Aug 15 2018
Examining Lucas’ Blunders Concerning John 1:1
Lucas Bashir Samson wrote an article concerning the deity of Jesus Christ portrayed in John 1:1. Looking at the fact that Lucas has no training in Biblical Greek at all, it somehow sound strange that he started to blast the Bible Scholars (who are specially trained in Biblical Greek) as liars! Well, a quick glance at the article inspired me to join Anthony Rogers in the “Muslim Apologists say the dumbest things” series. I guess this is Lucas edition of the series.
Let us hear from Lucas himself:
It is the behaviour of Trinitarian Christians to unhesitatingly quote John 1:1 to prove Jesus is God. Unfortunately, the Greek texts disprove this claim and the translation of the KJV is in discordance with the Greek texts. The NWT gives the translation as “In the beginning was the word, the word was with God and the word was a god”… This is the correct translation though many do not want the ‘Jesus-Is-God’ illusion they had created for themselves to be destroyed. Before dealing with the texts itself, I would like to firstly use reasoning to annul the claim the word is God.
Response
Running to the Jehovah Witness will not help your case at all. Let us look at the NWT rendering of the Greek text:
“In the beginning was the word, the word was with God and the word was a god”
John 1:1 New World Translation
This is a perversion of the Biblical monotheism! I am very sure that Apostle John will be very furious if he was shown the vision of the Jehovah Witness perversion of the Greek text. After all the OT is very clear:
Fear all of you not, neither be afraid: have not I told you from that time, and have declared it? all of you are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any. – Isaiah 44:8
“SEE now that I-I am he And there are no gods together with me.” – Deuteronomy 32:39
After all, Apostle John was very clear when he reported:
And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. – John 17:3
And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. – 1 John 5:20
More concerning the Greek of John 1:1 will follow shortly. More
Aug 25 2018
A Look At Nehemiah 8 and the Islamic Salat
In modern times, there have been some attempt by some Muslim Apologist to seek relevance and evidence for the Salat (the Islamic prayer) in the Bible, as doing this will not only prove the authenticity of the practice, but that this “truth” according to them has been preserved in the Bible as well.
Even though we recognized the fact that not all Muslim holds this view, we shall, for the sake of some Christians who are interested in this subject, take a look at it together.
The text often quoted for this can be found in Nehemiah 8:4-6, which reads as follows:
A Muslim reading this therefore concludes that this is the Islamic mode of worship practically demonstrated in the Bible, which was neglected by Christians. We shall examine this verse very closely to see if this is indeed the truth. More
By Korede Olawoyin • rebuttals • 4 • Tags: bowing down in the bible, Islamic Salat, nehemiah 8 and the islamic worship, salat in the bible