Sharing the Gospel with Muslims

You can share Jesus Christ with a Muslim. Here are a few things to keep in mind.

1. The meaning of the name Jesus Christ

Since Jesus Christ is mentioned in the Koran known as Isa Masih, ask him what does the name Isa Masih mean.

The meaning of a name is important.

Isa: What does his name mean?

3:45 (and remember) when the angels said: “ O Maryam! Verily, Allah gives you the glad tidings of a Word from Him, whose name is Isa Masih (Jesus Messiah), the son of Maryam, held in honor in this world and in the Hereafter, and one of those brought near to Allah.”

Surah Ambiyaa 21:91 “.. and she (Maryam) guarded her chastity, therefore We breathed into her of our Spirit and made her and her son a sign for all people.”

Isa Masih means Savior Messiah

Al-Masih means “the anointed or promised one”

For more explanation click and read this article al-Masih

Isa Kalimutaullah (The Word of Allah)

Isa Ruhullah (Isa the Spirit of Allah)

Isa is the Word (Kalim) and Spirit of Allah. He is savior. What did he save us from. The Injeel says:

For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, 1 Peter 3:18

2. Talk about the death and resurrection of Jesus

The Koran tells us that Isa Masih died and was raised to life

Surah al-Imran 3:55 Allah said:
“O Isa! I will cause you to die and raise you to Myself.

Surah Maryam 19:33 Isa says about himself:
Blessed was the day I died, and blessed was the day I was resurrected.”

What was Allah’s purpose in the death and resurrection of Isa?

Isa was not born in sin like you and me. He the is the only one who had no father except Adam. He was the second Adam. He lived a holy and blameless life.

It was Allah’s plan for Isa to be the sacrifice for our sins. Just as Ibrahim made a sacrifice so God cause Isa to die for your sins. It was Allah’s plan for Isa to die as your savior. That is the meaning of the name Isa. The meaning of Masih is the appointed one.

Isa is the appointed one of Allah to die as your savior.

Believe in Isa. Read how one man came to that discovery. 

3.       Have them read the Injeel (New Testament)

The Qur’an tells to read the before books.

Sura Al An’am, 6:115 Perfected is the Word of the Lord in truth and justice. There is nothing that can change His words. He is the knower.

Sura Al-Imran 3:48 And He (Allah) will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, and the Torah (Tawrat) and the Gospel (Injeel)

Give them a New Testament or full Bible and ask them to start reading the Torah and Injeel

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Thoughts on Christian Persecution

The one who is persecuted is blessed
When a radical extremists broke into a Christian meeting the comment from the one who was beaten, taken away by his extremist captors by vehicle, had his valuables stolen, said he knew something incredible spiritually was about to happen.

2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Persecution is glorious?
I remember having said that suffering for Christ is glorious. But when I visited Gowda, a persecuted Christian in the hospital I remember thinking, “this is not glorious, this is hideous”. Then I began to think of the ultimate glory, the cross. It is also the ultimate hideous act. There is a paradox that while persecution and suffering for righteousness sake is glorious, it is not going to look that way. It looks very ugly, because in one sense it is ugly. Only a spiritual perspective will enable you to view persecution as glorious.

1 Peter 4:12-14 12Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. 13But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 14If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

Persecution backfires
One radical extremist boasted, there will be no Christians worshiping on my watch. He died of a massive heart failure about forty-eight hours of his public statement. There was murmuring through the whole community that God avenged him for his persecution of Christians.
When Dinesh was persecuted for his faith a group of extremists stole his money, roughed him up and broke into his house, burned his Bibles and tracts in the road. They kept his important documents like graduation certificates and told them they would be returned if he re-converted to Hinduism. Many people were praying for Dinesh.

Later his persecutors brought by his documents apologized for all they had wrongly done to him and asked him to pray for them. They said that since the group of twelve persecutors did all the wrong to him there had been a string of misfortunes including road accidents, illnesses and family problems. They concluded that God had judged them for the wrong they did and they would have problems until they asked Dinesh to pray to God for them. It does not always happen this way but we do know it is not a good outlook for the persecutors.

Jeremiah 20:11 NIV But the LORD is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten.

Those become our best partners
I mentioned visiting Gowda in the hospital. The ironic thing is that Gowda had 15 years before been behind Christian persecution that put a man in that same hospital. The persector had become the persecuted. That is what happened to the Apostle Paul. This man who so persecuted the church was beaten, stoned and imprisoned for his faith. Those who were radical extremists against Christ often become the radical extremists for Christ. They didn’t drift into their faith in Christ and they live with passion and become our best partners for the sake of the gospel. Think about that the next time one of your ministry partners is beaten for the sake of Christ. The one who beat him my soon become your best partner in the ministry. Pray for those who persecute you.

Acts 9:3-6 As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.
“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

Prepare to respond rightly
When I became aware that a friend of mine was persecuted I became angry. That is the natural response. We become like Peter who struck the guard who came to arrest Jesus. But Jesus told him to put away his sword. Our call is to love our enemies and pray for those who would persecute us. We need to be prepared. To be walking in the Spirit to respond rightly when persecution comes.

2 Timothy 3:12 (New International Version)
12In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

John 15:18-20
18″If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. 20Remember the words I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.

God Bless You!

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Status of Global Evangelization

Red dots represent populations less than 2% evangelical with no known church planting within the past two years.

What do you see when you look at the red on this map?

Romans 15:20  It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation. (NIV)

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Sentinelese: The remotest people in the world

Have you ever wondered what people group has the least access to the gospel?

 

 

The Sentinelese may be the greatest missions challenge anywhere! The Sentinelese are considered the remotest people in the world. The Sentinelese are probably the people of the world most cut off from the gospel and hearing the good news of Jesus Christ.

 

They are a Nigrito tribe with a population of 250 and inhabit the remote North Sentinel Island situated to the west of Port Blair on the Andaman Islands. They do not interact with anyone outside of their Sentinelese tribe.

 

No one is permitted to go onto the North Sentinelese Island. Sentinelese speak their own language that is called Sentinelese. This language is not understood by anyone outside the island and they do not understand any other languages. Because of their geographical closeness to other Negritos, their language is considered to be member of the Andamanese family of languages. Very little is known about their life style and culture.

 

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is Union territory of India, famous for the exotic wildlife, coral reefs and remote tribals which are considered among the most backward tribes in the world. Andaman and Nicobar consist of 572 Islands East of Madras extending north to Burma and South to Indonesia.

 

There are about 30 islands, in Andaman, which are inhabited. During the British rule, convicts (freedom fighters) from the Indian mainland were deported to the islands as a form of punishment. There are at least 26 Main Indian languages and unique tribal languages that have as many as 1,400 distinct dialects.

 

Foreigners require a permit to visit the Andaman. A 30-day permit is granted on arrival at Port Blair (either by air or sea). Much of the archipelago remains off limits to foreigners even with the permit. Jet airways have daily flights to and from Andaman Islands from Chennai during the tourist season, which begins in October and ends in May.

 

Many feared this tribe was wiped out December 26, 2004 during the Tsunami. An Indian coastguard helicopter flew low over Sentinel Island and confirmed the tribe survived. They may have survived the devastation by using age-old early warning systems of noticing changes in the behavior of wildlife and ran to high ground for safety.

 

 

Pray for the Sentinelese to know the Good News of Jesus Christ.

 

Mark 11:17 Jesus taught them, “My house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples” (ethnos).