Today Canadian conservative pundit Lauren Southern posted a video which basically says that Muslims are invading our culture. She said that they have high fertility rates and are threatening our precious Western values which no one is standing up for any longer. I’m embarrassed to say that when I was her age, I thought in this ridiculous manner as well.
Category Archives: Islam
The Christian says that Muhammad is not in the Bible. The Jew says Jesus is not in the OT. Are these even claims?
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Isaiah 53 from the Isaiah scroll found in the Qumran cave. The scroll is 100 years older than Jesus and it is the Greatest Prophecy fulfilled in human history.
Because of Surah 7:157, Muslims are forced to find Muhammad in the Torah and the Gospels. I hate to spoil it for my readers but let me confidently tell you the he’s nowhere to be found in either of those texts. I personally think deep down that most Muslims know this but only the apologists try to fit this square peg into a round hole.
Where are the Islamic Christians?
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Irenaeus of Lyons – An Early follower of Christ who was definitely not a Muslim
My greatest critique of Islam is that it is an ahistorical religion. Their key text, the Quran, re-writes religious and secular history. As a Christian, when I dialogue with a Muslim, I focus on the character of Christ. According to the Quran, the earthly disciples of Christ were Muslims. In Surah 5:111 we read:
The Bible, Higher Criticism, and Islamic Apologetics
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Islamic Apologist – Shabir Ally
How does an Islamic Apologist view the Bible? Well, they’ll say its been corrupted, but how much truth remains? If you quote Paul to an Islamic apologist, they’ll just dismiss it as Paul. However, if you quote Jesus to them, they’ll question whether it’s original to the real Jesus. If you quote John, they’ll simply say it’s late and unreliable. However, if you quote Mark against Islam, that doesn’t hold water either. Islamic apologist Shabir Ally simply says that Paul wrote before Mark and this theology influenced the Gospel writer. This would hold truth for the other Gospels as well. At the same time, people like Ally and others will quote the Gospels to try and prove Islam. The Bible is good enough to prove Islam but not good enough to falsify it.
James White, Yasir Qadhi and the Ecumenical Movement
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Dr. Yasir Qadhi – Islamic Scholar
I happen to watch quite a few UFC fights. If I were to go back to visit my parents in my hometown, and talk to my mom and she said: “How were the fights yesterday? Didn’t you think the main event was a good fight?” my jaw would simply drop. Obviously I talk with my mom often and I also discuss UFC with some friends. I happen to know that my mom isn’t a fan and if she wanted to discuss the fights, something would seem quite out of place.
James White and Evaluating Arguments
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Those who read this blog know about Dr. James White. He is a Calvinist apologist and runs a Calvinist apologetics organization called Alpha and Omega Ministries. He has responded to this blog more than once. Though in the past I have disagreed with him, I actually found myself agreeing with him a lot on his Monday Webcast.
The Islamic Burden
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Lepanto – Christendom vs Caliphate
Muslims and Christians both like to look at each others sacred text. The two faiths share a lot in common. Both believe in one God, though the nature of God is disputed. Both believe that God sent many Prophets and revealed sacred texts. Whether these texts have been corrupted is a matter of dispute. Both believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah and born of the Virgin Mary. That’s quite a lot in common. However, when Christians look at the Quran, they look at it very differently than how Muslims look at the Bible.
Does Mark 10 Refute the Deity of Christ?
A Response to Paul Williams
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Jesus and the rich young man.
Islamic apologist Paul Williams likes to go after the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ. Recently in a brief response to a twitter comment by James White, Williams said that the “Reformation” needs to go all the way and essentially become Islamic.
Islamic Apologetics in the New Year
What I Would Like to See
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King Solomon
We’re almost at the end of 2016 and it certainly has been an interesting year. Over the course of the year, several well known apologists have visited and even commented on my blog. Off the top of my head, I can think of James White, Sam Shamoun, Ken Temple, Paul Williams, and Mike Licona.
Islam and the Doctrina Jacobi
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Yarmouk – Where the Arabs defeated a Roman Army in 636 AD
Being interested in the origins of Islam, a very unique document comes to light. It is a 7th Century Christian polemic against Judaism called the Doctrina Jacobi. Since this document was written around 634 AD, this gives us some interesting information about Islamic origins. The document has an interesting passage. This passage reads: