theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
No Atonement in Islam? Responding to Another Typical Muslim Objection Paid Members Public
In dealing with Muslim polemicists, one will often encounter the objection that, in Islam, atonement for the forgiveness of sins is not required. Allah simply forgives anyone who asks without requiring that reparation be made for the person’s transgressions. I have decided to address this oft-repeated claim in order
Abraham as Echad: Addressing a Muslim Objection Paid Members Public
A particular Muslim polemicist raised the following objection in response to the Christian understanding that the Hebrew word echad, which Deuteronomy 6:4 uses to describe the oneness of God, actually points to God being a complex or compound unity, as opposed to existing as a singular or absolute one:
Islam – The Religion of Depression and Misery Paid Members Public
Did you know that the Quran teaches that Allah has deliberately created many human beings and genies for the express purpose of condemning them to hell? Whomsoever God guides, he is rightly guided; and whom He leads astray — they are the losers. We have created for Gehenna many jinn and
Philippians 2:6 In Various English Translations Paid Members Public
In this post, I am going to be citing the various English renderings of Philippians 2:6, which is part of what many scholars believe to be a hymn, poem and/or creedal statement (commonly referred to as the Carmen Christi [“Hymn to Christ”]), which affirms the Lord Jesus’ divine
The Quranic Affirmation of the Holy Bible Revisited Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Addressing the objections of a Muslim greenhorn We continue from where we previously left off /2018/09/01/the-quranic-affirmation-of-the-holy-bible-revisited-pt-1/. Unfortunately for this greenhorn, his very own Islamic traditions and scholars confirm that the Quran has been badly corrupted and is missing much of its contents. For instance, in the Muqaddamah
A Leading Jewish Rabbi Exposes the Duplicity of Jewish anti-Christian Missionaries! Paid Members Public
One of the leading rabbinic Jewish philosophers and scholars, the late rabbi Joseph Immanuel Schochet, candidly admitted in his review of a work by a fellow Jewish scholar that rabbis often employ weak (meaning not so honest) arguments to refute Christians which they know do not necessarily reflect the actual
More on the Islamic Witness to the Incorruptibility of the Holy Bible Paid Members Public
The Quran is emphatically clear that there isn’t anyone or anything that can change the words of Allah: [Say (O Muhammad)] “Shall I seek a judge other than Allah while it is He Who has sent down unto you the Book (The Qur’an), explained in detail.” Those unto
Jesus Christ and the Divine Identity: Paid Members Public
How the Language of the NT Identifies Jesus as God In the sacred literature produced before, during and after the time of Christ, one of the ways Jews would distinguish God from all creation is by describing him as the sole Creator and Sustainer of all things who sits enthroned