theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
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
Islam and Adultery: An Examination of Muhammads Marriage Privileges Paid Members Public
Islam and Adultery An Examination of Muhammad’s Marriage Privileges Dimitrius & Sam Shamoun God’s pure Word, the Holy Bible, condemns the coveting of another man’s wife: "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his
Muhammad's Marriage to a Prepubescent Girl and its Moral Implications [Part 2] Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Aisha Revisited: Analyzing the Claims of Muslim Polemicists Sam Shamoun We continue our discussion of Muhammads marriage to nine-year-old Aisha, this time focusing on some of the common arguments and claims made by certain Muslims in their attempts of salvaging Muhammads reputation. We will focus on
Muhammad's Marriage to a Prepubescent Girl and its Moral Implications Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Aisha Revisited: An Examination of Muhammads Marriage to a Prepubescent Girl And Its Moral Implications Sam Shamoun Not only Christians, not only Westerners, but many people from various cultures are troubled when they discover that Islams prophet, Muhammad, married a nine-year-old girl named Aisha. Some go
Christological Preexistence Paid Members Public
Analyzing Jesus Prehuman Existence in light of the Synoptic Gospels Sam Shamoun Introduction It is a commonly held belief among skeptics, specifically anti-Trinitarians, that the Synoptic Gospels (Mark, Matthew and Luke) present a very low Christology in comparison to the later, more developed Christology of the Johannine corpus. It
Plurality in the Old Testament Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We now move into the second part of our discussion where we take a look at specific texts which refer to multiple Divine Persons side by side. After all, if the exegesis and analysis that we presented in the first part of our discussion that the use of
Plurality in the Old Testament Paid Members Public
An Examination of Gods Uniplurality in light the Hebrew Bibles Use of Plurals Sam Shamoun In several articles and rebuttals we have presented evidence which we feel conclusively shows that the Hebrew Bible presents a Triune Godhead, that there are three (and only three) distinct Persons identified as Yahweh God.
The Old Testament & Rape Paid Members Public
Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:28-29 Sam Shamoun Some Muslims claim that the following passage from the Holy Bible condones rape: "If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay the girl'