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Correcting Some Common Christian Misrepresentations of Islam Pt. 2 Members Public

No Mediator/Intercessor In Islam? A common misunderstanding that is often promoted not just by Muslims, but by Christian scholars and apologists as well, is that in Islam there is no middleman, no mediator or intercessor between God and mankind, since everyone has direct and unhindered access to Allah. Muslims

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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John Calvin and Particular Redemption Members Public

There is a debate regarding whether John Calvin himself held to the doctrine of limited atonement, that Christ died for the elect alone, or whether he actually held to the view that Christ died to redeem the entire human race. The evidence from his own writings seems to strongly suggest

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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No Need for Mediation in Islam? Refuting the Repeated Distortion of a Muslim Dawagandist Pt. 1 Members Public

Muslim polemicist Abdullah Kunde engaged in a debate with Dr. James R. White on the topic, “How Can Man Have Peace With God” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqgEMoU0M4Q. In his closing statements Kunde again repeated the old Muslim canard that Islam denies the need of a mediator in

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No Need for Mediation in Islam? Refuting the Repeated Distortion of a Muslim Dawagandist Pt. 2 Members Public

We continue with our rebuttal to Kunde’s claim https://answeringislam.blog/no-need-for-mediation-in-islam-refuting-the-repeated-distortion-of-a-muslim-dawagandist-pt-1/. To further confirm that there is no such thing as Islam without the mediation of Muhammad, Kunde’s prophet is reported to have said that a Muslim’s prayers will not be accepted unless and until s/

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Unveiling Jamal Badawi’s True Mediator and Savior Pt. 1 Members Public

In his articles, lectures and debates regarding the Islamic conception of God, one will often find Muslim polemicist Jamal Badawi claiming that Islam expressly prohibits worshiping Allah through the mediation of any creature, no matter how exalted that being might be, since to do so is to commit the one

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Sam Shamoun
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Jesus Christ – Jehovah God Almighty Who Saves! Members Public

Another Jehovah’s Witness Dilemma Exposed Despite the fact that the OT scriptures teach that Jehovah may use human agents to save people from human oppression and captivity, “When the Israelites called to Jehovah for help, Jehovah raised up a savior to rescue the Israelites, Othʹni·el the son of

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Sam Shamoun
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Are Hell and the Lake of Fire One and the Same Place? Members Public

In this short post I am going to establish that the place called hell (Greek geenna/gehenna), which the Lord Jesus mentions all throughout the Gospels, is the same as the lake of fire that John the Apostle spoke of in the book of Revelation. According to the Lord, hell

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Revisiting the story of the Lord Jesus and Zacchaeus Members Public

Williams attempted to respond to my post refuting his blatant distortion of Jesus’ visiting the home of as recorded in Luke 19:1-10: https://answeringislam.blog/jesus-christ-gods-salvation-has-come/. Here is what he says: “Sam: I reject your interpretation of the passage. It is Zacchaeus’s expressed intention to repent and do

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