theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Atonement in Luke-Acts Pt. 5 Paid Members Public
I now come to the final segment of my analysis of Luke’s theology of atonement (/2019/10/30/atonement-in-luke-acts-pt-4/). Drinking from the Cup of God and Being Delivered unto the Gentiles Luke provides further clues that Jesus’ death is substitutionary in nature. Christ and his followers spoke of his
Atonement in Luke-Acts Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
I proceed with my examination of Luke’s theology of atonement (/2019/10/29/atonement-in-luke-acts-pt-3/). The necessity of the death of Christ According to the plain teachings of the Lord Jesus and his inspired emissaries, Christ’s death was necessary and had to take place: “He is not here, but
Revisiting The Issue of the Uncreated Quran Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I proceed from where I left off (/2019/10/28/revisiting-the-issue-of-the-uncreated-quran-pt-1/). Here’s a quick summary of the orthodox Islamic view of the Quran: 1. The words of Allah eternally subsist within the essence/nature of Allah since they are part of his attributes. 2. Allah’s attributes are uncreated
Revisiting The Issue of the Uncreated Quran Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
In this post I am going to again highlight the traditional Sunni belief that the Quran is uncreated, having eternally existed with/in Allah, in order to draw out its implications on both the Islamic doctrine of monotheism known as Tauhid, and the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. The
A Muslim Defense of Muhammad’s Marrying A Prepubescent Minor Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
This is a follow up to my previous post (https://answeringislam.blog/a-muslim-defense-of-muhammads-marrying-a-prebuscent-minor-pt-1/) where I again republish a leading Muslim scholar’s refutation (https://www.abc.se/home/m9783/ir/d/aam1_e.pdf) to the attempts by some Muslims to deny that Muhammad had sexual relations with a 9-year-old
A Muslim Defense of Muhammad’s Marrying A Prebuscent Minor Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
The following is a post (https://www.abc.se/home/m9783/ir/d/aam2_e.pdf) written by a Muslim scholar who refutes the attempt by his fellow Muslims to undermine the overwhelming testimony of the Islamic tradition that Aisha was a 9-year-old minor when a 54 year old Muhammad
The Quran’s Divine Corporation Paid Members Public
Unveiling the Reason Why Allah Speaks in the Plural Non-Muslims are baffled over the reason why the Quran repeatedly has Allah speaking of himself in the plural. And Muslims themselves are either not clear or are not consistent why their deity so often refers to himself in the plural. As
The Quran’s Geographical Errors Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
This is a continuation from the previous segment (/2019/10/13/the-qurans-geographical-errors-pt-1/). 8. The Valley of Towa Question 8: We read in Sura Ta Ha 20:12: “I am thy Lord; put off thy shoes; thou art in the holy valley, Towa.” Muslim scholars agree unanimously that the valley where