holy-spirit
Studies defending the deity, personhood, and work of the Holy Spirit using Scripture and exegesis.
The Binitarian Nature of the Holy Bible’s supreme proof text for the unity of God Paid Members Public
Appendix A – What about the Holy Spirit? Sam Shamoun Some readers may assume that by focusing primarily on the inspired Scriptural witness to God’s binitarian nature our intention was to deny that God is actually tri-Personal. However, our emphasis was not meant to undermine the scores of Scriptural references
Revisiting the Quran’s gross errors concerning Christian theology Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In some of our previous articles and rebuttals (1, 2, 3, 4), we examined the Quran’s assertion that Christians are infidels for believing that Allah is the Messiah Jesus, the son of Mary (cf. Q. 5:17, 72). We argued that the statement that Allah, or God,
The Heavenly Tabernacle: The Dwelling Place of the Triune God Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We read in the Hebrew Scriptures that God commissioned Moses to design a sanctuary, a tabernacle, for Yahweh to dwell in: "The LORD said to Moses, Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart
The Quran and the Holy Trinity: Islams Mistaken Views of Basic Christian Doctrines Paid Members Public
The Quran and the Holy Trinity Islams Mistaken Views of Basic Christian Doctrines Sam Shamoun Introduction As the readers may already know, a cursory reading of the Islamic scripture shows that the author of the Quran distorted or was grossly mistaken about the beliefs of Jews and Christians. For example,
How can the Bible be inspired if it contains passages that are merely Paul's personal opinion? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Christians believe that God inspired the entire Bible, and yet Paul admitted that not everything he wrote was inspired. For instance, Paul says in 1 Corinthians 7:25 that he hadnt received any command from the Lord to write the
Questions regarding the authenticity and implications of the baptismal formula in Matthew 28:19 Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Many Christians quote Matthew 28:19 to show that Jesus taught that God is a Trinity. Yet this Trinitarian Baptismal formula cannot be found in any MS of the Gospel of Matthew until the fourth century. Doesnt this therefore prove
Did Jesus become the Son of God only through his virgin birth? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Christians believe that Jesus has always been the Son of God, even in his prehuman existence, and that this is a point in which all the Gospels agree. However, Luke 1:35 shows that at least one Gospel writer didn’
Does the Apostles' ability to forgive sin imply their deity, too? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: An argument that Christians often use to demonstrate that Jesus is God according to the Bible is that he had the authority to forgive sins. However, according to the Gospel of John (cf. John 20:23) the disciples also had