Is the Quran or Bible the Word of God? Emails from Muslims to a Christian
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Ravi Zacharias Explains Why the Bible and not the Quran?
Why the Bible and not the Qur’an or some other religious book? A helpful explanation from Ravi Zacharias.
Read the rest of the post...What Most Muslims Don’t Know or Won’t Admit About the Quran
Many Muslims argue that the Bible is unreliable because it has a textual tradition with textual variants. But what most Muslims do not know or will not admit about the Quran is that it also has a textual tradition with variants.
Read the rest of the post...Is the Bible or is the Quran Guilty of Tahrif
Usually questions of tahrif focus on the Bible; however, the Quran is guilty of tahrif.
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Jesus is remembered for is being a great teacher. This post contains an interview of Dr. Craig Keener, professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary, explaining why Christians believe in the reliability of the New Testament which was written after Jesus ascended into heaven. I’ve also included a clip from James Dunn on the importance of memory in the ancient world.
Read the rest of the post...Jay Smith – Why did Jesus Die?
Jay Smith discusses the death of Jesus on the cross.
Read the rest of the post...Jay Smith – Could God Become a Man?
Jay Smith discusses whether God could become a man and if God is the “Greatest” then this is a possibility.
Read the rest of the post...Jay Smith – Can God Have a Son?
Jay Smith discusses whether God has a “Son”. Learn more about the Quran’s teaching on this topic and the biblical teaching from this leading apologist!
Read the rest of the post...Dan Wallace on the Reliability of the New Testament
Muslims argue against the reliability of the New Testament by pointing out that there are variants in the different manuscripts. To help answer these objections I am posting the following video by Daniel Wallace, Professor of New Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary, and the Executive Director of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM).
Read the rest of the post...Evidence of Jesus, Eyewitnesses
Here’s a video of Samuel James Seymour who was the last survivor that was present at Ford’s Theater the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. This got me to thinking about the number of eyewitnesses to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. There were thousands of eyewitnesses who lived decades after Jesus.
Read the rest of the post...Are there Inconsistencies in the Gospels?
It has been my observation that Muslims depend heavily upon liberal scholarship when they argue against the reliability of the Christian Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. For a scholarly harmonization of the Gospels I recommend the following lecture by Craig Blomberg.
Read the rest of the post...Islam, Grace, and the Bible
A group of Pakistani clerics want Pakistan’s Supreme Court to declare certain passages of the Bible as blasphemous. They believe the Bible’s depiction of “Muslim Prophets” as sinners undermines their sanctity. To help explain this I’ve included a video by Sinclair Ferguson about God’s grace.
Read the rest of the post...How the Bible Led Me to Islam
Joshua Evans and his conversion from Christianity to Islam I’ve featured the conversion stories of Muslims to Christianity. I thought it might be interesting to look at the conversion story of a Christian to Islam. Here the the conversion story of Joshua Evans. I’ve chosen this particular conversion story because the website Muslimmatters.org says this is one [...]
Read the rest of the post...When were the Gospels and hadiths written?
Muslims say they believe in Jesus; however, they do not believe in the Jesus of history. There are two essential things Muslims do not believe about Jesus: (1) Muslims do not believe what Jesus taught about His death on the cross; (2) Muslims do not believe what Jesus taught about the Bible.
Read the rest of the post...Do Muslims believe in things that never existed and never happened?
Muslims say they believe in the Bible; in fact, there are several passages in the Quran that speak highly of the Gospel(s), the Torah, and the Psalms. However, the reality is that Muslims believe in something that does not exist and never existed: an Islamic version of the Torah, Psalms, and Gospels.
Read the rest of the post...Jay Smith & Khalil Meek Debate: The Bible or the Qur’an?
Below is a link to a recent Muslim-Christian debate between Jay Smith and Khalil Meek, Which Way America: The Bible or the Qur’an? The topic was the trustworthiness and implications of world views based upon the Christian Bible or the Muslim Qur’an. Jay Smith represented the Christian position. Khalil Meek, an American convert to Islam, spoke represented [...]
Read the rest of the post...The Bible is about Jesus
A helpful overview of the Bible from Tim Keller which I found posted at Circumpolar:
Read the rest of the post...Why Hamran Ambrie Converted from Islam
The story of Hamran Ambrie and his conversion to Christianity is remarkable. Hamran Ambrie was a Muslim preacher from Indonesia. Hamran Ambrie’s attitude about the Bible before his conversion is similar to the attitude of many Muslims I have spoken with. Muslim friend, take up the Bible and read!
Read the rest of the post...Jesus’ View of the Bible and the Bible’s Reliability
Muslims say they believe in Jesus. Muslims say they love Jesus. Muslims say the believe Jesus was a great prophet. However, Muslims do not believe what Jesus believed; they do not believe everything Jesus historically taught as necessary for salvation.
Read the rest of the post...The Bible and Blood
The Bible is a book with 66 chapters and written over a period of about 1,500 years (Moses – Apostle John). Here is a helpful overview of the Bible with an emphasis on the importance of the shedding of blood for sin.
Read the rest of the post...The Manuscript Tradition in Christianity and Islam
Muslims reject the authority of the Christian Scriptures for a number of reasons. Some say Christians and Jews distorted the Scriptures by wiping out descriptions of Muhammad (Arabic text). Others appeal to textual criticism and the manuscript tradition of the Bible.
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