theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Unveiling the Identity of the Only True God Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Gospel of John is quite explicit in affirming that there is only one God: “How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?” John 5:44 The Evangelist is equally clear that the
Does the Holy Bible Call Itself the Holy Bible? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Muslims argue that, unlike the word Quran which appears as the name given to their scripture within their own sacred writings, the Holy Bible never refers to itself by that name. They claim that nowhere does one find verses where the word Bible is employed to describe the
The Inter-Testamental Jewish Literature and the Deity of the Lord Jesus Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Jesus Christ – The God who gathers his people Sam Shamoun The Hebrew Bible uses the image of Yahweh spreading out his wings over his people to protect them: “The LORD recompense you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the LORD, the God of
The Creation and Purpose of Hell Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
A Muslim Perspective Sam Shamoun The Quran expressly teaches that Allah purposely created men (as well as genies [jinns]) to be fuel for the fire, for the sole purpose of torturing them in hell: And if ye do it not - and ye can never do it - then guard yourselves against
The Creation and Purpose of Hell Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
A Christian Perspective Sam Shamoun In this part of our discussion we are going to contrast what the Quran says about why Allah created mankind and hell with God’s inspired Word. As far as the Holy Bible is concerned, hell was initially created for the devil and his angels
Who really is Muhammad’s Allah? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun This is going to be a rather short post. According to the Quran, Allah is the best of all deceivers, But they were deceitful/deceptive (Wa’makaroo), and Allah was deceitful/deceptive (wa’makara Allahu), for Allah is the best of all deceivers (wa’Allahu khayru al-makireena)
He Who Comes – Paid Members Public
More Explicit Evidence for the Deity of Christ Sam Shamoun In this article we are going to present evidence to establish that both the Lord Jesus and his followers proclaimed the absolute Deity of Christ. We will demonstrate this by showing how the NT writings ascribe the very unique roles,
Our Great God and Savior Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The following chart lists all the places in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Greek Scriptures where the word Savior is employed in respect to both God and Jesus. This will help the readers appreciate the frequency in which the term is applied to Christ, especially when it is