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Focused theological studies on the person and nature of Christ, emphasizing His divinity and messianic role.

Where’s the Blood? Responding to Another Muslim Ruse Pt. 1 Members Public

It’s become fashionable for Muslim polemicists to cite specific biblical texts, which seem to deny the necessity of atoning sacrifices for the forgiveness of sins. The following is one of the passages that Islamic apologists appeal to: “The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the

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Where’s The Blood? Isaiah’s Suffering Servant Members Public

In this section (/2019/09/29/wheres-the-blood-responding-to-another-muslim-ruse-pt-2/), I am going to simply quote the clearest Old Testament prophecy that foretells the vicarious, sacrificial death of the Messiah for the sins of the world, and his subsequent resurrection to immortal life and exaltation to glory. The following is taken from Isaiah

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Is Jesus Worshiped as God in John’s Gospel? Refuting Another Anti-Trinitarian Canard Members Public

Muslims and heretics alike are keen to cite our Lord’s words that true believers are those who worship the Father by the Holy Spirit’s empowerment and on the basis of his revealed truth: “‘Our fathers worshipped (prosekynesan) on this mountain, but you all say that in Jerusalem is

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The Markan Jesus – The Physical Embodiment and Visible Appearance of Israel’s God Members Public

In this short post, I am going to present evidence from Mark which clearly proves that Jesus is described as none other than the very God of Israel in the flesh. In Mark, Jesus performs two specific functions, which the Hebrew Bible ascribes to Jehovah alone, namely, the subduing of

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Atonement in Luke-Acts Pt. 2 Members Public

I continue my rebuttal to a Muslim greenhorn who attempted to show that Luke-Acts do not have a theology of substitutionary atonement (/2019/09/13/atonement-in-luke-acts-pt-1/). The Scholarly views concerning the death of Christ in Luke-Acts Here is the list of scholarly opinions concerning Luke’s depiction of Jesus’ death:

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Atonement in Luke-Acts Pt. 1 Members Public

Introduction This series initially was intended to be a reply to another Muslim neophyte (http://www.call-to-monotheism.com/shamounion_straw_men_and_obfuscations__a_critical_commentary_on_sam_shamoun_s__the_purpose_and_cause_of_jesus__death) in order to expose his blatant inconsistencies and selective use of sources. However,

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Is Michael the Ruler of Israel? The Witness of the Dead Sea Scrolls Members Public

In this post (/2019/08/29/is-michael-the-ruler-of-israel-further-proof-that-jesus-isnt-an-archangel-pt-4/), I am going to appeal to the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) to provide further proof that Jesus cannot be the archangel Michael. Even though he is not dogmatic about this identification, cult leader Gregory Stafford believes that there is an association between Melchizedek

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Is Michael the Ruler of Israel? Further Proof that Jesus isn’t an Archangel Pt. 3 Members Public

In this post (https://answeringislam.blog/is-michael-the-ruler-of-israel-further-proof-that-jesus-isnt-an-archangel-pt-2/), I am going to provide further evidence that Jesus cannot be the archangel Michael because of his being the heir to the Davidic throne since this requires him to be a physical descendant of David. Note the words of the risen Lord, which

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