1. Apologetic Evangelism for Winning Muslims to Christ
Steve Morrison
Motivation
Approaches to Muslim Evangelism
Views and Types of Muslims
Inserting apologetics in Gospel presentations
The THINK Method of Evangelism
6. A Three-Layer Framework
7. An Agreement-Challenge Framework

2. 1. Motivation Questions a) Why evangelism? b) Why Apologetics?
c) How do You tell a good / better approach from a bad or worse one?

3. 2a. Approaches: What precisely are We Sharing?
Accept Jesus as their personal Lord & Savior
Mohammed’s a false prophet; Qur’an is a lie
Accept some Christians and part of Jesus’ words, though maybe not Paul
Islam has mistakes, but like Judaism still might have been from God
Share some gospel truth: read the Bible, God is our Father, Jesus is Messiah, though not “western” concepts such as Trinity
Share all the gospel: authority of the Bible, praising Jesus, atonement, etc.

4. 2b. Reform vs. Rebirth
Question: How would a reform evangelism approach differ from a rebirth evangelism approach?

5. 2c. Different Evangelism Approaches
Expressing Love
Personal Testimony
Sharing from God’s Word
Breaking Down Strongholds
Various Christian Approaches
C5 (Contextualization)
Challenging
Confrontational, Debate, Arguing
Insulting, Quarreling

6. 2d. Demolishing Strongholds
“Though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God…” 2 Corinthians 10:3-5a.

7. 2e. Confronting Islam “set for the defense of the gospel” (Php 1:17)
“earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints” (Jude 3)
“to be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict” (Titus 1:9)
Follow the example of Paul and Apollos who “rigorously refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ” (Acts 18:28)

8. 3a. True or False: Views of the Lost
__ The lost are merely ill- or uninformed. If they were only informed, then they would see.
__ If they do not see, it is only because they have not yet been informed, - in a way they can relate to.
__ Sin and depravity are not relevant in evangelism
__ Muslim-born believers all come to Christ basically the same way
__ The Holy Spirit converts, not us, so debating and arguing have no place in evangelism

9. 3b. A Muslim Spectrum Disillusioned and Disappointed
Cultural Commitment: Go Red Sox!
Folk Islam
They Believe What They Never Read
Liberal / Modern Muslims redefine Islam
Serious / Conservative Muslims
Offshoots (Sufis, Isma’ilis, ‘Alawites, etc.)
Radical / Salafi / Wahabi Muslims
Supports of Radicals (includes many liberals!)

10. 4. Inserting Apologetics as Needed
Apologetics is not sowing the seed of the gospel, only rotatilling the ground
Some non-Christians do not need to hear apologetics
Share apologetics only where and when needed
You wait for the objection before answering it. - They might be unaware of the objection.

11. 5. The THINK Method Trust in the Holy Spirit
Hear the discrepancies & contradictions
Illuminate discrepancies by asking questions
Navigate around barriers
Keep the door open for sharing the Gospel

12. 6. A Three-Layer Framework
Some Christians just give up if they are not open
Parable of the Four Soils
Some Muslims might be good soil, just covered by three layers of concrete
1. Faith in Islam
2. Skepticism of Christianity
3. The Last Barrier…

13. 7. An Agreement-Challenge Framework
1. What You Both Agree is Wrong
2. Why is It Wrong?
3. How Could Allah Let That Occur?
4. What Would You Tell someone who was in that Group?
5. If we are going to be objective, how can we (Muslims and Christians) know if we are in the wrong or not?

14. Conclusions On Apologetic Evangelism
There are different approaches
Some are bad, but there are multiple good ones
Jesus and Paul were not limited to just using one approach; neither are we
Choose your approach wisely; be true to Scripture, and based on the need of the hearers