theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
The Quran Confirms the Trinity! Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Many that have carefully read the Quran know that it nowhere condemns the historic understanding of the doctrine of the Blessed and Holy Trinity. Rather, it attacks (an) aberrant view(s) of Christianity that has/have never been held by mainstream Christians, especially during Muhammad’s time. Here
"Kill those who Associate Partners (Mushrikun) Wherever You Find Them!" Paid Members Public
A Historical and Contextual Exegesis of Q. 9:5 and 29 Sam Shamoun Introduction In this article we intend to supplement the following excellent discussion of Q. 9:5 by our dear brother Silas: The Verse of the Sword: Sura 9:5 and Jihad Our purpose is to examine Q.
Jesus Christ – The incomprehensible Son of God and sovereign Lord of all creation Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this article we will be examining Proverbs 30:3-4 in light of the teaching of the inspired NT writings to see if Jesus Christ is the Son mentioned by the OT author Agur. Here is the passage in question: "I have not learned wisdom, nor
The Incomprehensible Nature of God and his Son Paid Members Public
Examining the Old Testament Witness to God’s Uni-Plurality Sam Shamoun There is a specific text in the book of Proverbs which refers to the incomprehensibility of God, emphatically declaring that God’s nature is beyond human comprehension. The point in the context of this particular Proverb is that
The Prophet of Terror and Mayhem Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this part I am going to address a couple of responses that Muslims raise to explain away the plain statements of the Quran and ahadith that Muhammad was a terrorist sent to murder and plunder all the unbelievers unless and until they submitted to his rule and
Revisiting the Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca Paid Members Public
Addendum – Refuting Some Muslim Objections Sam Shamoun In this particular section, we will be addressing some of the objections which Muslims typically raise to counter the theory that Allah was a name of Hubal the moon god. Yet we do advise reading the entire series before looking at this part.
Revisiting the Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We now come to the final part of our analysis. Is Muhammad’s Allah the God of the Holy Bible? If the Arabic word Allah initially started out as a generic noun, instead of as a proper name, then this would allow for Jews and Christians to use
Revisiting the Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We resume our discussion concerning the identity of the pre-Islamic Allah worshiped by the pagans at Mecca. The Problems Posed by the Islamic sources As we saw in the previous section, evidence exists to show that the chief god of the Meccans, especially of Muhammad’s Quraysh