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GNOSTIC FABLES OF ISLAM Members Public

Muhammad’s contemporaries accused him of regurgitating the ancient myths, fables, traditions, fairytales, etc., of the pagans, Jews, Christians, various heretical sects, etc., and passing them off as revelations sent down to him from his deity: Those who disbelieve say: “This (the Qur’an) is nothing but a lie that

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Did Jesus pray, “Father, forgive them”? Members Public

The following is taken from Denny Burk’s post: Did Jesus pray, “Father, forgive them”?. January 24, 2011 Luke 23:34 is one of the most famous sayings of the Bible because it is one of the seven last words of Christ from the cross: “Father, forgive them; for they

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Sam Shamoun
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CHRIST & CREATIO EX NIHILO Members Public

The Scriptures teach that God brought the entire creation came into existence from nothing. This is known as the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo (“creation from/out of nothing”). The sacred writings also teach that God is fully aware of every created thing that he has made. 2 MACCABEES 7:

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ANOTHER BIBLE ERROR: TAKE A STAFF OR NOT? Members Public

Skeptics claim that Mark contradicts Matthew and Luke in that the former states that Jesus instructed his followers to take a staff with them as they embarked on their missionary journey, where Matthew and Luke record Jesus forbidding them from doing so. I will let the late Dr. Gleason L.

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ANOTHER BILE ERROR: TAKE A STAFF OR NOT? Members Public

Skeptics claim that Mark contradicts Matthew and Luke in that the former states that Jesus instructed his followers to take a staff with them as they embarked on their missionary journey, where Matthew and Luke record Jesus forbidding them from doing so. I will let the late Dr. Gleason L.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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UNITARIAN DEBATE NOTES Members Public

These are the notes for my debate with Stacy Turbeville, “Is Unitarianism Biblical?” SINGULAR NOUNS/PRONOUNS/VERBS/PARTICIPLES USED FOR CORPORATE ENTITIES The Holy Bible will often employ the singular in references to a multitude of individuals that form a solidarity, a corporate body so to speak. What this shows

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JWS ADMIT: JESUS IS THE ETERNAL CREATOR! Members Public

Paul, in Colossians 1:15-17, describes Jesus as the eternal Creator and Sustainer of all creation: “who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him were ALL THINGS created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether

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GOSPEL AUTHORSHIP Members Public

In this post I share some of the earliest surviving evidence for the authorship of the Gospel. In one of the references, I quote Irenaeus who was a disciple of Polycarp, who himself was a disciple of the Apostles such as the Apostle John. This is significant since it provides

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