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Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.

Is Jesus God the Son, the Son of God, or Both? Members Public

A typical objection of Muslim apologists is that the Bible nowhere calls Jesus God the Son. Rather, Christ is said to be the Son of God and the Son of Man. The problem with this assertion is that this ignores the fact that Jesus is not simply declared to God’

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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“Salafi” Tampering of Classical Texts ~ The `Aqida of The Imams ~ Members Public

I am posting this important article by Sunni Muslim scholar Gibril Fouad Haddad on the corruption of Sunni texts by Salafi Muslims. I do this for the express purpose of making sure that this important work doesn’t disappear from the website. In attempting to affirm that their false beliefs

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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OPEN CHALLENGE TO SALAFI ANTHROPOMORPHISTS Members Public

The Issue of the Doctrine of Tauhid Even though Salafi Muslims have been led to believe that Islam upholds the absolute unity of Allah (otherwise known as the doctrine of Tauhid) the fact is that neither the word Tauhid nor its precise formulation appears either in the Quran or in

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Revisiting the Issue of Allah’s Divine Corporation Members Public

The Quran states that had Allah wanted, he could find a way of keeping himself entertained or passing the time from within himself: Had We intended to take a pastime (i.e. a wife or a son, etc.), We could surely have taken it from Us, if We were going

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JESUS CHRIST – THE PROPHET LIKE MOSES Members Public

God had promised the Israelites to raise up for them a prophet like Moses from among themselves: “Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from among you (miqqirbaka), of your brothers (me’aheka), like me. You shall listen to him. This is according to all that you

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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A MONK WONDERS: WHO DOES ALLAH PRAY TO? Members Public

The following is a translation of a theological debate that took place between Ibrahim al-Tabarani and the prince Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Malik al-Hashimi in Bait al-Maqdis (Quds) around the year 820 AD (http://alkalema.net/gedal/gedal18.htm). B – The meaning of Christ’s prayer Al-Basri said: Tell me,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Evangelical Scholarship’s Struggle With OT Proofs For the Trinity Members Public

In this post, I am going cite the textual notes of the New English Translation (NET) of the Holy Bible in relation to specific Old Testament (OT) references, where the scholars acknowledge that the Hebrew Bible employs plural pronouns, verbs, adjectives, participles, etc., for one true God. Yet instead of

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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NOTES FOR MORMON DEBATE Members Public

GOD’S UNCREATED EXISTENCE “Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.” Psalm 90:1-2 New American Standard Bible (NASB) “Before the mountains existed (pro

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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