theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Islam and Truth Paid Members Public
By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. The more I learn of Islam I have been led to conclude the following: Islam accepts fictions as fact and rejects facts as fiction. This proposition can be seen in the following examples. 1. Mohammed was confused about the request for water in the
The Real Difference between Islam and Christian Faith Paid Members Public
By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. So much of what I read from Muslims involves the goal of destroying credibility for Christian faith. There is much written by Christians to refute Muslim claims. For the moment, lets not go to either option. Lets just look at the real issue of
Rules of dialogue Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson I have been getting a somewhat steady flow of emails from Muslims critics, and sometimes they are impolite and abusiveand in some ways this is understandable. They are angry. They just read an article that critically examines their religion. Anger masks fear. However, it is better to
The Issue of Truth in Islam Paid Members Public
By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. I have an email from a Muslim who responded to one of my articles. He wrote, "You are telling me to doubt Mohammed (PBUH) but you will not doubt Paul and Constantine who are the founders of present day Christianity. Why would I
Islamic Martyrdom: The Economy of Death in the Quran Paid Members Public
Islamic Martyrdom? What a bargain! The Economy of Death in the Quran James M. Arlandson Yet another suicide-homicide bomber strikes Tel Aviv. A suicide car bomber in Iraq killed the most civilians (120) ever so far in a single blast. They were waiting to join the police and National Guard,
Jesus and Muhammad: Fifteen major differences Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson Aggressive Islam is on the march. 9/11; violent protests over cartoons; many pushes to establish Islamic courts in Europe and Canada; demands to silence free speech, to criminalize criticism of the messenger of Allah; the President of Iran threatening to wipe Israel off the map, and
How Jesus and Muhammad confronted Satan Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson Few people know that Muhammad says in the Quran that he takes refuge in Allah from evil witches who may cast spells on him Sura 113:4. Few people know that early reliable Islamic sources reveal that before Muhammads ministry went public in Mecca, he nearly committed
How Christians benefit from the Old Testament Paid Members Public
An Analysis of 2 Timothy 3:15-17 James M. Arlandson One day, I got an email from a Christian who seemed genuinely concerned that jihad in the Quran was analogous to hunting down and killing mediums in the Old Testament (Leviticus 20:27 and 1 Samuel 28:3-9). (It is