65: Discussing Jesus with Your Muslim Friends

There are an estimated 2 billion Muslims worldwide, including your classmates, neighbors, and friends. Many are interested in discussing spiritual topics, including the person of Jesus. But how do we have these conversations–and share the good news about who Jesus really is–without the conversation turning into an argument? Alan Shlemon has an answer that he and many others have found to be very helpful: beginning with the Koran instead of the Bible to break down barriers. Alan is a staff apologist with Stand To Reason, a sought-after speaker on this topic, and my guest on this episode of College Faith.

In this podcast we discuss:

• How Alan got interested in this topic
• Why we should care about sharing Jesus with Muslims
• Why Muslims are open to discussing Jesus
• What our attitude toward Muslims should be
• Essential Muslim beliefs and practices
• How to discuss the accuracy of the Gospels
• What to avoid in conversations with Muslims
• Alan’s overall strategy to get to Gospel conversations with a Muslim
• Why the Gospel is “good news” for the Muslim

Resources mentioned during our conversation:

• Stand To Reason website
• Get to the Gospel with Muslims, Stand to Reason
• The Cost Muslims Pay for Missing Jesus, Stand to Reason
• The Quran Gets Crucifixion Wrong, Stand to Reason
• Is “Allah” Just Another Word for God?, Stand to Reason
• STR U, Stand to Reason’s free online training program (includes his course on “Engaging Muslims”)