theology

Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.

EVEN MORE PROOF THAT MUSLIMS ARE MUHAMMADANS Members Public

In this short post I am going present additional evidence that Islam is really Muhammadanism seeing that it has elevated Muhammad to godlike status, requiring its adherents to blindly follow him and love him unconditionally, just as much as they love the Muslim idol: Say: If your fathers, your sons,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JESUS CHRIST: THE GOD-MAN Members Public

This current post is meant to go along with the following article: An Articulation of the Incarnation. In this write-up I intend to present just some of the overwhelming biblical data in support of Jesus being one eternal divine Person who became flesh at a specific point in time. The

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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DID THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH REMOVE THE “SECOND COMMANDMENT”? Members Public

The Roman Catholic Church has been falsely accused of removing the “second commandment,” which prohibits the fashioning of images or idols of creatures wrongly viewed and worshiped as divine beings. It is stated that the Catholic Church removed this command in order to hide the fact that it is steeped

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
catholicismcatholicchurch-history

John 3:13 “… even the Son of man which is in heaven.” Members Public

WILL KINNEY John 3:13 KJB (Revised Version 1881, ASV 1901) – “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man WHICH IS IN HEAVEN.” (ὁ ὢν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ) ESV (NIV, NASB, NET, Holman, Jehovah Witness NWT, Catholic New

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ALLAH AND MUHAMMAD FAIL EMBRYOLOGY Members Public

The Quran erroneously claims that semen issues forth from around the kidney area of man: So let man consider from what he is created. He is created from a gushing fluid That issued from between the loins and ribs. S. 86:5-7 Pickthall The late Dr. William F. Campbell explained

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Where Bart and I Agree Members Public

I am republishing Jimmy Akin’s post found here: Where Bart and I Agree . Despite his reputation as a Gospel skeptic, Bart Ehrman holds that the Gospels do contain accurate information about Jesus, his life, and his teachings. Speaking as a secular historian, Ehrman does not hold that any historical

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
catholicismchristianitybible

The Fate of Judas Iscariot Members Public

I am republishing Jimmy Akin’s post: The Fate of Judas Iscariot. How should we understand the differences in how Matthew and Luke (in Acts) record the fate of Judas? Taken from my book A Daily Defense: Day 170: How Judas Iscariot Died Challenge: Matthew and Luke contradict each other.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Tertullian of Carthage on Infant Baptism Members Public

William Albrecht & Sam Shamoun Opponents/rejecters of the early widespread acceptance of infant Baptist in the early church often (mis)cite late second-third century Christian apologist Tertullian in their favor. In this short post, we will quote the relevant section of Tertullian’s writing on this issue to show

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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