salvation
Biblical defense and explanation of salvation, grace, faith, and redemption.
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
Did Jesus claim that salvation comes from observing the Law? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Didn’t Jesus plainly teach in his instructions to the young ruler that a person is saved by observing the Law? (Cf. Mark 10:19-20; Matthew 19:18-20; Luke 18:20-21) Yet Paul contradicts Jesus by saying that a person
Doesn't Ezekiel 18 show that God does not require perfect obedience but expects us to sin? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Christians often claim that God demands perfect obedience to his Law otherwise a person cannot be saved. However, passages like Ezekiel 18:21-22 prove the exact opposite, that God doesn’t expect us to follow the Law perfectly, but expects