theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Let the Study Quran Speak! Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Jews and Christians don’t need Muhammad: All they need is to follow the Guidance of the Holy Bible! Sam Shamoun In this part of our series, we are going to reference The Study Quran’s comments on Q. 5:43-48 to see what these Muslim scholars have to say
Let The Study Quran Speak! Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Introduction In this series we will be quoting from a monumental work (in fact the first of its kind in the English language) produced by a team of credentialed and bonafide Muslim scholars from various academic backgrounds. In 2015 HarperOne published The Study Quran: A New Translation and
The OT Witness to the Divine Personhood of the Spirit Paid Members Public
Scholarly Confirmation that the OT Testifies To the Spirit’s Divine Personhood Sam Shamoun The following is taken from the Holman Old Testament Commentary: Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Max Anders & Stephen Miller (general editors), Broadman & Holman Publishers, Nashville, TN 2004, pp. 188-191. This comes specifically from
Jesus Christ – The One Lord Revealed in the Old Testament Scriptures Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue with our discussion. Paul’s Reformulation of the Shema According to the Apostle Paul, Jesus is the one Lord through whom all things were made and are kept together: “but if anyone loves God, he is known by Him. Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed
Jesus Christ – The One Lord Revealed in the Old Testament Scriptures Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Yahweh is the only God worthy of worship The following verses encapsulate and sum up what God expects and desires of his people: "Listen, Israel: Yahweh our God is the one, the only Yahweh. You must love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your
The Christianization of the Shema Paid Members Public
An analysis of how the NT expands upon an OT monotheistic text In order to include Jesus within God’s unique identity Sam Shamoun Introduction If one were to ask for a passage which encapsulates the very essence of the OT Scriptures, as well as the heart of the Jewish
Examining the Islamic Testimony of Faith in light of Quranic Exegesis Paid Members Public
Exposing the Blatant Idolatry and Gross Problems with the Creed of Islam Sam Shamoun According to traditional Sunni Islam in order for a person to become Muslim s/he must confess the following: Ashhadu an la ilaha illa 'llah; ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasulu 'llah "I [bear] witness/
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: