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ISLAM THE GOSPEL
CCAC Sunday Seminar
April 26 to June 7
1045 AM
CE Building
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Schedule

• 4/26 Introduction
• 5/3 Origin History
• 5/10 Muhammad Jesus
• 5/17 Allah Yahweh
• 5/24 All-Church Retreat
• 5/31 The Quran the Bible
• 6/7 Sharing the Gospel with Muslims

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Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the
life. No one comes to the Father except through
me (John 146).
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Jesus was Born of a Virgin

• Behold! the angels said O Mary! God giveth
  thee glad tidings of a Word from Him his name
  will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in
  honour in this world and the Hereafter and of
  (the company of) those nearest to God He shall
  speak to the people in childhood and in maturity.
  And he shall be (of the company) of the
  righteous. She said O my Lord! How shall I
  have a son when no man hath touched me? He said
  Even so God createth what He willeth When He
  hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, Be,
  and it is! (Q 345-47).

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Jesus was Born of a Virgin

• And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be,
  since I am a virgin?" And the angel answered her,
  "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the
  power of the Most High will overshadow you
  therefore the child to be born will be called
  holy- the Son of God. (Luke 134-35)
• All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had
  spoken by the prophet "Behold, the virgin shall
  conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his
  name Immanuel" (which means, God with us). (Matt
  122-23 cf. Isa 714)

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Jesus was Sinless

• For we do not have a high priest who is unable
  to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in
  every respect has been tempted as we are, yet
  without sin. (Heb 415)

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Muhammad was a Sinner

• Know, therefore, that there is no god but God,
  and ask forgiveness for thy fault, and for the
  men and women who believe for God knows how ye
  move about and how ye dwell in your homes. (Q
  4719)

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Muhammad was a Sinner

• But because of the temptation to sexual
  immorality, each man should have his own wife and
  each woman her own husband. (1 Cor 72)
• Marry women of your choice, Two, or three, or
  four. (Q 43)
• Prophet! We have Made lawful to thee Thy
  wivesAnd any believing women Who dedicates her
  soul To the Prophet if the Prophet Wishes to wed
  herthis Only for thee, and not For the Believers
  (at large). (Q 3350)

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Jesus was the Messiah

• Behold! the angels said O Mary! God giveth
  thee glad tidings of a Word from Him his name
  will be Christ Messiah Jesus, the son of Mary,
  held in honour in this world and the Hereafter
  and of (the company of) those nearest to God. (Q
  345)

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Muhammad was a Prophet

• The Muslims worship God alone. Muhammad was only
  a mortal being commissioned by God to teach the
  word of God and lead an exemplary life. He stands
  in history as the best model for man in piety and
  perfection. He is a living proof of what man can
  be and of what he can accomplish in the realm of
  excellence and virtue. Moreover, the Muslims do
  not believe that Islam was founded by Muhammad,
  although it was restored by him in the last stage
  of religious evolution.
• -Muslim scholar Abdalati

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Muhammad was a Prophet

• And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said O
  Children of Israel! I am the apostle of God
  (sent) to you, confirming the Law (which came)
  before me, and giving Glad Tidings of an Apostle
  to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad
  Muhammed. (Q 616)
• Muhammad is not the father of any of your men,
  but (he is) the Apostle of God, and the Seal of
  the Prophets and God has full knowledge of all
  things. (Q 3345)

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Jesus was the Word of God

• Christ Jesus the son of Mary who was His
  Gods Word. (Q 4171)
• In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
  with God, and the Word was God. (John 11)
• He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the
  name by which he is called is The Word of God.
  (Rev 1913)

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Jesus Performed Miracles

• And (appoint him) an apostle to the Children of
  Israel, (with this message) I have come to you,
  with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for
  you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a
  bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird
  by Gods leave And I heal those born blind, and
  the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by Gods
  leave. (Q 349)

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Jesus Performed Miracles

• He spoke at birth (Q 1927-31)
• He created birds from clay (Q 5113)
• He cured the blind and the lepers (Q 5133 349)
• He raised the dead (Q 349)
• He had supernatural knowledge (Q 349)
• He spread a table with food from heaven (Q
  5115-18)

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Jesus Performed Miracles

• The Mahometan religion has for a foundation the
  Koran and Mahomet. But has this prophet, who was
  to be the hope of the world, been foretold? What
  sign has he that every other man has not, who
  chooses to call himself a prophet? What miracle
  does he himself say that he has done? What
  mysteries has he taught, even according to his
  own tradition? Any man can do what Mahomet has
  done for he performed no miracles, he was not
  foretold. No man can do what Christ has
  done. -Blaise Pascal

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Muhammad was Confused

• Stricken with panic, Muhammad arose and asked
  himself, What did I see? Did possession of the
  devil which I feared all along come to pass?
  Muhammad looked to his right and his left but saw
  nothing. For a while he stood there trembling
  with fear and stricken with awe. He feared the
  cave might be haunted and that he might run away
  still unable to explain what he saw. - Muslim
  biographer Haykal

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Jesus Ascended to Heaven

• Behold! God said O Jesus! I will take thee and
  raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the
  falsehoods) of those who blaspheme I will make
  those who follow thee superior to those who
  reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection. (Q
  355)
• Isa Jesus says So peace is on me the day I
  was born, the day that I die, and the day that I
  shall be raised up to life (again). (Q 1933)
• And when Jesus had said these things, as they
  were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud
  took him out of their sight. (Acts 19)

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Romans 118-21

• For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven
  against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of
  men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the
  truth. For what can be known about God is plain
  to them, because God has shown it to them. For
  his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal
  power and divine nature, have been clearly
  perceived, ever since the creation of the world,
  in the things that have been made. So they are
  without excuse. For although they knew God, they
  did not honor him as God or give thanks to him,
  but they became futile in their thinking, and
  their foolish hearts were darkened.

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Muhammad in the Bible

• God speaks to Moses, The LORD your God will
  raise upa prophet like you from among their
  brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth,
  and he shall speak to them all that I command
  him. (Deut 1815-18)

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Muhammad in the Bible

• Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in
  your splendor and majesty! In your majesty ride
  out victoriously for the cause of truth and
  meekness and righteousness let your right hand
  teach you awesome deeds! Your arrows are sharp in
  the heart of the king's enemies the peoples fall
  under you. (Ps 453-5)

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Muhammad in the Bible

• Moses said, The LORD came from Sinai and
  dawned from Seir upon us he shone forth from
  Mount Paran. (Deut 332)

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Muhammad in the Bible

• And I will ask the Father, and he will give you
  another Helper, to be with you forever. (John
  1416)
• But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to
  you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who
  proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness
  about me. (John 1526)

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Old Testament Passages Muslims Claim as
Predictions Regarding Muhammad

• Genesis 4910
• Deuteronomy 1815, 18 3221 332
• Psalms 45 149 Song of Songs 516
• Isaiah 217 421-4 4210-12 53 541 631-6
  651-6
• Daniel 245 Habakkuk 33 Haggai 27
• In addition, the Shiites claim Genesis 1720 and
  Jeremiah 4610

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New Testament Passages Muslims Claim as
Predictions Regarding Muhammad

• Matthew 32 1711 201-16 2133-44
• // Mark 121-11 Luke 209-18
• Mark 17
• John 121 421 1430 1416, 17, 26 1613
• 1 John 42, 3
• Jude 14, 15
• Revelation 226-29

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Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross

• They said (in boast), We killed Christ Jesus The
  son of Mary, The Apostle of God--But they
  killed him not, Nor crucified him, But so it was
  made To appear to them. (Q 4157-59)
• Jesus was taken to heaven and a substitute killed
  in his place.

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Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross

• Two Arguments
• Gods Sovereignty God would not let this
  happen
• Denial of Original Sin Mankind does not need a
  Savior

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Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross

• Christian Refutations
• Islamic Inconsistency
• Behold! Allah said Jesus I will cause you to
  die and I will raise you to me. (Q 355)
• And I was a witness over them while I remained
  among them but when You did cause me to die, You
  were Thyself the watcher over me. (Q 5117)
• Peace be upon me, the day I was born, the day I
  die and the day I am resurrected. (Q 1915)

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Jesus Never Rose Again

• How could he be raised to life if he was never
  crucified?
• The resurrection will happen in the last days
  when Jesus comes again.

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Jesus Never Claimed to be God

• All the passages about Jesus in the Quran
  emphasize the fact that Jesus never claimed to be
  a god or the Son of God, and that he was only the
  servant and apostle of the Lord in the pattern of
  those before him. -Muslim scholar Abdalati
• Christ the son of Mary was no more than a
  Messenger many were the Messengers that passed
  away before him. (Q 575)
• The Muslim who links the nature of Allah with the
  nature of man has committed the ultimate sin
  (shirk).

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Jesus Never Claimed to be God

• Jesus claimed only to be a prophet or a
  messenger of God. The Gospels also accord Jesus a
  status not a shade higher than that of Prophet
  and Messenger. -Muslim scholar Ajijola
• The biblical expression Son of God cannot be
  said to have ever come, authentically, from the
  lips of Jesus himself. -Muslim scholar Mufassir

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Jesus Never Claimed to be God

• Thomas answered him, My Lord and my God! (John
  2028)
• And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good?
  No one is good except God alone. (Mark 1018)
• The Father is greater than I. (John 1428)

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How Could God Have a Son?

• It is not befitting To (the majesty of) God That
  He should beget A son. (Q 1935)
• And exalted is the Majesty Of our Lord He has
  Taken neither a wife Nor a son. (Q 723)
• Allah is far from having partners they associate
  with him. (Q 931)

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How Could God Have a Son?

• O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto
  mankind Take me and my mother for two gods
  beside Allah? (Q 5119)
• For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
  begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall
  not perish, but have eternal life. (John 316,
  NASB)

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Application

• Focus on Jesus
• Speak gently
• Address misconceptions
• Know truth
• Evangelize in love