salvation
Biblical defense and explanation of salvation, grace, faith, and redemption.
The Early Christian Proclamation: Paid Members Public
Christ as the Lord of All and Believers as the Slaves of Jesus Sam Shamoun The Quran claims that the disciples of Christ were all Muslims: When Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: "Who will be My helpers to (the work of) God?" Said the disciples:
The Lord Jesus: Our Divine Redeemer Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun According to the Hebrew Scriptures humans are unable to ransom their lives since they are incapable of offering the payment that God demands to spare them from death and destruction: "Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life, for the
The Islamic Doctrine of Substitutionary Atonement Paid Members Public
Islam’s Doctrine of Substitutionary Atonement And the Ransoming of Sinners Sam Shamoun The heart and soul of Christianity is the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ (cf. 1 Corinthians 15:12-19). Christ, out of his own free will, died in order to ransom sinners from the penalty
If God so loved the world, why did he not come himself to die for us? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Since John 3:16 says that God so loved the world why didnt he come to die for sinners instead of sending Jesus, his Son, to do so? Answer: The simple answer? Because the Father created all things for the
Did Paul slander the Law? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Paul spoke rudely of Gods Law when he wrote in Hebrews 7:18-19, 8:13 that it was obsolete and weak, thereby contradicting Psalm 19:7 which says that the Law is perfect.(1) Isnt Paul slandering the very Old
Is the Savior necessarily God? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Christians argue that Jesus is God since he is said to be the Savior whereas the OT says Yahweh is the only Savior (cf. Isaiah 43:11; Isaiah 45:21; Hosea 13:4). This argument overlooks the fact that although
Jesus' Authority To Forgive Sins Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Resuming our discussion from the first part, there are certain Muslims who are of the opinion that Jesus didn’t claim to have the ability to forgive sins. Rather, they believe that Jesus was communicating what God had told him to say, that Jesus was simply declaring to
Since Baptism is "for the forgiveness of sins", does that not imply that Jesus was a sinner? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: According to the Bible, Johns baptism was for the forgiveness of sins (cf. Matthew 3:6, 11; Luke 3:1-3; Acts 19:4). All three synoptics state that Jesus came to be baptized by John (cf. Matthew 3:13-17; Mark