Using Good Theology

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• Using Good Theology
• In Christian Witness
• To Muslims
• Christ the Victor

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• Introduction
• Step 1 - God's Love
• and His Plan
• Islamic Perspective God is distant and
  unknowable, and life is a test.

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Step 2 Our Problem

Separation from God
Islamic Perspective Man is born sinless and
no relationship is expected. Relationship is
Master to slave.
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• Step 3 - God's
  Remedy
• The Cross
• Islamic Perspective No one can die in the place
  of another (not just). Jesus never died on the
  cross. We are judged according to the deeds we
  do on earth. God is merciful so bad deeds are a
  1-to-1 ratio but good deeds are a minimum of
  10-to-1 ratio and can be over 1000-to-1 ratio on
  right days or occasions.

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• Step 4
  Our Response
• Accept Christ
• Islamic Perspective submit (Islam) to God and
  do your duty (din). That is all that is expected
  and you are at the mercy of God to be let into
  Paradise.
• Summary
• Relationship with God Sin
• Jesus is God Jesus died on the cross for
  our
• Salvation sins

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In light of Muslims response, how do we share
the gospel?
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• I. Understanding Worldview
• (A worldview consists of the unquestioned
  assumptions and truths by which an individual
  interprets what happens around him.)
• a. Guilt and Innocence
• b. Honor and Shame
• c. Fear and Power

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• II. Guilt and Innocence
• a. Legal/Forensic
• b. Determine who is right and who is
• wrong.
• c. Laws and punishment are based on
• determination of guilt or innocence.

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• III. Honor and Shame
• a. Relationship
• b. Determine how to preserve honor and
  avoid shame at all costs.
• c. Laws and punishment honor killings are
  acceptable.
• Miller states
• In Arab culture, shame must be avoided at all
  costs. If it strikes, it must be hidden. If it
  is exposed, then it must be avenged. At all
  costs, honor must be restored.

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• IV. Fear and Power
• a. Spirit world
• b. Determine why things happen.
• (spirits or ancestors angry).
• c. Laws and punishment restore
• harmony in the unseen world.
• Rather than using scientific tools and
  measurements, spirits or mediums are used to
  determine the cause.

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• V. Western Christian Assumptions
• Guilt and Innocence Paradigm
• a. Peace with God
• b. Romans Road
• c. Bridge
• d. Four Spiritual Laws

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• VI. Major Themes of Redemption
• a. Christ the Redeemer
• 1. Penal Substitution
• 2. Sin is addressed.
• 3. Scripture
• I Corinthians 153
• For what I received I passed on
  to
• you as of first importance
• that Christ died for our sins
  according
• to the Scriptures.

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VI. Major Themes of Redemption

• Scripture
• It was an atoning sacrifice for our sin (Heb
  1010-14)
• It satisfied Gods justice (Romans 325)
• It provided an example for believers (Phil
  25-11 I Peter 221)
• It conquered Satan (John 1231 Col 214-15
  Hebrews 214-15 I John 38)

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• VI. Major Themes of Redemption
• b. Christ the Victor
• 1. Christ is Victor over Satan and his
  
• works.
• 2. Satan, death, sin, and shame are
• addressed.
• 3. Scripture - I John 38
• He who does what is sinful is of the devil,
  because the devil has been sinning from the
  beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared
  was to destroy the devils work.
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  Hebrews 214-15
• Since the children have flesh and
  blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by
  his death he might destroy him who holds the
  power of deaththat is, the deviland free those
  who all their lives were held in slavery by their
  fear of death.

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• VII. Themes to be Broadened
• a. Christ bound the strong manSatan.
• b. Christ defeated deathto offer
  eternal life.
• c. Christ took our sin--removing Satans
  hold on us.
• d. Christ took our shamechildren of
  Satan to children of God.

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• VIII. Construction of a Gospel Presentation
• DOES GOODNESS LIVE IN YOU?
• CREATION FALL

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• ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE LIFE

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• ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE LIFE

KNOWLEDGE
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• ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE LIFE

KNOWLEDGE
DISCIPLINE
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• ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE LIFE

KNOWLEDGE
DISCIPLINE
RELIGION
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• ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE LIFE

KNOWLEDGE
DISCIPLINE
RELIGION
LAW
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• ACCEPT CHRIST
• Took on Satan and beat him
• Set us free from the power
• of Satan, death, sin, and shame

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• ARE WE GOOD ENOUGH?

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• CHRISTIAN LIFE

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• JUDGEMENT DAY

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• JUDGEMENT DAY