Archive for category: Islam

Last major chapter (not including conclusion)…six days left to get done and to do a read through before London, Berlin, and possibly Dublin (pray that works out). Busiest schedule I’ve ever planned for myself while away, too. But I have found I need the hard copy of a source I have in my notes for this last chapter. I have

It is truly hard not to laugh out loud at this one. Someone on Twitter sent me this link this morning. I have become accustomed to the “we can’t argue with you, we are clueless about history and logic, but we can make outrageous claims and get our fellow jihadis to think we are brave” attitude of certain Muslims on

Omar Qayum is a volunteer at the North American Muslim Foundation (NAMF). Today he posted an article on the MDI blog taking issue with various events in Canada. I read through the article over lunch, and just about choked on my pasta when I ran across this section in response to Roman Catholic Michael Coren: I challenge Michael to refute

For those following along with the current Dividing Line, the following link provides the reference materials (link).

This morning I had the privilege of listening to the debate that took place between Chris Green and Paul Bilal Williams. I will be addressing the debate on the Dividing Line, for I was truly amazed at what I heard. Chris Green did a fine job, for a Brit! I do believe my British brethren need to have a little

During the Dividing Line of July 13, 2012, Dr. White mentioned an Islamic argument alleging that James (the author of the book of James) did not believe that Jesus is God and that the church of Jerusalem (which he seemingly associates with James) was somehow in opposition to the church of Paul. But James does make it clear that he

Sometimes when talking with Muslims, you may hear the line, “Jesus never said he was God” or “Jesus never said, ‘I am God, worship me.'” There are a lot of valid responses to this comment. Among these is the response: “He didn’t have to!” I. The Father’s Testimony to the Son The Father testified to the son, calling him “My

MuslimByChoice, a channel on YouTube, often attempts to respond to my materials. Unfortunately, he (they?) have provided far too many examples of bad argumentation, poor research, and simply erroneous reasoning. Here is an attempt to respond to only a tiny portion of my opening remarks from last week in Toronto.

Between 1985 and 1989 I studied through Fuller Theological Seminary. While some of my professors were conservative, most were far to my left, and the reading assignments exposed me to the full range of form and redaction criticism that is the “given” in today’s realm of Christian scholarship. I can tell you, without hesitation, that the vast majority of those

I have just a few minutes before I need to leave to speak at the Cambridge Reformed Bible Conference, but wanted to report on last night’s debate. I intend to do a vlog (video blog) about it when I get back and address some of the key issues raised by Shabir Ally (esp. regarding his reliance upon liberal, destructive criticism

My sincerest thanks to Ivey Conerly, Marcus Pittman, and everyone else who assisted in putting together this spoken word presentation of the gospel for Muslims. Please pray the Lord will spread this video all through the Muslim world and that God, by His Spirit, will draw many to the glorious Lord, Jesus the Messiah. Many thanks to all those who

Yesterday as I rode I was listening to a series of lectures of Hamza Yusuf on the life of Muhammad. I was taken aback at the direct nature of his statements regarding the absolute necessity of loving Muhammad. Indeed, that the Muslim must love Muhammad more than he loves his own soul. That by loving Muhammad one can find eternal

Going to go for a Jumbo (though our host is a bit under the weather, hence, expect a few brief pauses while he uses the cough/snork/snort/grab a breath button) DL today. First hour will continue our response to Wajdi Akkari, the last half hour will be open phones! Join us today!

Since I am on James White’s blogging team, and am friends with him, I was sure to carefully read an article posted with the alarming title, “Exposing James White’s Deceit and Ignorance of Islamic Scripture,” from the “Calling Christians” website. The title wasn’t supported by the body of the piece. “Deceit and Ignorance” turned out to be, at most, a

I have provided to Ivey Conerly my thoughts on how to present the gospel while dealing with one of the biggest hurdles Islam places before faith in Jesus, that being Surah 4:157: That they said (in boast), “We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah”;- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it

My sincere thanks to Ivey Conerly and Marcus Pittman and to all who made this project possible. Soli Deo Gloria! Please send this video far and wide!

Our professional response will appear shortly! The “He Submitted Freely” t-shirt is available here.

David Wood just posted these over at Answering Muslims. It is great to hear someone whose origins are from “the other side” of the divide confirming what we have been saying repeatedly in reference to this vital issue (i.e., he knows the Islamic sources from the inside though he is a convert). A full and complimentary study would be found

The punchline is this – “a goat ate it.”  In discussions regarding Qur’anic preservation, the following hadith is sure to come up: Reported ‘Aisha (RA): ‘the verse of stoning and of suckling an adult ten times was revealed, and they were (written) on a paper and kept under my pillow. When the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) expired and we were

I understand that my friend, Dr. James White, may be preparing a better response to “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus || Muslim Version,” but I want to chime in now, while it is fresh on my mind (rather than waiting 24 years – just sayin’).  I’ll respond in chunks to the lyrics.  The production quality was pretty good

You would have to be living under a rock somewhere not to have heard about the viral video produced by Jefferson Bethke called “Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus,” found here. 15.5 million views so far. Others have commented on this video, so I will not. In any case, it has spawned many responses on YouTube. I saw a

We have noted this before, and when the guys at Acts 17 reposted it just now, I thought I would comment again. There is something deeply disrespectful in Ehrman’s comments here. Oh, I’m sure he was just trying to be funny, in a way. But remember when I asked him serious questions about his methodology and his conclusions as they

Please share this video with every Muslim you know. It is the concluding statement I made in a debate in Southern California in 2008.

You tell me: To our Muslim readers: We worship one God, who has manifested Himself in Three Persons. One Yahweh, one God, Three Persons. No association of anything created or non-eternal. No married gods, no wives or consorts (contra Q. 6:101). Three co-equal and co-eternal Persons sharing fully the one, indivisible being of God. While the Qur’an attempts to identify