wisdom
Explorations of biblical wisdom, discernment, and practical application of Scripture.
Ahmed Deedat’s Missing Virtue Paid Members Public
Humility — Ahmed Deedat’s Missing Virtue The Bible states: “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Proverbs 16:18 My experience with Ahmed Deedat shows how true this proverb is. Not long after Deedat was awarded the prestigious King Faizal Award for service to Islam, I
Oh, A Wise Guy, Huh? (discussing the "foolishness of God") Paid Members Public
Oh, A Wise Guy, Huh? J. P. Holding Ive been asked to take a look at an item by Osama Abdallah making sport of Paul for allegedly uttering a "blasphemous statement" in 1 Cor. 1:25. The argument (here) is the sort presented by people who think "
The Lord Jesus Christ – The Incomprehensible Son of Proverbs 30:3-4 Paid Members Public
Replying to the Objections of a Muslim Polemicist Sam Shamoun This is a continuation of my refutation to Zaatari’s attempt of addressing my thorough response to his assault on the absolute Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Here I will be addressing his reply to my comments concerning the
Jesus as Wisdom Incarnate – Paid Members Public
Dealing with the Assertions of a Muslim polemicist Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue our discussion from where we left off. The fourth problem with Williams’ assertions is that he erroneously assumes that in Luke 11:49, Jesus could not have been identifying himself as God’s Wisdom since he
Jesus as Wisdom Incarnate – Paid Members Public
Dealing with the Assertions of a Muslim polemicist Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun Muslim taqiyyist extraordinaire Paul Bilal Williams has written an article where he tries to convince his readers that the NT documents provide evidence for an evolving Christology. He argues that one is able to see how the portrait
The “Prophet” of Temptation and Lust Paid Members Public
A Blonde Fetish Sam Shamoun According to the Muslim expositors and the alleged sound ahadith, the following text, Of them is he who saith: Grant me leave (to stay at home) and tempt me not. Surely it is into temptation that they (thus) have fallen. Lo! hell verily is all
Talking Beasts and Insects: Revisiting the Amazing Fables of Islam Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Previously, we had discussed some fantastic fables and myths of Islam. Here, we would like to continue where we left off by providing an additional Islamic fable, this time from the Quran. What makes this beast fable all the more interesting is that Muslims are fond of quoting
Does Proverbs 8:22 show that Jesus is a created being after all? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: The New Testament applies to Jesus the language and descriptions which the OT Wisdom literature (i.e. Proverbs 8) and Apocrypha (i.e. Wisdom 7:22-8:1, Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 24 etc.) apply to Wisdom. In fact, many of the early