Invitation to Islam: A Survival Guide
by Thomas McElwain
"This study is based on the philosophy that the Bible can be used effectively in dealing with the people of the Book, for the very good reason that the Bible more consistently teaches Islam than it does Christianity. Working with Jews is another matter, since Judaism, both in teaching and practice, is very close to Islam. It is of little use to point out to Jews that the Bible does not support the doctrine of the Trinity, for example. They do not believe in it anyway. Although there is a focus on Christian-Muslim relations, much of the material in this study can be applied especially to secularized people, who unconsciously maintain many Christian misconceptions, and even to people of other religious traditions. "
This is reminscent of something I've been thinking about for some time. Catchphrases or tacky slogans we could use for today's generation and contemporary society:
Want to be a better Christian? Read and practice the Quran!
You ask WWJD? Ask WWMD, and you'll arrive at the same answer.
Yahweh = Allah; Shalom = Salaam; Shabbar = Hassan; Shabbir = Hussain. Different language, same thing. We must be on to something...
Really tacky, but can I help it if these things pop into my head?
by Thomas McElwain
"This study is based on the philosophy that the Bible can be used effectively in dealing with the people of the Book, for the very good reason that the Bible more consistently teaches Islam than it does Christianity. Working with Jews is another matter, since Judaism, both in teaching and practice, is very close to Islam. It is of little use to point out to Jews that the Bible does not support the doctrine of the Trinity, for example. They do not believe in it anyway. Although there is a focus on Christian-Muslim relations, much of the material in this study can be applied especially to secularized people, who unconsciously maintain many Christian misconceptions, and even to people of other religious traditions. "
This is reminscent of something I've been thinking about for some time. Catchphrases or tacky slogans we could use for today's generation and contemporary society:
Want to be a better Christian? Read and practice the Quran!
You ask WWJD? Ask WWMD, and you'll arrive at the same answer.
Yahweh = Allah; Shalom = Salaam; Shabbar = Hassan; Shabbir = Hussain. Different language, same thing. We must be on to something...
Really tacky, but can I help it if these things pop into my head?
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