We have full New Testament manuscripts that date to the fourth and fifth centuries.

That is hundreds of years before Muhammad was born.

And those manuscripts prove that the Bible that we have today is the same as the Bible that Christians had in Muhammad's day,

which the Quran says Christians should use to judge Muhammad's claims.

I think that is a devastating, internal problem for the Muslim worldview.

As you engage with unbelievers in your day-to-day life, I'm sure you hear objections.

There can't be only one way to God.

If God is a God of love, surely He'll forgive me anyway.

The Bible, that can't be trusted, it was written by men.

We've dealt with many of those questions this year already on renewing your mind,

but what objections do Muslims typically make?

This week on renewing your mind, we're doing a short exploration of Islam with James Anderson.

I didn't grow up with Muslim friends, maybe you didn't either.

So I'm finding Dr. Anderson's insights so helpful this week.

Today, he considers some of the most common objections you'll hear

when you engage with the Muslim about Christianity and the Gospel.

Here's Dr. Anderson.

I want to focus on the task of Christian apologetics in connection with Islam

and our interactions with Muslims.

Despite what it sounds like, apologetics isn't about apologizing for anything.

It's not about saying sorry.

Apologetics comes from the Greek word Apologia, meaning a defense,

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