The allegation from a section of the youths that islam is luring them into joining. Remember, in islam, there is no guarantee of salvation. Through the gospel of jesus christ, god offersand true disciples of jesus have receivedthat which everyone in the world, including every muslim, needs and many long for. Many christians that would generally have no concern about sharing their faith are frightened over the idea of speaking to a muslim about christianity. After years of studying the subject, reading dozens of books by various authors, and personally working with muslims myself, i want to share a few things that i have learned. Effective evangelism witnessing to the nation of islam. Islam and, while the more one knows the better, i doubt if.
A muslim must confess, there is no god but allah, and mohammed is the prophet of god. A christian evangelizing muslims will almost of necessity find himself, to a greater or less degree, compelled to engage in some kind of debatediscussion with them. Muslims consider it the second most authentic hadith collection, after sahih bukhari. Box 8500, charlotte, nc 28271 phone 704 8878200 and fax 704 8878299 1 statement di209 effective evangelism witnessing to the nation of islam by jerry l. Christian witness to muslims lop lausanne movement.
Dudley woodberry fuller theological seminary pasadena, california one of my prized possessions is a greeting card with the picture of an open quranonaquran holder on a prayer rug. By mark earley, christian post guest columnist tuesday, july 06, 2010. The art of personal witnessing seminar outlines introduction the joy of witnessing to a friend about christ and the privilege of seeing a person pass from death to life. Pdf the university of eastern african, baraton ueab mission is concerned with. They disregard the authority of scripture, so any arguments that start on the basis of scripture will go nowhere. Success in witnessing is simply sharing the gospel in the power of the. Time line of islam 570 ad birth of mohammed 632 ad death. When muslims express guilt for sin present the gospel. Muslims use much of the same terminology that appears in the bible.
Attitudes and approaches to the evangelization of muslims in the. Muslims, who believe there is one god whom they know as allah, accept the old testament prophets. The report was drafted by members of the miniconsultation on reaching muslims, under the chairmanship of mr. One of the most critical elements in witnessing to a muslim is that one must be spiritfilled. They should aid you while witnessing and help prevent serious errors. The opportunities facing the church today emigration of muslims to the west 17 samuel zwemers vision for south africa 22 broken barriers and wideopen doors 27 muslims in a christian environment 33 2. The quran, which they believe gabriel dictated to mohammed. To be a muslim fathi yakan all praises to allah, and blessings and peace to his messenger.
But if you want to climb over the wall, you need to learn how to evangelize muslims. Exmuslims suggestion on how to evangelize a muslim. The present volume, the christian witness to the muslim, seeks to canvass the field covered in the previous paragraph. Christ promised to make you a fisher of men matthew 4. Mary buchanan is an online preacher for jesus christ for muslims ministry who aims to reach muslims and share christian faith with them. It is necessary to be ready with a suitable reply to the muslims objections. By 1996 muslims numbered 1,126,995,000 or 19% of the worlds population. A program for training in personal christian witnessing to the. Witnessing to muslims, i there is a strong interest in understanding islam in the western world as well as a strong interest in understanding how a christian can share their faith with a muslim.
The importance of apologetical debates when witnessing to muslims. Muslims are the largest and fastest growing segment of nonchristians in the world today. Witnessing to muslims using the quran by ed rodgers. Christian witness to our muslim friends international journal of. Some time ago, i interviewed dozens of muslim converts and workers in search of the silver bullet for muslim evangelismthe one thing, perhaps overlooked, that could turn. Yet when witnessing to a muslim, begin with the quran. Free online bible classes how should we witness to muslims. This method is a modification of that used by veteran. Understanding islam and witnessing to muslims perry.
Buckner nation of islam leader louis farrakhan called for the million man march to take place in washington, d. However, it is important to realize that imam muslim never claimed to collect all authentic traditions as his goal was to collect only traditions that all muslims should agree on about accuracy. Outside of the close family unit, and in particular outside of the. The author of this article may or may not agree with the views expressed on those pages or anything else on this site. Even on a more practical level, i have found that by knowing the quran quite thoroughly, ive been helped in witnessing to muslims because muslims will often quote things and theyll say well, the quran says this and the quran says that, when in. Jesse morrell street preacher missionary 21,888 views 30. They may deny its authority because they see it as not being authentic.
An effective guide to sharing the gospel with muslims. Mohammed then you should rethink witnessing to muslims. Like most things in life, witnessing has guidelines. Most likely insecure mulims will not carry on a conversation when you start sharing your faith. Witnessing to muslims how to witness to muslims sharing the gospel with muslims in ordinary conversations learning from jesus and the samaritan woman on how to evangelise to muslims. Christians do not worship three gods, as muslims often teach.
The only way muslims can be guaranteed to go to heaven is through jihad. Africanamerican christians and white christians have different responsibilities in witnessing to the nation of islam. These 3 dvds were recorded live at our online school, isow and is facilitated by an individual who was raised in a muslim home and converted to christianity after a neardeath supernatural experience. To be sure, muslims are no different than any other person who doesnt know christ.
The author is unknown, and the content is not copywritten, so i have taken the effort of retyping it so that you the visitor, may learn how to share your faith with muslims. How to witness to a muslim articles moody church media. You dont have to cross an ocean to witness to muslims. The more you know about islam, the better you are equipped to do so. David barrrett estimates that in the year 1900 there were 200,000,000 muslims in the world, constituting 12% of the worlds population. Although programs for evangelizing muslims have been studied and. It is where you will find some of the happiest christians. Half of africas people claims allegiance to islam, and about 50 million muslims live in central asia. Heavenly father, you are bringing many muslims to our country. There are at least four million muslims in america, and their numbers are growing. These above points are excellent starting places in leading muslims to biblical truth about jesus.
As a preface to this article, please see our article on what is islam, and what do muslims believe. Three keys for reaching muslims with the gospel by. The fact is that most muslims in america are open to talking about their religion, and willing to engage us regarding christianity, if only we show them respect and true friendship. The role of christian institutions in witnessing to students of the muslim faith. Pdf the role of christian institutions in witnessing to students of. Indeed, in our effort to bring muslims to study the bible, we have an unexpected ally in muhammads book, the quran. This report, christian witness to muslims, is one of a series of lausanne occasional papers. I have worked for almost two decades reaching muslims with the gospel. Many muslims believe that the christian trinity is made up of the father, mary the virgin and the son jesus. All of us have fallen infinitely short of gods glory rom 3. The art of personal witnessing discipleship library.
And mention when the angels said, o mary, indeed allah gives you good tidings of a word from him, whose name will be the messiah, jesus, the son of mary distinguished in this world and the. The intense resistance of most muslims to the gospel has driven many christians to finding alternative ways of reaching them for christ, ways that appear more likely to produce the desired results. Witnessing to muslims this book was written in lebanon. We demonstrate gods great love for muslims by our manner of communicating, by our friendship and our respect. With this scant information, these muslims professed faith in jesus christ. Witnessing to muslims 30 days of prayer for the muslim world. They view jesus merely as a prophet, and they do not acknowledge his death and. Much can be learned from the nation of islam itself. The christian witness to the muslim by john gilchrist. Nation of islam leader louis farrakhan called for the million man march to take place in washington, d. After the muslim has started to read the bible, and especially after he has accepted that the bible is the word of god, then you can lead him to specific passages. Although, in general, christianity or judaism is not blamed for the misdeeds of christians or jews, today islam is still often blamed for the misdeeds of muslims, even when the practices of such muslims clearly violate the tenets of islam. If the church can learn the things that attract people to the nation of islam, then they will be better able to witness to those in the group.
Here, they discuss what keeps people from sharing the gospel with muslims and offer insight on how to do so effectively. Many muslims believe that the holy trinity implies a belief in three gods. Pray for the holy spirit to direct you and your conversations. Its no secret that the muslim world has been one of the most challenging areas in spreading the gospel over the past 1,400 years. It should also be noted that only a small percentage of muslims who live in the middle east are involved in terrorism. But a new book reveals how important it is to reach out in love to those we may perceive as different from us, or even feel uncomfortable with, including muslims. Each coloured link within the article will lead you to a related topic on a different page of this site. Witnessing to muslims christian research institute.
However while the text is part of the original article, the links are not. Two of those volunteers, brian and kimberly of north carolina, spent years as missionaries to muslims in southeast asia and now answer emails from muslims around the world. One could be in jihad by writing a book about islam, or by sharing his faith to bring others to islam, or by physically fighting for the cause of islam. How to reach hundreds of muslims for jesus in one hour preaching outside mosque jesse morrell duration. Cloute this essay was originally written for the wisconsin lutheran seminary course theology and practice of evangelism, march 7, 2002 since the terrorist attacks on our country over a year ago, many bookstores in america have had trouble keeping books about muslims and islam on their shelves. I have begun by outlining the whole fact of the muslim presence in our midst with its attendant opportunities and, in the second chapter, have set forth what i. This ebook is brought to you by arabs for christ feel free to look around, when you finish reading the ebook. Christians and muslims have been at war with one another ever since. Although it is often translated holy war, jihad literally means exerting force for god. Cl a brief historical overview of the gospel to the muslims of the.
Muslims often are convinced that christ is greater than muhammad from just reading the quran. In fact, christianity is the only religion that does. The key to witnessing to a muslim is getting him to understand that islam does not offer these things and that christianity most certainly does. Though muslims do not accept the bible as the only inspired word of god, the quran refers to the bible as a holy book or great book. Muslims are taught to memorize the quran in arabic, not analyze it. Muslims have been relegated to living behind aspiritual wall. When muslims have doubts or are skeptical use basic apologetic arguments. The case of the university of eastern african baraton in kenya. The better starting point is to use the book they already love and honor. All too often, christians associate only with other christians. Glossary of islam and muslim terms terms you should know. Muslims usually have strong prejudices and objections against the message of the gospel, especially on such matters as the reliability of the bible and the status of jesus, which may prevent them from receiving the gospel. The crusades around 10501291 are painfully and permanently inscribed in muslim memories. We are not called to argue against islam, but to make every effort to make jesus known.
If, however, you choose to ignore them, witnessing will be difficult and awkward. Convincing nonchristians or evangelicals that reformed theology is true, falls under the heading of polemics. The validity of the bible is another point of connection when witnessing to muslims. The author is unknown, and the content is not copywritten.
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