Bill Honsberger
Haven Ministries
https://www.thehavenministry.com/
honz1@msn.com
Islam – A Christian Perspective
This seminar will address the history and theology of one of the world’s largest religions. A special emphasis will be placed on recent events, the misunderstandings about Islam as perpetuated by both the media and Muslim apologists, and the response of Christians to these events and ideas. All quotes and statements concerning Islam and its founder Mohammed can be verified through various sources.
Intro:
A Brief History of Islam
570 A.D.
622 A.D.
630 A.D.
632 A.D.
732 A.D.
1917 A.D.
1924 A.D.
1948 A.D.
A Brief Theology of Islam
– The Quran and the Hadiths
– The Five Pillars
– The “Sixth Pillar”
– Who is Allah?
– Who is man?
– Who is Issa?
What is the eschatology of Islam?
– The Judgment
– Paradise and Hell
A Christian Response to Islam
The Biblical Response
– On the Trinity
– On the Deity of Christ
On exclusive salvation in Christ
The Historical Response
– Comparison of Christ with Muhammad
– Comparison of Christ’s Disciples with Muhammad’s Disciples
The Response to the Muslim Apologists
– Islam is a religion of Peace
– Islam is being slandered by Christians
– Islam is being misrepresented by “hijackers”
The Final Response – “Speaking the Truth in love”, “Loving your enemies”
– The Qu’ran as the completion of the Revelation of God
– The Corruption of the Text Question
– Is there anyone greater than Abraham? Adha in the Injeel.
Websites for further research:
http://answering-islam.org
http://jihadwatch.org
http://www.memri.org
http://www.militantislammonitor.org
http://www.bible.ca/islam
http://debate.org.uk/topics/apolog/contrads.htm