SESSION 9

 SESSION 9 

MIDWAY SUMMARY TO QUESTION 2: ASSESSING THE CASE FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM'S EFFORTS TO ACCOUNT FOR CHRISTIAN ORIGINS 

1. At this point in learning about the differences between Islam and Christianity, what are three significant truths that you never knew before? Think, for example, about the Quran, Muhammad, and Jesus. What three things stand out to you? 

2. From a cursory glance at the Gospels, how is the Islamic view of Jesus "utterly incompatible" with the view of the earliest Christian proclamation? 

3. What about Islamic teaching requires us to conclude that their view of Jesus means that he was an "entirely incompetent Messiah, even worse an abject failure"? 

How could an alert Muslim conclude that "Allah started Christianity, a false religion that has kept billions away from Allah," and "If Allah saved Jesus from the cross and did not inform the disciples, he is a deceptive God who is responsible for the damnation of billions"? 

4. What was the "paradigm shift" in Nabeel's mind about the historical evidence for Christianity? 

5. What investigation into Islam was Nabeel forced to take on account of the historical case for Christianity? 

6. Discuss the group members' personal relationships with Muslims, if any. Pray for the work of Nabeel Qureshi and for many Muslims to come to faith in Jesus Christ.