Inviting Muslims to Christ

From: randall_ireland@yahoo.com
Islamic Studies, Religion
Book Title: Inviting Muslims to Christ
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface 4
Forward 6
Chapter 1 SEEKING TRUTH 8
Purpose Statement 8
A Clear Path to Salvation 9
An Important Search for Truth 9
Summary: The purpose statement focuses on eight points that call for mutual respect between these two remarkably different faiths. This is followed by a review of how different faiths establish their foundational beliefs and the importance of searching for truth as presented by each faith.
Chapter 2 THE EARLY CHURCH 14
Foundational Teachings of Christianity 14
The Chalcedonian Definition of the Christian Faith 451 AD. 16
The Apostles’ Creed Second to the Eight Century AD 17
Summary: Presents how the early church developed and includes two important creeds that established the basic beliefs of Christianity. These creeds are acknowledged and apologetically reviewed in Islamic History.
Chapter 3 BELIEFS THAT LEAD TO LIFE 18
Beliefs Essential of the Christian Faith 18
The Scriptures 18
God 19
God the Father 19
God the Son 19
God the Holy Spirit 20
Summary: Presented in this chapter are the basic beliefs that focus on a personal faith commitment, which leads to salvation for the new believer.
Chapter 4 THE HOLY SPIRIT 22
The Person & Work of the Holy Spirit – The Third Person of the Trinity 22
Summary: The Holy Spirit is a unique part of the Christian Trinity. However the importance of the Holy Spirit often requires a detailed review to see how the Holy Spirit operates in the life of every Christian. Numerous examples from both the Old and New Testaments reveal how the Holy Spirit operates to produce the providential plans of the Lord God in our world.
Chapter 5 JESUS IN THE BIBLE 39
The Person and Work of Jesus 39
Acceptance of Jesus Christ as Personal Savior 40
Prayers of Freedom 42
Prayers and Declarations 47
Summary: This chapter begins the in-depth review of contrast between Jesus of the Bible and Isa/Jesus of the Quran. Following a presentation of the Plan of Salvation are a series of declarations and prayers that assist the prior Muslim believer to shed the many cultural demands of Islamic society.
Chapter 6 SALVATION THROUGH JESUS CHRIST 59
Reviewing Text from the Quran and the Bible about Isa and Jesus 59
Summary: This chapter provides a detailed comparison of scripture from both the Bible and the Quran. Notes are provided where greater explication is required. A key feature of the book is seen here, that being that all the scripture necessary for understanding the belief being reviewed is present in the chapter. The reader doesn’t have to go to several different sources. Sufficient scripture is given which allows the reader to see the many mutually exclusive differences between the Bible and the Quran.
Important beliefs presented include: Christians fellowship with the Holy Spirit, how scripture was revealed in the Bible and the Quran, the Deity of Christ which is denied in Islam, The difference in the mission of Jesus Christ and Muhammad, the differences between the narratives about the life of Mary and Jesus, the exclusive covenant given to Israel, the differences in the nature of prophecy presented in the Bible and the Quran and other important differences between the two religions.
Chapter 7 THE LORD GOD AND ISRAEL 102
Judaism’s Foundational Beliefs 102
A Foundational Summary of Jewish Beliefs 103
The Exclusive Promise of the Covenant Given to Abraham and the Israelites 109
Summary: Presented are the thirteen foundational beliefs of the Jewish faith as presented by Moses Maimonides. Scripture is provided to see the foundational basis for these basic Jewish beliefs. This basis summary aids both the Christian and the Muslim acknowledge that Jewism is the theological base for both Christianity and Islam.
Chapter 8 PILLARS OF ISLAM 115
The Pillars of Iman\Faith 116
Islamic Monotheism’s Complete Rejection and Denial of Christian Monotheism 116
Summary: The basic five confessional statements of belief as well as the five confessional statements of faith of Islam are presented and reviewed in relation to Christianity. The result being that we see two mutually exclusive religions emerge, Christianity and Islam. This chapter forms the theological base for reviewing Surah’s 112 and 3 that are presented in chapter nine.
Chapter 9 SURAH’S 112 AND 3 120
Biblical Review of Surah 112 and Surah 3 120
Introduction and Summary To Surah 112: 1-4 Al-Ikhlas (The Purity of Faith) 120
Introduction to Surah 3:1-63 Al-Imran the Family of Imran 128
Conclusion 183
Summary: Compare and contrast beliefs are reviewed including: Unity of Allah, the Quran as the final message to humanity, and Mary and Jesus.
Chapter 10 POWER IN A NAME 186
100 Names of the Lord God of the Bible 186
The Ninety-nine Names of Allah of The Quran 191
Summary: The names given to both the Lord God and Allah are listed, giving each name in Hebrew or Arabic respectively. The chart also list the location of where the name appears in the Bible or Quran.
Appendix 196
NOTES 204
BIBLIOGRAPHY 206
Intended Readers by group: 76mm Protestant plus 28mm Catholics who attend church weekly (Pew Research Center) 6mm English/reading-speaking Muslims in the U.S., All Christian Seminaries in US., Missionary societies, College students of: Islamic Studies or Master’s Degree, All faith based US colleges-could be expanded worldwide, Christian Arabic/Coptic Church’s in US, and Churches in the U.S. that want to share an evangelical message with Muslims in their community, and finally the fifty top authors worldwide who teach and write about Islam.
Personal Biographical Sketch:
Ministry Objective: Christian Author
Jan 292013 Current Writing, Cy-Fair Independent School District. High School Substitute Teacher.
Ministry Experience:
2006 – Aug 2011 Care Alternatives Hospice, Riverside, CA. Served as Chaplain for a, rapidly growing hospice which offers a variety of volunteer support services to their patients along with their traditional hospice support services.
Also taught Comparative World Religions for two semesters at the University of Phoenix, Ontario CA. Served as Chaplain for Marketplace Chaplains in Moreno Valley CA. for three years.

2007 Taught two semesters of Religion 134-World Religions at University of Phoenix

2001 - 2006 Heartland Hospice, Riverside, CA: Served as full time Hospice Chaplain ministering to patients in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
1997-1998 Hospital Chaplain: Served for
2000 Master of Divinity Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill Valley California
1998 Master of Arts in Christian Education
1967 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
BS in Business Administration \ Psychology
Systematic Theology was my favorite course in seminary so when I retired in 2011 I began research at the Lanier Theological library which had an excellent collection in the area of Islamic Studies.
A major goal of my writing is to be able to provide a set of twenty primary resources acquired during my writing to the six Southern Baptist seminaries in the U.S., to increase understanding and as an outreach to the Muslim community.