A Short Guide to Islam: A Biblical Response to the Faith of Our Muslim Neighbors

With ongoing tumult in Islamic lands, Muslims are on the move, and that means Islam is on the move. With the current flow of migration, 15% of Europe’s population may be Muslim by 2050. Different Muslim communities will secularise, some will radicalise, but the bigger question we must ask is: how many will become Christian? How well is the Church doing in communicating Christ as the alternative to Islam? How open, bold, and clear are we in Gospel conversations with Muslim friends? This Master Class aims to help Christians biblically engage the faith of Muslims and turn the growing tide of Islam to Christ. 

1. Thinking Biblically about Islam: We Have What We Need to Engage

What does the Bible say about Islam and Muslims? How do we understand and respond to different Islamic groups? What is God’s response to false ideas about Himself? 

2. Unhelpful Modern Myths: Obstacles to Evangelism 

How do we respond to conflicting trends seen in modern-day missions? What hinders us from boldly sharing the Gospel with Muslims? 

3. Helpful Comparisons: Focusing on Our Differences

What are our differences, and how do they empower Gospel conversations? What portions of Scriptures are helpful to respond to Islamic thinking about God, practice, and beliefs? 

4. Three Key Challenges From Islamic Theology: God, Jesus, Revelation

What does the Qur’an say about the Biblical God? Who is Isa of the Qur’an? Why is speaking of Jesus the key to communicating Biblical truth with Muslims?  

5. Understanding Our Theological Differences: Gospel Conversations

Where do we start? Start with what we know about God, human beings, sin and suffering, salvation, and eternity, and see Gospel conversations unfold.