christianity
Defense and explanation of Christian doctrine, practice, and worldview through rigorous biblical argumentation.
If Jesus is God, was he praying to himself? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: If Jesus is God, then who was he praying to on the cross when he said, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me"? (cf. Mark 15:34; Matthew 27:46) Was he praying to himself? If
Is Jesus God because he did Miracles? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Some Christians believe that Jesus miracles prove that he is God. The problem with this claim is that almost every single miracle performed by Jesus finds a parallel within the OT. There are many OT prophets that performed the very
What does it mean that Jesus was made Lord? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Peter is recorded in Acts 2:36 as preaching that God "made" Jesus Lord at his ascension. Doesnt this disprove the Trinitarian view that Jesus has always been Lord? Answer: Here is what the text actually says in
Does being called "Kyrios" really imply Deity? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Christian apologists claim that the word Kurios ("Lord"), which appears all throughout the Greek version of the Hebrew Bible (known as the Septuagint [LXX]) and the NT, functions as the Greek synonym for Gods covenant name, Yahweh. The
Since Jesus has a God, how can he be God himself? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: According to Hebrews 1:8-9 Jesus as God has a God over him. Some Christians claim that Hebrews 1:8-9 is referring to Jesus humanity, that as a man he has a God over him. The only problem
Whoever is good is God? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: According to Jesus only God is good (cf. Matthew 19:16-17; Mark 10:17-18; Luke 18:18-19), whereas in John 10:11, 14 Jesus says that he is good. Now Christians claim that these verses prove that
Since God cannot change, but Jesus did, how he can he be God? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: The Bible says God cannot change (Cf. Numbers 23:19; 1 Samuel 15:29; Psalm 102:26-27; Malachi 3:6; Romans 11:29; Hebrews 6:17-18; James 1:17), and that he is all-knowing (Cf. Job 37:
Since Baptism is "for the forgiveness of sins", does that not imply that Jesus was a sinner? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: According to the Bible, Johns baptism was for the forgiveness of sins (cf. Matthew 3:6, 11; Luke 3:1-3; Acts 19:4). All three synoptics state that Jesus came to be baptized by John (cf. Matthew 3:13-