common-questions
Apologetic articles addressing common Muslim objections, challenges, and misunderstandings about the Bible, Christian doctrine, and the Christian response to Islamic claims.
A Prominent Muslim Dawagandist testifies that the Quran confirms the Gospels – Paid Members Public
How the words of one of Islam’s leading Taqiyyist backfire against him Sam Shamoun In our encounters with Muslim dawagandists we have found that they have absolutely no problem with selectively citing scholars which suit their purpose and will not hesitate to distort sources in order to undermine the
Revisiting the Issue of the Quran and the Falsification Test Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun This is a brief reply to another one of Bassam Zawadi’s attempts of defending the indefensible. Zawadi tries to take a stab at refuting my article which details how the Quran fails a Muslim falsification test. Zawadi writes: First of all, there is a big difference between
Authentic Prayer According to the Lord Jesus Paid Members Public
Praying Like Christ and not like Muhammad Sam Shamoun Muslim taqiyyist Paul Bilal Williams published a short post where he quotes Matthew 26:39 to prove to Christians that Jesus prayed the way Muslims pray. Yet Williams conveniently doesn’t quote the entire verse but only cites the part where
Allah’s Unbound Cruelty and Injustice Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Paul Bilal Williams recently posted a hadith in order to demonstrate that Allah is a god of unbound forgiveness: God’s unbounded forgiveness BY PAUL WILLIAMS on AUGUST 31, 2014 Muhammad, the Messenger of God said: God says, ‘Son of Adam, so long as you keep calling upon
How can Allah be “given” an Inheritance? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun with Jochen Katz In the spirit of keeping Paul Williams honest and consistent, I have chosen to turn one his objections against the Deity of Christ against him. The Muslim scripture teaches that Allah is given an inheritance from his creatures! And most surely We bring to life
Is The Holy Spirit Jesus’ God As Well? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Question: In one of your articles you stated that the Father became Jesus’ God due to his incarnation. You argued that by becoming flesh Christ acquired a nature that was created, which therefore made him part of creation. As a result of this, Christ began submitting to the
Does the fact that the Bible distinguishes Jesus from God disprove his Deity? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Question: Throughout the NT Jesus is distinguished from God. This can especially be seen from Paul’s writings since he starts his epistles by mentioning God and Christ, e.g., “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of
Did Christ’s Sacrifice Appease the Father or the entire Godhead? Paid Members Public
Part A Sam Shamoun Question: According to historic Christian doctrine, Jesus offered himself on the cross as a sacrifice for sin in order to propitiate or appease the wrath of God (in this case, the Father). Christ is believed to have absorbed God’s wrath on behalf of sinners so