worship
Studies on worship, devotion, liturgy, and honoring God according to Scripture.
Of Women, Dogs & Islamic Prayer Paid Members Public
The Muslim Art of Vilification Of Women, Dogs & Islamic Prayer Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz One of our email correspondences has caught the attention of Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi (MENJ), the founder of the Muslim website Bismikaallahuma. Lazarus, a member of our correspondence team, had responded to an email
The Prostration to Adam -- A Quranic Problem [Part 1] Paid Members Public
The Prostration to Adam — A Quranic Problem Part 1 Sam Shamoun One Muslim named Jalal Abualrub has written a response (Part 1, Part 2) to Wail Taghlibi's article One Adam or Two? Apparently, some other Muslims liked it, and so Abualrub's response was subsequently also taken
Is God beautiful? Paid Members Public
Roland Clarke Christians and Muslims believe God is supremely magnificent. His splendor and glory is reflected in what he created in heaven and on earth as taught in the Bible and the Qur'an: “The heavens proclaim the glory of God.” (Psalm 19:1) “Whatever is in the heavens
The Valley of Baca Paid Members Public
Baca - is it Mecca? It is sometimes claimed that the Bible mentions Mecca. This is obviously worth a little investigation, as I hope to do in this short paper. Where Does the Claim Come From? In Surah 3:96, Mecca is given the name Bakkah: Verily, the first House
Worshiping Jesus as God Paid Members Public
Exposing More of Ali Ataie’s Blunders and Distortions Pt. 4 Sam Shamoun We come to the final part of our response. Jesus as Ho Theos Ataie claimed that the Lord Jesus is never called ho theos, “THE God,” in the God-breathed Christian Scriptures, an assertion which is easily proven
Worshiping Jesus as God – Paid Members Public
A Reply to the Late Ahmad Deedat Pt. 3 Sam Shamoun In this final part of our refutation we are going to look at texts where the first Christians offered prayers and invocation to their risen Lord. According to the NT documents, the first Christians were known for and characterized
Worshiping Jesus as God – Paid Members Public
A Reply to the Late Ahmad Deedat Pt. 2c Sam Shamoun We continue our discussion by returning to the issue of individuals kneeling and prostrating before Jesus. The following is another case where someone runs to worship Jesus begging him to deliver his child from an unclean spirit: “And after
Worshiping Jesus as God – Paid Members Public
A Reply to the Late Ahmad Deedat Pt. 2b Sam Shamoun Continuing from where we previously left off, here are further examples of individuals falling down at the feet of Jesus to worship him: “Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. And