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

No Atonement in Islam? Responding to Another Typical Muslim Objection 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

Sam Shamoun
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Abraham as Echad: Addressing a Muslim Objection 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:

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Islam – The Religion of Depression and Misery 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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Philippians 2:6 In Various English Translations 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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Quranic Affirmation of the Holy Bible Revisited Pt. 2 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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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A Leading Jewish Rabbi Exposes the Duplicity of Jewish anti-Christian Missionaries! 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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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More on the Islamic Witness to the Incorruptibility of the Holy Bible 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

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Sam Shamoun
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Jesus Christ and the Divine Identity: 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

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