atonement
Detailed studies on the doctrine of atonement, Old Testament foundations, and Christ’s sacrificial work.
Who Are The People That Christ Saves From Their Sins? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Some Muslims have attempted to use the following texts, “She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." Matthew 1:21 “But He answered and said, ‘I was sent ONLY to the lost sheep of
I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice? Paid Members Public
What The OT Really Teaches Concerning Vicarious Sacrifices Sam Shamoun Muslims oftentimes appeal to certain biblical passages which, on the surface level, seem to deny the importance of blood sacrifices for salvation. For example, appeal is often made to Hosea 6:6 which the Lord Jesus also quoted in Matthew
How Were the Ninevites Really Saved? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In a desperate attempt to undermine the centrality and necessity of substitutionary atonement for the forgiveness of sins, some Muslim dawagandists have started to appeal to the example of the inhabitants of Nineveh, i.e. the Assyrians, whom God pardoned when they heeded Jonah’s warnings and repented
Jesus Saves Exactly the Way God Saves – Paid Members Public
Since Jesus is God Incarnate! Sam Shamoun The inspired Scriptures teach that Yahweh alone is able to save people from their sins. The sacred writings further attest that Yahweh does so for his own name’s sake, and not for the sake of another, “You are My witnesses, says the
Does the Quran really deny Paid Members Public
That a person can bear the sins of another? – Part 2 Sam Shamoun We continue our discussion. Jesus is absolutely sinless and holy According to the Islamic sources, Jesus was perfectly righteous and pure even from conception: He said: I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may
Does the Quran really deny Paid Members Public
That a person can bear the sins of another? – Part 1 Sam Shamoun One of the many reasons why Muslims reject the crucifixion of Christ (besides the fact that the Quran explicitly denies that he was crucified [Q. 4:157]) is that, according to the Islamic scripture, no person can
Atonement in Luke-Acts – One Scholar’s Perspective Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We are currently writing a multi-part response to the assertion of certain Muslin taqiyyists such as Shabir Ally and internet dawagandists that the author of Luke-Acts did not put any atoning significance to the death of the Lord Jesus, and even seemed to have gone out of his
Allah's Need For Atonement Paid Members Public
Islam Recognizes the Centrality and Necessity of the Blood Sam Shamoun In this short article we will be posting a couple of references to show that even Muhammad was aware of the centrality and necessity of vicarious sacrifices for salvation: Then We gave him the good tidings of a prudent