theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Jesus Christ The Divine Son whom the Father Himself Praises and Glorifies as the Lord God! Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Muslim dawagandists are constantly asking Christians to show where Jesus explicitly said he is God, and no matter how many times Christian provide the clear, irrefutable NT witness that he did, these same individuals will do everything they can to deny the evidence. It is apparent that these
Muhammad's False Prophecies Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Holy Bible gives us a test to determine a true prophet from a false one: "But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded him to say, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, must be
The Uncreatedness of the Quran and the Unity of Allah: A Brief Critique of Islamic Monotheism Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In two earlier articles (1, 2) we already provided data showing that the Quran and other Islamic sources do not support the Muslim position that Allah is a mere monad, a bare unitarian deity. The evidence conclusively shows that Allah is actually a plurality-within-unity deity, a
The Eternal Generation of the Son: A Biblical Perspective Paid Members Public
The Eternal Generation of the Son A Biblical Perspective Sam Shamoun The following article is an extension of our answers to common question series, with this one focusing specifically on the issue of Christ receiving authority or certain things from the Father and how this affects his Deity. An example
Does Yahweh Really Deceive? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Quran clearly teaches, both implicitly and explicitly, that Allah is a deceiver, and even brags that he is the best deceiver of them all. See for instance these articles: http://answering-islam.org/Authors/Wood/deceptive_god.htm http://answering-islam.org/Shamoun/preserved-crucifixion.htm http:
The Days of Creation in the Quran: Literal or Indefinite Periods of Time? Paid Members Public
THE DAYS OF CREATION IN THE QURAN: LITERAL OR INDEFINITE PERIODS OF TIME? Sam Shamoun Introduction Muslim apologists often claim that Genesis is literally inaccurate because the earth is much older than 10,000 years – and in trying to dismiss this accusation by saying a "day" of creation
Biblical Consummation versus Islamic Abrogation [Part 2] Paid Members Public
Biblical Consummation versus Islamic Abrogation A Comparative Look at Two Different Interpretive Approaches [Part 1] Part 2 Sam Shamoun We anticipate that some Muslims will challenge our explanation and understanding of the biblical data by arguing that this is nothing more than an attempt at damage control. Someone may say
Biblical Consummation versus Islamic Abrogation [Part 1] Paid Members Public
Biblical Consummation versus Islamic Abrogation A Comparative Look at Two Different Interpretive Approaches Part 1 [Part 2] Sam Shamoun Some Muslims, in order to justify the Quranic doctrine of abrogation, claim that the Holy Bible teaches something similar. They assert that the Holy Bible contains many instructions and practices which