theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Response to Misha'al Al-Kadhi: John 1:1 (the Word was God) Paid Members Public
A response to 1.2.2.6 John 1:1 (the Word was God) Part I Sam Shamoun The following post is a critical examination of some of al-Kadhi"s assertions in relation to John 1:1 John 1:1 (the was God) Another verse quoted in defense
Response to Misha'al Al-Kadhi: John 1:1 Paid Members Public
John 1:1 Al-Kadhi writes: * 1) Mistranslation of the text: In the "original" Greek manuscripts (Did the disciple John speak Greek?), "The Word" is only described as being "ton theos"(divine/a god) and not as being "ho theos" (The Divine/
The Veil of Equality and Justice Paid Members Public
Section Two The Veil of Equality and Justice Muslim propagandists take advantage of the fact that Westerners do not read Arabic and therefore (out of ignorance) do not know the reality of Islamic faith as recorded in the books of Muslim scholars. Therefore, Muslim missionaries roam across Europe and America,
Jesus Is Lord Indeed! Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Jesus Is Lord Indeed! Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun Paul Bilal Williams cites NT scholar James D. G. Dunn who states “that over the FIRST FEW DECADES of Christianity the confession of Jesus as ‘Lord’ moved in overt significance from the lower end of the ‘spectrum of dignity’ towards the upper
JESUS AND MUHAMMAD,TWO PROPHETS FOR A LOST WORLD Paid Members Public
SECTION SIX JESUS AND MUHAMMAD, TWO PROPHETS FOR A LOST WORLD CHAPTER II PROPHETHOOD AND MESSIAHSHIP OF JESUS We must now ask ourselves the same questions about Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Mary. How could the people of 1st century Palestine know whether he was a prophet? Did God
THE BIBLE AND THE QUR'AN:EFFECTS OF CRITICISM AND SIMILARITIES IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT Paid Members Public
SECTION THREE THE BIBLE AND THE QUR'AN: EFFECTS OF CRITICISM AND SIMILARITIES IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER II NEW TESTAMENT FORM CRITICISM --- ITS EFFECT ON THE GOSPEL AND THE QUR'AN "Form criticism", which also originated in Germany, is an attempt to analyze the Gospel on
The Bible and the Qu'ran Paid Members Public
The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God' ". --Matthew
Historical Development of the Qur'an and the Gospel Compared Paid Members Public
CHAPTER III HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE QUR'AN AND THE GOSPEL COMPARED In Section Two we examined what the Qur'an and the Hadith say about this question of "tahrif", of purposely changing the Gospel, and we found that neither of them support the charge. They