Lesson 7 church lesson of truth and Bible

Church lesson 7

1. LESSON 7

2. “What I know about Islam...”
Discussion

3. IN THE NEWS…
A city in Michigan gives permission for the
local mosque to begin announcing the Muslim
daily call to prayer over a loudspeaker so that
it can be heard throughout the city.
A major university builds footbaths in its
bathrooms so that Muslim students can wash
their feet before prayer time.
The state of Minnesota elects a Muslim to the
United States Congress.
An Ohio teenager runs away from her Muslim
family because she fears that her father will
kill her for becoming a Christian.

4. IN THE NEWS…
A California elementary school creates a
special recess period so that Muslim students
can pray.
A Minnesota public school is investigated for
promoting Islam in its curriculum and school
functions.
A Florida Muslim woman sues the
state for refusing to allow her to
wear her face veil for her
driver’s license picture.
Some researchers believe that
Islam is now the fastest growing
religion in the world, outpacing
Christianity.

5. ISLAM—BEGINNINGS
Founded by Muhammad in 610 A.D.
Muhammad recorded revelations,
which later became the Qur’an.
Currently 1.5 billion Muslims in the
world today; 60% live in Asia.

6. WHAT ISLAM TEACHES:
GOD is three Persons in one God.
GOD is one being.
THE TRUTH OF THE BIBLE:

7. WHAT ISLAM TEACHES:
Every word of the The Bible
proves True.
The Bible has been changed and
corrupted.
THE TRUTH OF THE BIBLE:

8. •One author
•Written in one place
•Written in a short
time
•One manuscript
•Composed in one
language
•One of several
“holy” books
•40 + authors
•Written in several
places
•Written over 1,500+
years
•Thousands of
manuscripts
•Composed in 3
languages
•Only authoritative
Holy Book
QUR’AN BIBLE

9. WHAT ISLAM TEACHES:
JESUS is God’s Son and is fully
God.
JESUS is only a prophet.
THE TRUTH OF THE BIBLE:

10. In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was
God.
And the Word became flesh and dwelt
among us, and we have seen his glory,
glory as of the only Son from the Father,
full of grace and truth.
JOHN 1:1, 14

11. WHAT ISLAM TEACHES:
MAN is able to please God
through good deeds.
SIN can be forgiven by Allah without
any kind of payment or atonement.
THE TRUTH OF THE BIBLE:

12. For the mind that is set on the flesh
[the sinful mind] is hostile to God,
for it does not submit to God’s law;
indeed, it cannot.
ROMANS 8:7
...and without the shedding of blood
there is no forgiveness of sin.
HEBREWS 9:22B

13. WHAT ISLAM TEACHES:
MAN is sinful by nature.
SIN is rebellion against God.
MAN is able to please God
through good deeds.
SIN can be forgiven by Allah without
any kind of payment or atonement.
THE TRUTH OF THE BIBLE:

14. WHAT ISLAM TEACHES:
SALVATION is through human
effort by doing more good deeds
than bad deeds.
5 Pillars of Islam

15. Recite the Shahadah.
PILLAR 1:
“I bear witness that there
is no God but Allah and
that Muhammad is His
messenger.”

16. Pray 17 cycles of prayer
each day, spread out
over five times a day.
PILLAR 2:
 Must pray facing Mecca
 Must wash in the
prescribed way before
prayers.

17. Fast during the month
of Ramadhan.
PILLAR 3:
 Must not eat from
sunrise to sunset.

18. Give alms.
PILLAR 4:
 Must give away 1/40
(2.5%) of income, mainly
to the poor and needy.

19. Make the pilgrimage to
Mecca (Hajj).
PILLAR 5:
 Make the trip once
during lifetime if finances
and health permits.

20. The Hajj
Mecca, Saudi Arabia

21. WHAT ISLAM TEACHES:
THE TRUTH OF THE BIBLE:
SALVATION is by faith alone
which is a free gift of God.
Ephesians 2:8-9
SALVATION is through human
effort by doing more good deeds
than bad deeds.

22. ALL FALSE RELIGIONS…
1.DENY that the BIBLE is the one, complete, all-
sufficient truth of God which all people must come
to know and respond to.
2.DENY who JESUS is and what He has done as the
one mediator between God and sinful men.
3.DEPEND ON HUMAN EFFORT in order to attain their
promised reward.

23. “Muslims don’t have a savior. They don’t
have Christ. They don’t have a means of
forgiveness. They simply have an
authoritative God who says, ‘Do this and
don’t do that.’ And they just have to wait until
judgment day to see whether or not they
have been good enough to enter heaven.”
—John Piper

24. SATAN’S LIES
+
SINFUL HEART
REJECT THE
TRUTH
ATHEISM
OTHER
RELIGIONS
ISLAM
GOD’S
WRATH
JOHN 3:35-36
Truth is
Objective
The Source
of Truth is
God
Truth is
Absolute
Truth is
Universal
Truth is
Unchanging
Truth is
Knowable
The TRUTH→
The BIBLE
GOD desires all
to be saved and
to come to know
the TRUTH.
One MEDIATOR
between
GOD and MEN

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