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Some variant readings in Bible and Qur'an Paid Members Public
Some variant readings in the Bible and the Qur'an Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi seeks to call into question the authority of the Bible on the basis that it contains variant readings (*). He cites one specific example from Luke 10:1: I am going to post a verse from
Serious Sins Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has a problem with Paul classifying sins as idolatry (*). He writes: As I was reading the New Testament (more specifically the letters of Paul) I noticed that Paul kind of exaggerates a bit too much when he speaks. For example... Ephesians 5:5 For of this
Jesus Christ: The God of the Prophets Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi wants to refute the claim that since the Lord Jesus stated that he would send forth prophets this therefore suggests that he is God. He presents the Christian position and then seeks to rebut it: Christian Argument: Jesus said... Matthew 23:34 34 Therefore I am
The Bible and Vicarious Atonement: A Response to A Desperate Muslim Dawagandist Paid Members Public
The Bible and Vicarious Atonement A Response to A Desperate Muslim Dawagandist Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has come back again (*) with a response to my rebuttal (*) to his arguments regarding the Biblical teaching on salvation. In this recent response he tries to quote specific passages to undermine the fact that
Jesus and Paul on Salvation Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has produced two responses (1; 2) to my articles which discuss the issue of salvation according to Jesus (*) and Paul (*). Instead of responding to both articles separately, we have decided to address the main arguments of both rebuttals in one article. We encourage the readers to
Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi wrote a paper where he tries very hard to deny that Jesus was claiming to be God when he identified himself as the Lord of Sabbath. He states that: Now Christians argue that Jesus claimed to be Lord of the Sabbath is something that only God
Bassam Zawadi on the Resurrection Paid Members Public
Bassam Zawadi on the Resurrection Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has essentially repeated the same error that his colleague Abdullah Smith made regarding who exactly raised Jesus from the dead. Zawadi writes: Here is a verse from the Gospel, which states that Jesus said he would raise himself from the dead.
Allahs Promise to Preserve the Bible Paid Members Public
A Reminder to One Muslim Dawagandist Sam Shamoun This is a response to Bassam Zawadis denial that Allahs promise in Q. 15:9 to preserve the Reminder includes with it the promise to protect the previous Books such as the Torah and Gospel since the Quran calls these specific Scriptures