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AL-QURTUBI’S EXPOSITION ON SELECT PASSAGES Members Public

In this post I will be citing from renowned medieval Muslim scholar and Quranic expositor Al-Qurtubi’s commentary on specific texts which directly relate to Christian-Muslim polemics and debate. All bold and/or capital emphasis will be mine. Al-Qurtubi on Mary’s Status Maryam, Allah has chosen you and purified

Sam Shamoun
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He’s an Only Child Members Public

A bogus Greek argument against Mary’s perpetual virginity is making the rounds. By Ronald K. Tacelli, S.J. Recently, in some Internet discussion groups, a few Protestant apologists have been expending quite a bit of energy trying to refute the Catholic doctrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s perpetual

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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DID THE CHURCH FATHERS REALLY TEACH SOLA FIDE? Members Public

Compliments of our brother William Albrecht. Clement of Rome Let us clothe ourselves with concord and humility, ever exercising self-control, standing far off from all whispering and evil-speaking, being justified by our works, and not our words. (90-100AD) Ignatius of Antioch Let your baptism be ever your shield, your faith

Sam Shamoun
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THE MUSLIM CHALLENGE REFUTED: WHERE DID JESUS SAY HE IS GOD? Members Public

In this post I am going to help Christians address and refute the challenge of Muslims to show a single verse in the Holy Bible where Jesus explicitly stated that he was God or demanded to be worshiped in those exact words. EQUAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES To begin with, Muslims

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NOTES FOR KELLY POWERS VS. DUSTIN SMITH DEBATE REVIEW Members Public

In this post I share some of the points which I employed in my debate review of unitarian heretic Dustin Smith and Trinitarian apologist Kelly Powers.   A PLURAL GOD The Hebrew Bible employs plural verbs, adjectives, participles etc., with plural nouns for the one true God, just as the following

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Jesus and the Mysteries of Kabbalah Members Public

by Jews for Jesus February 09 2010 God as a trinity? No way!” “We Jews don’t believe in the idea of a divine incarnation!” “And we don’t believe in vicarious atonement!” “A New Testament?! Are you meshugge?!“ For many Jewish people, these statements are givens. Or are they?

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Sam Shamoun
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Don’t Christians Believe in Three Gods? Members Public

by Jews for Jesus April 20 2018 Three Gods? The Trinity? What do Christians believe? It’s a very common misrepresentation that while Jews believe in one God, Christians believe in three. The fact is that Christianity is as firmly monotheistic as Judaism. What Christians believe is that this one

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Sam Shamoun
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A Look at the Trinity From a Messianic Jewish Perspective Members Public

by Jews for Jesus July 03 1996 The Question To Whom it May Concern: Thank you for sending me ISSUES. I find it interesting to read other people’s viewpoints. I would like to continue my free subscription as long as you realize that I have no intention of believing

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