The Gospel for Muslims

An Encouragement to Share Christ with Confidence

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Pub Date 02 Jan 2018 | Archive Date 01 Mar 2018

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How to meet a critical need: sharing the gospel with Muslims

There are over three million Muslims living in the United States today. Soon, if not already, you will have Muslim neighbors and coworkers. Does the thought of reaching out to them with the gospel make you nervous? How can you effectively communicate the good news with such large theological differences? The Gospel for Muslims can help make sharing your faith easier than you think.

Thabiti Anyabwile, who is himself a convert from Islam to Christianity, instructs you in ways to discuss the good news of Christ with your neighbors and friends. The Gospel for Muslims allows you to focus on the people rather than the religious system. Meant for the average Christian, it is not an exhaustive apologetic or comparative study of Christianity and Islam. Rather, it compellingly stirs confidence in the gospel, equipping you with the basics necessary to communicate clearly, boldly, and winsomely.

How to meet a critical need: sharing the gospel with Muslims

There are over three million Muslims living in the United States today. Soon, if not already, you will have Muslim neighbors and...


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ISBN 9780802416841
PRICE $11.99 (USD)
PAGES 176

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THE GOSPEL FOR MUSLIMS – THABITI ANYABWILE

The Gospel for Muslims, by Thabiti Anyabwile, is not an apologetic book. It nonetheless consists of bringing the Gospel to others, not defensively but rather by employing a good offensive strategy. Here the reader will get some support to engage in conversation; advice on avoiding some common mistakes; biblical lessons destined to help everyone tell the story of God’s love and redemption through His son, Jesus.
The most important method in order to be prepared to share our faith with Muslim  neighbors and friends is knowing the Gospel from start to finish. Christians know  the Scriptures but lack confidence in its power. This book is a call to embrace the  confidence in the message of God’s power to save all who believe.
On one hand, The Gospel for Muslims praises the Gospel’s attributes – God,  Mankind, Jesus, repentance, Faith – providing the reader references to the Quran as  well, with a simple introduction and a few basic teachings. Reading this book  along with the Bible will help you focus on key principles. On the other hand, it gives us practical suggestions, useful in evangelistic discussions with Muslims on Bible  chapters, hospitality, the local church and suffering in evangelism. With absolute  reliance in God and the Gospel, we may very well witness the greatest revival among  the Muslim people in history.
Thabiti himself has crossed the gap between Islam and Christianity. He tells his  story in the book, from his conversion to Islam in college and his contempt for  Christianity, all the way to his pledge before Jesus. At that time he sought to equip  himself with every possible argument to ridicule his Christian classmates. It was in this relentless search that he realized the discrepancies found in the Quran and  sought to consult the Bible’s very text. Surprisingly, when he tried to confirm  Mohammad’s prophecies in the Bible, such was not possible and his assumptions were left void of any support, which meant Islam could not be the true religion. This realization shocked him, and not only did he turn his back to Islam but  to all religions as well. After a period of time in which Thabiti suffered from  depression, the preaching and power of the Gospel finally touched him.
The author gives special attention to the hospitality that the Christian must refine  when dealing with his neighbor, especially with Muslims. If you’re not welcoming,  then learn to be so. Thabiti exhorts Christians to go out and fulfill their call by bringing people of all nations to the knowledge of His son and eternal life,  declaring that in the evangelism of Muslims, unlike what is commonly thought, they  too convert.


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This book is a great resource with clear writing on a complex subject. Thabiti writes in a gracious, inviting tone and dives into many aspects of evangelism and Christian hospitality. The "encouragement to share Christ with confidence" part is covered but the "for Muslims" part I found a tiny bit lacking. The "same God" argument is unpacked as well as a few rebuttals that Christians can expect and counter. I realize that this was intended to be an overview and not a deep dive into apologetics, but I believe it would've served the reader even better to have more details. Excellent book on the topic overall.

*This review is based on a free digital advance copy provided by the publisher. The opinions expressed are my own.

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Full disclosure, I requested this book because I was genuinely curious how the author would approach the Islamic faith and the many similarities with mine, the Christian faith. I didn't read this as a manual of "How to convert Muslims", which is kind of how this book is written, however I was interested in the more complexities of Islam and how it was similar or different to my faith. The book absolutely provided that, although it also went a little more in depth than I anticipated. I really liked the end highlights of each chapter because it gave me the information I wanted, but over all this book is not written for this purpose. The purpose of the book is how to convert Muslims, which made me a little uncomfortable. I don't like the idea of how to guides to convert people, because it makes people go in with a formula they think will work every time when that's not always the case. I'm grateful for this book, and the opportunity to read it!

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