3 Big Questions: "How to have spiritual conversations with your muslim friends" Malcolm Cox & Andy Boakye

Introduction

• Not a class on Islam, but how to talk ‘faith’ with a muslim friend
• “Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth.…” (2 Timothy 2:23–25 NIV11)

 

1. Things not to say or do

• How to prevent the conversation stopping as soon as it starts, or becoming an argument.

 

2. Understanding the fundamental worldview of a Muslim

• Mohammed 
• The Qur’an
• Jesus
• With this grounding we will more easily find common ground.

 

3. Ways to encourage Muslims to talk about their faith

• Their approach to their spirituality 
• In the hope we can find common ground 
• Create openness to explore spirituality from a Christian perspective

 

Conclusion

• Pointers towards further helpful resources.
• Practical take-aways

 

Questions

• Please send them in

 

Resources

• Nabeel Qureshi
• James R White
• David Wood
• Ibn Warraq
• “Answering Islam” Norman Geisler and Abdul Saleeb

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Malcolm

 

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