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The Quran: The Islamic Counterfeit To Jesus Christ Members Public

The Quran is to orthodox Islam what Jesus Christ is to the historic, orthodox Christian faith. For example, the Holy Bible, particularly the witness of John, identifies Christ as the eternal Word of God who became flesh at a specific point in time: “In the beginning was the Word, and

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Who Really Follows Jesus? Muslims and the Issue of Swine Members Public

This is a follow up to my previous post on Muslims and the issue of circumcision (/2019/05/04/open-challenge-to-muslims-show-us-where-the-quran-mentions-circumcision/). Another typical argument that Muslims employ to show that they follow Christ more so than Christians is that they refrain from eating the flesh of swine much like Jesus did

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Sam Shamoun
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THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION Members Public

In this post I am going to present the Bible’s teaching on why everlasting life only comes through accepting what Christ did for us, namely, humbling himself to become man in order to live a perfect human life and die an accursed death. 1. God demands absolute perfect obedience

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Did Jesus Pray or Didn’t He? Members Public

Muslim polemicists such as Shabir Ally argue that the Jesus portrayed by John is a person who has supreme control even over his impending death, unlike the Jesus of Mark who is depicted as a frail and more human. One example cited by Ally to prove this claim is the

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Sam Shamoun
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A Contradiction In Luke? Members Public

Muslims think that the following Lukan text is in error and even proves that Jesus wasn’t killed: “Nevertheless I must journey on today and tomorrow and the next day; for it cannot be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem.” Luke 13:33 These polemicists assume that the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE MATERIAL FOR MY TALK ON JESUS’ DEATH AND RESURRECTION Members Public

The following are some of the citations I employed in my talk on the Lord’s death and resurrection with Christian apologist and evangelist Hatun Tash of DCCI ministries (https://youtu.be/EWzygyf2FDU). THE MATERIAL IN 1 CORINTHIANS 15:3-8 DATED WITHIN 2-3 YEARS OF JESUS’ RESURRECTION The majority of

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Sam Shamoun
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The Quran’s Confirmation of the Judeo-Christian Scriptures Members Public

In this somewhat lengthy article we are going to cite some of the many verses of the Quran which acknowledge and testify that the original, uncorrupt Scriptures that God had given to the Jews and Christians were still in existence during the lifetime of Muhammad. The purpose of doing so

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Gnostic & Arian Corruption of John 1:18 Members Public

By Tim Warner – Copyright © June 2001 CONTENTS I. The Seriousness of Corruptions in the Text II. The Doctrinal Problem in John 1:18 NASB III. Internal Evidence IV. The Textual Evidence V. Usage of the phrase “Only Begotten God” in Early Christian Jargon VI. Intentional Corruption of the Text VII.

Sam Shamoun
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