Streams Of Truth

Sunnih muslim scholars through history  have taught that the true followers of Jesus believed he was only a man; just a prophet; not divine at all. They also teach that later a dissident  group rose teaching Jesus was divine. Some of those scholars assert that Paul of Tarsus was the one who misguided the large majority.  Some of these Muslim scholars taught the followers of Jesus had disputes all along about his deity.  Those scholars argue this is evident by the many theological controversies which persisted during the first three or four centuries of the Christian era. They argue that the true followers of Jesus remained in the shadows until the arrival of the Qur’an through the prophet Muhammad.   History evidence plays a decisive role on supporting or disproving the claims of the Qur'an, at least in this case. However, one would have to challenge the claim that the Qur'an is the word of God if it is misaligned with historical facts. My question to Mu...

An argument is often brought forward to support the idea tha Jesus Christ, Isa Al-Masih, never claimed to be God. When we claim something for us, we can do it orally, written or by action. Either something we say or something we do demonstrates who we are. Perhaps you have hear this Argument. Jesus never said explicitly, I am God, worship me. The first question I'd like to ask is whether you've read the Bible or not. The second is if you have given the chance to understand its contents or not. Regardless the answer to those questions, I invite you to read the notes below. They summarize the accounts in which is seen wether Jesus claimed to be God or not. Please read this with critical and constructive eyes, with a sincere heart. Where  did  Jesus  Claim to be God in The Gospel According To Matthew? 1. He claimed the prophets were persecuted because of Him, implying he sent those prophets Prophets are messengers sent by God. Only he can send them. Jesus said to His discipl...

In several occasions I've come across to people asking, if the Bible say that you shall not eat pork, why is it accepted among most Christians? In honor to the truth, it's not a question I had thought of when I was starting in my faith. I would say that a vast majority of Christians do not even give it a thought. And perhaps many of those who give it a thought may have a wrong idea. One common answer is saying that we are under the covenant of grace and as such we don't need to follow these requirements. However, I want to explore and explain a more thorough answer. Studying the Bible, and in specific in the Torah, one can find many commandments. Among those it was listed a number of foods that would make one person ceremonially unclean, defiled. The word in hebrew is transliterated Tame. It was said that when the one person would eat unclean food, this person was defiled. In Matthew chapter 15 is related the following story 1 Then Pharisees and scribes came from J...

Enthusiastic debates are fired up by the claim that the prophet of Islam is clearly pictured within The Song of Solomon. Some apologists become even more enthusiastic when discovering that one of the Hebrew words in The Song of Solomon is phonetically similar to the name of the prophet of Islam. The following are the verses in question: [Sng 5:10-16 HCSB] 10 My love is fit and strong, notable among ten thousand.  11 His head is purest gold. His hair is wavy and black as a raven.  12 His eyes are like doves beside streams of water, washed in milk and set like jewels.  13 His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.  14 His arms are rods of gold set with topaz. His body is an ivory panel covered with sapphires.  15 His legs are alabaster pillars set on pedestals of pure gold. His presence is like Lebanon, as majestic as the cedars.  16 His mouth is sweetness. He is absolutely desirable . This is...

Almost since the time of the prophet, Muslims have claimed that Muhammad is described in verses found on the Book of Isaiah. Though the Qur'an only makes allegations that prophecies describing Muhammad were in the Torah and the Gospel, it's interesting to see that they would use the book of Isaiah. You see, though the Book of Isaiah is regarded as canonical by Christians and Jews, it's not strictly regarded as part of the Torah. Perhaps, Muslims from the time of Muhammad understood that the Tanakh (also known as Old Testament) was indistinctly called as well Torah, because it contained the Torah within it. Any way, the reason why I highlight this is because if a Christian makes a reference to a New Testament books (e.g. Revelation or Acts), arguing is part of The Gospel (the good News), Muslims disregard it.  Having said that, let's look if the prophet of Islam was prophesied within the Book of Isaiah. Here are some of the Muslim's claims: Isaiah 42 is amon...