tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post3765591972328054950..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Yes, Apologetics Makes A DifferenceRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-35396722504915137262014-12-17T19:14:45.572-05:002014-12-17T19:14:45.572-05:00Excellent post, Jason. Very true.Excellent post, Jason. Very true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-6828914919776499412014-12-17T18:07:19.194-05:002014-12-17T18:07:19.194-05:00Jeff,
Qureshi's book focuses on issues like t...Jeff,<br /><br />Qureshi's book focuses on issues like the life of Muhammad, the nature of the Quran, and Jesus' deity, death, and resurrection. The differences between Qureshi's form of Islam and the more mainstream forms aren't relevant in those contexts. To use the Christianity/Mormonism analogy, it would be like somebody dismissing a book by a Mormon arguing for the historical existence of Jesus, even though Christians and Mormons agree on that issue and none of Mormonism's disagreements with Christianity come up in the book in any significant way.Jason Engwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031011335190895123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-57539789840044321752014-12-17T13:09:20.712-05:002014-12-17T13:09:20.712-05:00"Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus" is only $..."Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus" is only $3.99 for the Kindle on Amazon right now. I may pick just pick it up. Some of the negative comments have something like this as the main theme:<br /><br />"Qureshi isn't REALLY a Muslim. REAL Muslims view him like Christians view Mormons." <br /><br />In your estimation, is that a valid critique?<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Jeff.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230576503431727315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-1474598838651161802014-12-16T19:44:34.201-05:002014-12-16T19:44:34.201-05:00Richard,
I agree that apologetics helps in non-co...Richard,<br /><br />I agree that apologetics helps in non-conversion contexts. And thanks for the encouragement.Jason Engwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031011335190895123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-11459941465707176442014-12-16T19:22:00.121-05:002014-12-16T19:22:00.121-05:00Jason,
I agree with your post completely. The Da...Jason,<br /><br />I agree with your post completely. The David Wood video was very moving. I would simply add--and it should be noted that this is an "addition" and not a contradiction--that apologetics helps in other ways besides leading to conversions. Apologetics helps the people of God as they see the truthfulness of Christian claims vindicated in the arena of debate. I think particularly of Apollos in Acts 18. It is said that "he greatly helped those who had believed through grace..." And how did he do this? The next verse answers: "for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ." (Acts 18.27-28). Even if none of Apollos' opponents turned in conversion the fact that he helped the church is reason enough why we need apologetics.<br /><br />Thank you for your work in standing in the tradition of Apollos and helping the church!Richard Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04355169960122137791noreply@blogger.com