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Q1: Why do the two genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Luke [apparently] disagree? If someone is declared to be the son of God, surely his credentials must be impeccable, mustn't they? Two variant genealogies [allegedly] cas…
An orphan and a miracle I hear a voice calling my name: "Mojza!" His word pierces through my being as if to revive a corpse. He is calling me out of darkness, to come into the light. Surely, I have been in the throes of slu…
Introduction Thousands of years ago, God commanded the Jews through Moses, Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give you (Deuteronomy 4:2). This com…

My LATEST FURLOUGH-YEARS (190…

THE year 1903 opened with cholera in Damascus and traffic on the railway stopped on account of cordons. There was an unusual interest in the week of church in Beirut. Having prepared, with the able assistance of Mr. Haurani, a commentary on the Pentateuch based on Ellicott, I was perplexed by being unable to find Volume I of the Arabic manuscript. We searched my library, the theological class library, where I had used it with the class, and also the manuscript cast in the press, but in vain. Later a letter came from Yebrud, on the road from Damascus to Palmyra, from a student, saying that he found the book in his chest on reaching home, and…

Only One Way To God

What is religion? This question has puzzled theologians throughout human history. But how did religion start in the first place? Why did it start? In order to understand some of these issues, let us have a look at the etymology of the word “religion” itself, and see that when and where this word was used for the very first time in the human history.

The word religion was used for the very first time in the Latin language. The actual word used in Latin was “religio”, which changed into religion when came into English. The roots of the Arabic word “Mazhab” or “Deen” can also be traced back to “religio”. In the Latin language, the word “religio” had three basic meanings; which are Faith, Trust & Belief.

If you further analyse these three words, faith, trust and belief; then you realize that there are actually three different characteristics

Amina's Testimony (Islam)

From Islam To Jesus Christ Listen to Amina's testimony in English. Sister Amina would you please come over here? That's a fair Friday for everybody. I got you now. Okay. I introduced Sister Amina to you, and I would like her to introduce herself. How long you've been with the Lord? Two years. Two years. How did you come to know him? You want me to give my testimony? Okay. I hope you're a very patient group of people because it's a long story, but I try to make it brief. I come from a mixed background. My mother is Puerto Rican and my father is Syrian. And neither of them is very religious. So I had very let's say worldly background. I h…

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