Genesis 1:2 - Meditate the Scripture Daily bit by bit
Questions from an american muslim
1. Questions from an
American Muslim
“If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also;
and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.” – John 14:7
2. Motives
Islam in the U.S has grown by 30% since
2001
- Hartford Seminary
There are around 13,000 Alabamians
that are registered as Muslims
It is considered to some as Alabama’s
fastest growing religion
3. Why is it growing in the U.S.?
Some are looking for the “thrill”
Some are searching for organized religion
Some are just trying to seek the will of God
4. Get the conversation started
Let them tell you the story of Muhammad, their
beliefs, their practices, etc..
Do not let your patriotism get in the way of
Christ
1 Cor. 9: 19-23
5. Do you worship just one God?
Deut. 6:4 – ““Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God,
the LORD is one!”
Then why do you have three? The Father, the Son, and Mary
Mary is not part of God – Luke 1-2
Jesus is one with the Father – John 10:29-30, John 14:6-7
Isaiah 55:8-9 – “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor
are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens
are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your
ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.”
6. How can you trust the Bible?
Because I trust God
Psalm 117:2 – “For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!”
Psalm 119:152 – “Concerning Your testimonies, I have
known of old that You have founded themforever.”
Psalm 119:160 – “The entirety of Your word is truth, And
every one of Your righteous judgments endure forever.”
How could language be too big a barrier for God?
Gen. 11:1-9
Acts 2:5-8
7. How do you pray?
We pray without ceasing and make personal
habits of prayer
1 Thess. 5:17 / Daniel 6:10
Jesus taught us how to pray
Matt. 6:9-13
His teaching is focused on the spiritual position not
the physical position
Jesus taught us to pray with reverence
Hebrews 5:7