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Having spent A LOT of time witnessing to Muslims in California, Michigan and Illinois I disagree with using the Quran to witness to them. The article states
Debating religious tenets with Muslims is a waste of time, Greeson added
Which is true, I come from a Calvinistic background and believe in the inerrancy of scripture and the sovereignty of God in salvation (I am not a hyper-calvinist)
As it states in Romans 1:16 The gospel is the power of God unto salvation, convincing arguments may make them see some problems but in my experience the Muslim will not recognize a problem in their book even if it jumps out of them...
They need to hear the Gospel and we need to pray that God would save them... That is witnessing to Muslims
Greeson’s first two years working with Muslims largely was unsuccessful, he admits. “Everything was thrown back at me.” They didn’t believe Jesus was the Son of God or that he died and rose again. They did not accept the Bible as authoritative, so quoting Scripture was useless. Greeson had to learn how to communicate with Muslims in ways that would not cause them immediately to shut down the conversation.
The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
(1Cor 2:14 ESV)
Without the spirit of God opening their eyes...well, it's academic..
What Greeson was doing above is fine, but we call it apologetics it is not the same as witnessing our sharing the Gospel..I know some may argue but.. Both have there place..but we must keep in mind one is a academic debate (apologia) the other is Witnessing (bearing witness to Christ).
Many times both work together and many times need to be...but the Gospel needs to be preeminent
For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
(1Cor 1:17 ESV)
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