theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Jihad : Quran 9:123 vs. Matthew 10:34 Paid Members Public
Jihad Quran 9:123 vs. Matthew 10:34 James M. Arlandson Muslim apologists frequently quote Matthew 10:34, which mentions a sword, drawing a parallel between Christianity and Islam: Jesus and Muhammad both endorse jihad, so why would Christians today complain about it in Islam? However, this parallel is deadly
The Son of God in the Bible and the Qur'an Paid Members Public
The Son of God in the Bible and the Qur'an Memsuah Mansoor Frequently one will hear the statement, "What you believe is very similar to what we believe except we don't believe Jesus was the Son of God." Although Muslims and true Christians both
Were Jesus and Muhammad sinless? Paid Members Public
Appendix: Other persons in the Quran who suffer from dh-n-b James M. Arlandson In order to provide the references and supporting evidence for the conclusions drawn in the article Were Jesus and Muhammad sinless?, this section tracks the use of dh-n-b throughout the Quran, but only in verses that shed
Were Jesus and Muhammad sinless? Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson It is a cherished doctrine among devout Muslims that Muhammad had achieved sinlessness or (even more) was always sinless after his birth. Some believe that Muhammad had merely negligible faults, brief forgetfulness, small errors, or superficial weaknesses, but this does not mean that he should be classified
Muslim Ideology and Christian Apologetics Paid Members Public
Muslim Ideology and Christian Apologetics Sam Schlorff Despite formal similarities, Islam and Christianity operate on very different wavelengths. Islam is law-oriented, not theology-oriented, and Muslim society is ideological in nature. However, Christians have attempted to understand the Muslim mind through a comparative study of Muslim and Christian doctrine and to
Theological and Apologetical Dimensions of Muslim Evangelization Paid Members Public
Sam Schlorff One of the challenges facing those engaged in Muslim Evangelization is to initiate the development of what Harvie Conn has called "a new kind of apologetic for reaching Islam."1 For far too long evangelical missions have been limping along without an effective apologetic to Islam.
Saul and Gideon: Revelation or Confusion? Paid Members Public
Saul and Gideon: revelation or error? An analysis of Sura 2:249 James M. Arlandson What happens when a passage in the Quran is erroneous, which can be compared with another sacred text? How do you clarify the mistake? Do you retreat to revelations no matter what? (The Quran comes
A Dialogue with a Saudi Muslim (9) Paid Members Public
* Part One, which has a brief Introduction * Part Two * Part Three * Part Four * Part Five * Part Six * Part Seven * Part Eight Soliman al-Buthe (or al-Buthi) wrote an Open Letter to Congress in 2005. Then he initiated a dialogue with me, so we decided on this sequence. 1. In 2005, I