theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
The Synoptic Gospels on Jesus’ Divine Preexistence – Paid Members Public
A Reply to Bart Ehrman Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun Muslim convert-turned apostate-turned Muslim convert again Paul Williams has reblogged Bart Ehrman’s post where he discusses why he has changed his mind concerning Jesus’ portrayal in the Synoptic Gospels, i.e., Mark, Matthew and Luke. Ehrman states that he now
Bart D. Ehrman Proves Muhammad is a false prophet Pt. 2a Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this second part to our series concerning the views of liberal scholar and Bible critic Bart D. Ehrman, we will be examining Ehrman’s views on Philippians 2:5-11, also known as the Carmen Christi (“A Hymn of Christ”), thus called because many scholars believe that this
Bart D. Ehrman Proves Muhammad is a false prophet Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Seeing how Muslims just love to quote liberal critic Bart D. Ehrman’s books, writings and lectures to attack the Christian faith we have decided to start a new series where we will use Ehrman’s own words to prove that Muhammad was a false prophet. After all,
Does God Command Men To Avoid Women In Order To Be Saved? Paid Members Public
Does the Bible Really Teach That Men Must Avoid Women In Order To Avoid Hell? Sam Shamoun A Muslim greenhorn has decided to rehash an old Muslim argument that Revelation 14:4 teaches that men must avoid women in order to be saved, thereby drawing the conclusion that the Holy
Muhammad’s Marriage to a Prepubescent Minor Paid Members Public
A Quick Response to a Common Muslim Objection Sam Shamoun There are some internet dawagandists who quote the following English rendering of al-Bukhari in order to prove that Aisha was past the age of puberty when she married and had sex with Muhammad, who was approximately 54 years old at
Atonement in Luke-Acts – One Scholar’s Perspective Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We are currently writing a multi-part response to the assertion of certain Muslin taqiyyists such as Shabir Ally and internet dawagandists that the author of Luke-Acts did not put any atoning significance to the death of the Lord Jesus, and even seemed to have gone out of his
Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off by taking a look at the witness of the early church writers. The Testimony of the Church Fathers In this section, we shall examine the writings of some of the Church Fathers, as well as some of the medieval theologians, to
Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off. The Testimony of the Apocrypha The Apocrypha clearly and unequivocally prove beyond any reasonable doubt that they should not be included within the inspired OT canon. The following verses demonstrate why: “and stored the stones in a convenient place on the