sharing Christ with Muslims
Sharing Jesus with Muslims: The key is relationship
Have you ever had the opportunity to share your testimony or explain the gospel to a Muslim? If so, you have probably realised that simply presenting the essential points of the gospel is not enough to win them over.
Booklets such as The Bridge, The Four Spiritual Laws, Two Ways of Living and Knowing God Personally are very effective tools for explaining the gospel to Muslims. However, be prepared. Once you’ve explained using these materials, you’ve just begun. The Lord is sovereign, He can do anything. But I have rarely heard of a Muslim praying to receive Christ immediately after hearing about the Four Laws. There are important questions about the very nature of God, about Christ and about the Bible that require serious reflection and that a Muslim needs to understand.
sharing Christ with Muslims
Employing the ‘Columbo’ tactic in conversation
If we want to be ambassadors for Christ, having the right answers will not be enough.
We need to do it in such a way that it creates an environment conducive to respectful conversations and allows them to be maintained through difficult moments of disagreement and debate. The best way to achieve that is to ask questions.
sharing Christ with Muslims
Reflecting the person of Christ – love them!
Many Western Christians see Islam as a threat, but should we not rather consider that the presence of millions of Muslims in Europe is an opportunity for mission work?
Nothing can catch God off guard (Matt.10:29; Isa. 46:9-11). Do you believe this? The Triune God never holds an urgent general assembly or an emergency committee meeting to deal with a situation He did not foresee. He knows what He is doing.