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    Islam through missiological lenses

     96- arriving to the Muslim world


     Fall of the Soviet Union, search for
    identity
     Din wa dawla- Religion and Rule: two
    sides of one coin (no marginalization
    of religion)
     Among “pagans”? Hardly
     God embedded in the language,
    history, folk tales, music…
     Stories of the Prophets in worship
     Militant attitude
     Male/ female boundaries
     Ala and the Bible
     A new approach needed
     Marty and the Sheikh
     My Father knowns…
     Changing roles: learner in search for
    the footprints of God
     Where Noah landed- redeeming
    culture
     Moon God? Sin not Allah

     Quranic view: 49:26 “Your God and ours is One”


    See Surah 112
     How many “gods” are in heaven answering
    prayers? Shema
     What is the issue then? Historical, philological,
    theological, missiological
     Term Allah, not a personal name

     Al Ilah, cognate of Elohim, Allâh is an adaptation


    of the Aramaic word for God, Alâh or Alâhâ.
     “If Muslims use the term Allah to refer to the one
    and only God, the creator of the universe, the
    sustainer of all life, the bestower of all blessings,
    the sender of all prophets and Scripture, then
    that is what the term means for them, and not a
    moon god. Allah is God.”
     http://www.ijfm.org/PDFs_IJFM/23_2_PDFs/Brown_WhoIsAllah.pdf
    Biblical Qur’anic
     God reveals Himself  God reveals his will
     Man as made in the image of God  ”Nothing is like Him” (42:12)
    provides some clues as to God’s
    character  The names of Allah express his
     The different names of God reveal attributes
    His ,character but are also used for
    praise.  God’s transcendent but close to us,
    but not ”with us” in the gospel sense.
     God is transcendent but also
    “Emmanuel”(God with us). God is  God is merciful and loving
    merciful and loving. God initiateslove
    and sacrifices Himself for sinners.  God’s power is absolute- lack of
    Power of God is also vulnerable vulnerability.
    (thecross).
     Missiologically: those who become
    disciples of Jesus need to decide<
    how much to retain, how much needs
    to be further developed, transformed,
    what needs to be discarded and how
    much needs to be replaced.
     Discontinuity Acts 14 Lystran
     Continuity Acts 17 (Athenians)
     Our role? Focus on pouring biblical
    revelation on whatever term is
    adopted and allow the new believer,
    based on their circumstances decide
    what is best.
     One cannot change a person’s concept of God merely by
    changing the name he uses for God.
     Any word that denotes God for someone will evoke that
    person’s concept of God.
     What is required for reconceptualization is new information
    about God that will change the concept itself, and that is the
    task of the Bible.
     It may call for eliminating (God as aloof), adding: God is a
    Father, increasing the strength (love), and decreasing the
    strength (punisher), adding new information, G.od became
    flesh
    NOAH
     God chosen spot,

     National ethnic pride

     Noah and salvation

     The fourth son of Noah

     Ancient traditions: lamb guiding people to


    Paradise
     If you were God, how would you convince the
    people than in your eternal heart,you always
    had a place for them? History
     We are not at war with Islam, but with Satan in
    its many manifestations
     The reenacting of sacred History
     Hijra
     Rites, ceremonies and calendars: divine
    message & Protestantism
     Intention, purification, clothing,
     Stoning of the devil, running to and fro,
     Kaaba black stone and traditions
     Prophets and Patriarchs
     Pilgrimage and the renewal of faith
     Building community

     God was there all along, therefore I
    need to seek for evidence of his
    presence
     Muslim world: integrated, in which
    faith and religion are public and
    welcome to shape society
     Gospel: yeast not hammer.

     We are at war NOT with Islam, but


    with the forces of evil launched in
    any society
     Transformational mission: it changes
    all the parties involved
     Our mission (if it is biblically
    informed and validates) means our
    committed participation as God’s
    people, at God’s invitation and
    command, in God’s own mission
    within the history of God’s world for
    the redemption of God’s creation
     Christopher Wright. The Mission of God. Pp 23

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