Session Two
Outline / Notes

"The goal is to help Christians move beyond stereotypes and toward loving Muslims in a Christ-like way."



Pillars of Islam:

 

Core Beliefs of Islam:

1.____________________________________   1.___________________________________
2.____________________________________   2.___________________________________
3.____________________________________   3.___________________________________
4.____________________________________   4.___________________________________
5.____________________________________   5.___________________________________
(sometimes 6).__________________________   6.___________________________________

Some Key Differences in our Concepts of God:

1)  In Christianity we see God through the lens of the life of _______________.
2)  In Christianity God feels the pain of human _________________ and Jesus reveals 
God’s ____________________.
3)  In Islam God is not thought of as one who ________________________________.
4)  In Islam God’s gift to humanity is the revelation of God’s ________________, 
(God does not reveal God’s self).

Books of God:

  1. The Qur’an refers to Jews and Christians as people of the _______________.

  2. There is no charge in the Qur’an that the texts of the earlier books have been ____________________.

Muhammad:

  1. Muhammad is called the _____________________ of the prophets.

  2. Muhammad is not worshipped, he was only a __________________,

    But he is a ______________________ of the Godly life.

Jesus in The Qur’an:

(Check off the titles or actions of Jesus included in The Qur’an.)

 
Born of the Virgin Mary
 
Spirit from God
 
Performed Miracles
 
Word of God
 
Prophet
 
Son of God
 
Messiah
 
Died on the Cross
  • Very often what the Qur’an rejects is not orthodox Christian teaching,

    but rather some ___________________________.

  • The Qur’an claims that ____________________ does not have a son. It could be that

    what the Qur’an is rejecting is a very ___________________ kind of sonship, implying

    sexual procreation, birth, etc.

  • Most Muslims believe that Christians worship three ______________.

  • It fits Quranic logic that God would not ______________________ his beloved

    messenger to undergo crucifixion, but would rather __________________ him.

Summary:

  • The ______________________ of Islam are good spiritual discipline.

  • The _________________________________ are very close to a simple expression of

    Christian faith, with one key difference: the role of ________________________.

Bridges:

  • People with different God-given __________ will build different kinds of bridges.

  • A common dimension for all of us is ______________________ with Muslims

    backed up by ____________________.

5 types of bridges
Notes on Bridges
  • Reconciliation
  • Peace Making
  • Service
  • Dialogue
  • Evangelism