Beyond debate: Pointing Muslims to the gospel

When we share our Christian faith with Muslims, we don’t do it out of obligation, so that one more box is ticked on our to-do list. Your Muslim friend may ask you for information in order to test or even attack your faith. Fine, that’s his business. But what is your aim?

I’m hoping that you would like to introduce him to Christ. So keep this goal in mind. Questions and objections must be answered, but you don’t have to let your friend lead the whole discussion. You also have the right to steer the conversation in the direction that you would like it to go.

Muslims have been trained to engage in these kinds of discussion with Christians. Controversy and denial are the hallmarks of Muslim thinking. We may find ourselves so busy responding to the different objections and questions of Muslims that we forget to actually present them with the good news. (Review the 'Columbo' approach – see my article here.)