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The meaning of 2 Corinthians 4:4 Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Why are Christians dishonest in the way they translate the Bible? For instance, Christendom randomly translate terms such as ho theos and ton theon (both of which mean "the God," the first being in the Greek nominative case
Does Q. 29:46 confirm the veracity of the Holy Bible? Paid Members Public
Responding to one Muslim writers denials Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz The Quran commands the Muslims to tell Jews and Christians that they believe in the Judeo-Christian Scriptures: Dispute not with the People of the Book save in the fairer manner, except for those of them that do wrong; and
The Quran on Christians: Those Who Have Strayed or the Guided Ones? Paid Members Public
The Quran on Christians Those Who Have Strayed or the Guided Ones? Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz The Quran opens with an invocation, which Muslims recite daily in their payers, asking the Creator to guide the faithful on the straight path and to prevent them from following the way of
The Quran, Bible Preservation and the Crucifixion Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Muslims generally believe that the Bible was corrupted and is therefore no longer a reliable version of the word of God. Most Muslims even believe that this is what the Qur’an teaches. However, when the passages of the Qur’an are examined in detail, the conclusion turns
Christological Preexistence Paid Members Public
Analyzing Jesus Prehuman Existence in light of the Synoptic Gospels Sam Shamoun Introduction It is a commonly held belief among skeptics, specifically anti-Trinitarians, that the Synoptic Gospels (Mark, Matthew and Luke) present a very low Christology in comparison to the later, more developed Christology of the Johannine corpus. It is
The Old Testament and Rape : Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:28-29 Paid Members Public
The Old Testament and Rape Sam Shamoun Some Muslims claim that the following passage from the Holy Bible condones rape: "If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay the girl's
Origen's Christology: A Response to the Cults Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun It is common for heretics and apostates like Jehovah's Witnesses and Muslims to misquote the early Church Fathers and to read their own post-biblical and heretical views back into the Patristic writings. One such Father that is often misquoted is Origen. Heretics and apostates often misquote
Allahs Omnipotence and the Impossibility of the Incarnation Paid Members Public
Allahs Omnipotence and the Incarnation Sam Shamoun The Quran repeatedly asserts that Allah is able to do everything and that he has power over all things. This is stated in relation to texts which speak of Allah as creator, sustainer, sovereign owner and reviver of all things: That is because