Christianity and Islam
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Since salvation is by God's grace, Christians can have assurance of their redemption in Christ. But our Muslim neighbors have no such hope. Today, James Anderson evaluates stark differences between Christianity and Islam.
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| 0:00.0 | We come to the absolutely decisive and irreconcilable points of difference. |
| 0:05.4 | Christianity and Islam have radically different views on the identity and the mission of Jesus, |
| 0:13.2 | who he was and what he came to do. |
| 0:21.3 | There are not many ways to God. |
| 0:23.6 | There is only one name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved, |
| 0:29.1 | and despite the increasing number of atheists, there are many who still believe in a God |
| 0:34.2 | and follow a false religion. |
| 0:36.6 | So how can we have thoughtful conversations with those who deny Christianity? |
| 0:42.1 | Welcome to renewing your mind on Nathan W. Bingham. |
| 0:46.5 | Increasingly, your neighbor, or someone you go to school with or work with, |
| 0:51.2 | may call themselves a Muslim. |
| 0:53.5 | How do you share the gospel with a Muslim? |
| 0:55.5 | What exactly do they believe? |
| 0:58.5 | Today, James Anderson joins us to clearly differentiate and contrast Christianity and Islam. |
| 1:06.4 | What do we agree on? |
| 1:07.7 | What do we disagree on? |
| 1:09.6 | We'll begin an exploration of Islam over the next few days. |
| 1:13.2 | Here's Dr. Anderson. |
| 1:17.1 | We want to understand Islam not simply on its own terms, but from a distinctly Christian perspective. |
| 1:25.2 | And we want to critically evaluate it from a Christian perspective so that we can engage |
| 1:32.0 | thoughtfully and fruitfully with Muslims and equip other Christians to do so. |
| 1:39.6 | In this lecture, then, I want to turn to a direct comparison and contrast between the Christian |
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