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Turning the Tables Pt. 5 Members Public

Here I continue https://badmanna.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/turning-the-tables-pt-4c-a-post-by-sam-shamoun/ with the series I started where I take the very objections raised by the enemies of the Gospel and turn them against them. In this particular article I will be revisiting the Muslim use of the risen Lord’s

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Eternal, Great and Mighty Jehovah Becomes Flesh Members Public

In this post, I will attempt to show from both the Hebrew Bible and Christian Scriptures that the Messiah Jesus possesses the same titles and attributes that Jehovah alone possesses, and performs functions that Jehovah performs. I will further demonstrate that the Messiah even receives the very worship that only

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Sam Shamoun
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The Quran on Mary’s Heavenly Ascension Members Public

It is apparent to anyone having carefully read the Quran that Muhammad was clearly influenced by the various Christian sects that flourished during his time. It is equally obvious that his views on Mary were heavily impacted by the teachings of Byzantine Christianity, much of which can still be found

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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AN OPEN CHALLENGE TO MUSLIMS CONCERNING THE BIBLE Members Public

The Quran emphatically testifies that one of its main functions is to confirm/bear witness to the textual reliability and authority of the very Scriptures that the Jews and Christians had with them during Muhammad’s time: O Children of Israel! call to mind the (special) favour which I bestowed

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Sam Shamoun
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Meet Jehovah’s Equal Members Public

The God-breathed Scriptures teach that there is absolutely no one, whether in heaven or on the earth, that is like Jehovah, none who are Jehovah’s equal: “There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.” 1 Samuel

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Sam Shamoun
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Abraham as Echad: Addressing a Muslim Objection Members Public

A particular Muslim polemicist raised the following objection in response to the Christian understanding that the Hebrew word echad, which Deuteronomy 6:4 uses to describe the oneness of God, actually points to God being a complex or compound unity, as opposed to existing as a singular or absolute one:

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Sam Shamoun
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Philippians 2:6 In Various English Translations Members Public

In this post, I am going to be citing the various English renderings of Philippians 2:6, which is part of what many scholars believe to be a hymn, poem and/or creedal statement (commonly referred to as the Carmen Christi [“Hymn to Christ”]), which affirms the Lord Jesus’ divine

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Quranic Affirmation of the Holy Bible Revisited Pt. 2 Members Public

Addressing the objections of a Muslim greenhorn We continue from where we previously left off /2018/09/01/the-quranic-affirmation-of-the-holy-bible-revisited-pt-1/. Unfortunately for this greenhorn, his very own Islamic traditions and scholars confirm that the Quran has been badly corrupted and is missing much of its contents. For instance, in the Muqaddamah

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Sam Shamoun
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