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Exegetical commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, emphasizing Jesus’ authority and fulfillment of prophecy.
Revisiting the issue of Matthew 28:18 Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Continuing from where we left off, we will now respond to Williams’ second objection. WILLIAMS 2) New Testament scholars have long regarded this verse as a creation of the early church rather than an authentic word of Jesus himself. RESPONSE By failing to qualify his blanket assertion Williams
Revisiting the issue of Matthew 28:18 Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Shortly after his resurrection the Lord Jesus appeared to his disciples informing them that he now has complete sovereignty over the entire creation: “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” Matthew 28:18 To say that
The Meaning of Jesus’ Name Paid Members Public
The Scholars Have Spoken Sam Shamoun As mentioned in our rebuttal to Ali Ataie, here is a list of quotations taken from various commentators and theologians, which demonstrate that there is a general consensus among Biblical scholars that Yeshua does not mean “he shall be saved”, but rather “Yahweh saves”
Revisiting The Greatest Commandment According to Jesus Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We now arrive at the final part of our discussion. John’s Gospel and Monotheism Ally turns his attention to the Gospel of John in order to prove his assertion that Jesus is not God. He refers to John 17:1 and makes the following remarkable admission: In
Revisiting The Greatest Commandment According to Jesus Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun This continues our discussion from part 1. Salvation depends on trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ Ally claims that the Holy Bible teaches that salvation depends on adhering to the Shema. He quotes Jesus’ response to the rich young ruler that there is none who is good besides
Revisiting The Greatest Commandment According to Jesus Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Muslim taqiyyist Paul Bilal Williams has posted another attack on the Deity of Christ on his blog, titled “Commandment Number 1”, which is actually taken a from the website of another prominent dawagandist named Shabir Ally. In this short article, Ally quotes the Gospels of Mark and John
This Fact Will Never Change – Paid Members Public
The Words of God Are Unchangeable! Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue with our rebuttal. We turn now to Zawadi’s failed attempt of dealing with al-Tabari’s exegesis of Q. 6:115. First of all, I already cited Al-Tabari's commentary on 6:115 and illustrated that Al-Tabari
Do Not Tempt the Lord Jesus – Paid Members Public
But Worship Him Instead! Pt. 4 Sam Shamoun We have arrived at the final part of our discussion. Yahweh God Has Come! Here is the final line of evidence which confirms that Jesus himself is the Lord God who should not be tempted, but should be worshiped and served instead: