In fact, around the ninth
The ‘I AM’ sayings prove Jesus to be Divine Paid Members Public
L. M. Abdallah As we reflect on the whole witness of the inerrant and infallible Scriptures, regarding the Person of Jesus, we can see many elements and various passages that assert, affirm and prove His divinity. For example, there are the Messianic prophesies, such as, Ps.2:7,12, which
The Council of Nicaea: Purposes and Themes Paid Members Public
Anthony N. S. Lane In tackling this theme we will consider first the sources that are available to us concerning the Council of Nicaea, secondly the purpose for the calling of the council (looking especially at the events which led up to the council), thirdly the events of the council
Is there a Prediction of Muhammad in the Taurat? Paid Members Public
Qur’anic translation taken from Abdullah Yusuf Ali. Al A’raf 7:157 “Those who follow the apostle, the unlettered Prophet, whom they find mentioned in the Taurat and the Injil…” Al Saff 61:6 “…Jesus, the son of Mary said: ‘O children of Israel! I am the apostle of
Are There Predictions of Muhammad in the Old Testament? Paid Members Public
Qur’anic translation taken from Abdullah Yusuf Ali. Muslims and Christians alike agree that Christ’s coming was predicted often in the Old Testament. Yet, if God had intended to send another prophet far greater than He, we should naturally find predictions concerning him there as well. None are to
An Explanation of the Unipersonality of Christ for Muslims Paid Members Public
Gerry Redman Introduction One of the great failures of Muslims in terms of their apologetic stance against Christianity, both with regard to the Qur’an and modern Islamic polemics is the absence of any detailed examination of the Christian doctrine of the Hypostatic Union – the dogma that Jesus is simultaneously
An Explanation of the Unipersonality of Christ for Muslims Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Gerry Redman This continuation from the previous post: An Explanation of the Unipersonality of Christ for Muslims. 7. The Necessity of the Hypostatic Union Why was it necessary for God to take human nature? What is the necessity of Christ having two natures? Firstly, it was necessary because the Covenant