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Exegetical commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, emphasizing Jesus’ authority and fulfillment of prophecy.

Jesus’ Entombment for Three Days and Three Nights: Addressing a Typical Muslim Objection Members Public

The following is an excerpt has been adapted from one of my rebuttals to a particular Muslim polemicist who brought up the issue of the Lord Jesus’ prediction that he would be laid in the tomb for three days and three nights. THE OBJECTION This is the ultimate prophecy of

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Jesus – The God Who Knows All Things: Refuting Another Iglesia Ni Cristo Objection Members Public

In the opening statements of his debate with Dr. James R. White, Iglesia Ni Cristo apologist Joe Ventilacion pitted 1 John 3:20, where John says that God knows all things against Matthew 24:36, a passage where Jesus says that he as the Son doesn’t know the day

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Muhammad Proves that Jesus Claimed to Be God! Members Public

It may come as a surprise to some Christians and even Muslims to learn that Muhammad actually plagiarized the words of the Lord Jesus from the Gospel of Matthew (which he may have picked up orally), and by doing so he ended up proving that Christ did in fact claim

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Did Jesus Really Misquote Psalm 22:1? Members Public

Denis Giron Today I visited Paul Williams’ Blogging Theology site, and saw an interesting article by Eric bin Kisam, titled Eli Eli lama sabachthani – a case of misquoting Psalms? The article focuses on what can be inferred from the Semitic phrase attributed to Jesus on the cross by the Gospels

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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How Unitarian Logic Ends Up Proving That The Father Can’t Be God Members Public

Some anti-Trinitarian heretics of the unitarian flavor argue that Jesus cannot be Jehovah God in the flesh since the Holy Bible proclaims that it was the Father who gave Christ all authority in heaven and on earth, and the name that is above all names (cf. Matthew 28:18; Philippians

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Refutation of Shabir Ally’s Assertion that Matthew 24:42 Improves the Image of Jesus Over that of Mark 13:35 Members Public

A REFUTATION OF SHABIR ALLY'S ASSERTION THAT MATTHEW 24:42 IMPROVES THE IMAGE OF JESUS OVER THAT OF MARK 13:35 Sam Shamoun Recently (on May 7, 2006 to be exact), Dr. James R. White of Alpha and Omega Ministries and Shabir Ally had a debate at Biola

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Jihad : Quran 9:123 vs. Matthew 10:34 Members Public

Jihad Quran 9:123 vs. Matthew 10:34 James M. Arlandson Muslim apologists frequently quote Matthew 10:34, which mentions a sword, drawing a parallel between Christianity and Islam: Jesus and Muhammad both endorse jihad, so why would Christians today complain about it in Islam? However, this parallel is deadly

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Addendum on Persecution: Fight or Flight? Members Public

Addendum: Fight or Flight? James M. Arlandson After I finished the series on Pacifism and the Sword in the New Testament, someone wrote me these questions: What if the Church is targeted for persecution by the government or by large groups of extremists, but the government does not come to

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