theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Is the Qur'an Miraculous? -- The Gate Paid Members Public
THE GATE Had it been from other than God, they would surely have found therein much discrepancy. (Q. 4:82) In the course of giving a lesson from history and a warning for the future the Qur'an mentioned a great personality and a powerful nation in Sura 18.
How Jesus Christ fulfills the Old Testament Paid Members Public
An Analysis of Matthew 5:17-20 James M. Arlandson Why dont Christians sacrifice animals to atone for their sins? Why arent Christians required to keep a kosher diet (unless they want to do so out of free choice)? Why arent Christians required to build a central temple in which
Does Islam fulfill Christianity? Paid Members Public
Does Islam improve on Christianity? James M. Arlandson Does Muhammad fulfill and complete the mission and ministry of Jesus? Muslims answer with an emphatic yes. Basic Islamic theology teaches that since Allah sent Gabriel down with the Quran to Muhammad the messenger of Allah, Muhammad and the Quran fulfill and
A Topical Study of the Qur'an Paid Members Public
Foreword Robert C. Douglas Ph.D. The challenge which Islam presents to the Christian community is enormous, one worthy of our best response in faith and love. But to provide that kind of response Christians need to do all they can to understand Islam. The Qur'an, Islam'
Are Muslims Fideists? Paid Members Public
By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. We need to define the word before we can deal with the question. A fideist is a person who stresses faith without requiring reasons for believing. It is defined by the online dictionary as "Reliance on faith alone rather than scientific reasoning or
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