theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Muslims at the service of Allah and Muhammad his associate Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun According to the Islamic sources the pagans of Mecca would observe rites in connection with the Kabah (hajj, umra) which Muslims claimed were originally instituted by Abraham and Ishmael. One of these pagan practices included crying out to Allah, acknowledging both his sovereignty and their service to him:
Seeing the unseen God – Paid Members Public
Addressing a typical JW objection to the Deity of Christ Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off. This next OT instance of someone seeing a visible appearance of Jehovah is quite remarkable: “Afterward, Jehovah appeared to him among the big trees of Mam′re while he
Seeing the unseen God – Paid Members Public
Addressing a typical JW objection to the Deity of Christ Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun This is another objection of the Jehovah’s Witnesses used by Muslims, which we have decided to refute here for the benefit of those who have this argument raised against their witness to the Deity of
How many lords do Muslims really have? Paid Members Public
More examples of the Quran violating Islamic Tauhid Sam Shamoun According to the Quran, all Muslims (in fact, all creatures) are the slaves of Allah, a point that it repeatedly makes: Say (O Muhammad) to 'Ibadi (My slaves) who have believed, that they should perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and spend
Satan: A Co-Occupier of Allah’s Throne or Allah in Disguise? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Quran mentions Allah’s throne quite often, especially in relation to his authority or sovereignty over creation: He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days; then He mounted the Throne. He knoweth all that entereth the earth and all that emergeth therefrom
Salvation According to Christianity and Islam Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Quran exhorts Jews and Christians to judge by all the revelation which God had given them: If they had observed the Torah and the Gospel and that which was revealed unto them from their Lord, they would surely have been nourished from above them and from beneath
Is The Holy Spirit Jesus’ God As Well? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Question: In one of your articles you stated that the Father became Jesus’ God due to his incarnation. You argued that by becoming flesh Christ acquired a nature that was created, which therefore made him part of creation. As a result of this, Christ began submitting to the
Does the fact that the Bible distinguishes Jesus from God disprove his Deity? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Question: Throughout the NT Jesus is distinguished from God. This can especially be seen from Paul’s writings since he starts his epistles by mentioning God and Christ, e.g., “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of