theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
The Kabah - The Great Idol of Islam Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In an attempt to defend the Islamic practice of bowing towards the direction of the Kabah, a pagan shrine, in the five daily prayers performed by Muslims some Islamic apologists appeal to the Holy Bible to show that even the Israelites had a prayer direction, namely Jerusalem. These
Worshiping Jesus as God: The Issue of David Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Continuing from where we left off we are going to provide further examples of Jesus being worshiped in the same way that the OT says Yahweh is to be worshiped. For instance, the first Christians prayed to the risen Christ and even entrusted their spirits to him at
Worshiping Jesus as God: The Issue of David Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Some anti-Trinitarian groups like the Jehovah’s Witnesses love to appeal to the following OT text to counter the claim that the Lord Jesus was worshiped as God: “And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the
Christ’s Role as Judge in Light of Islamic Theology Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun According to Muslim teaching, some of Allah’s names include titles such as “the Just,” “the Judge,” “the Just Decider,” and “The Requitter/Recompenser.” Al'Adl, Al-'dil: The Just The Just and Equitable. He whom desire does not cause to incline or decline so that
Jesus Christ – The Eternal Word Become Flesh Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun John’s Gospel contains a prologue (1:1-18) which portrays Jesus as the eternal Word (Gr. Logos) who became a flesh and blood human being. Since there are many anti-Trinitarian groups who seek to deny that John intended to reveal Christ as the preexistent Logos, arguing
Jewish Christology Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We have come to the final section of our examination. Jesus as the Sovereign Lord of the Shema The following text is a further indication that these authors believed that Jesus is God Incarnate: “For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this
Jewish Christology Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue with our examination of the Epistles of James and Jude in order to provide additional evidence that these two writings emphatically testify to the essential Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus – The Coming of Yahweh God Incarnate Both James and Jude speak of the coming
Jewish Christology Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
An examination of early Jewish Christian beliefs in the Deity of Christ Sam Shamoun Introduction Muslims have started to appeal to liberal, critical scholarship to try to pit the apostle Paul against Jesus’ original Jewish followers. Their purpose is to convince others that the Christology that was believed and affirmed