Chrislam: How Missionaries are Promoting an Islamized Gospel - Softcover

Lingel, Joshua; Morton, Jeff; Nikides, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1724269119 ISBN 13: 9781724269119

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

This important study engages the question of how much one can & should remain connected to one's Muslim heritage as that Muslim comes to embrace Christ. What should we teach others to do in a Muslim context & how should we translate the Scripture for them so the message of the New Testament is clear? On analogy with the Messianic movement, the claim is that the ability exists to extensively keep both relationships. This impacts translation & practice. It is a significant claim that needs careful assessment. The emotional line between cultural sensitivity and syncretism is thin, but the theological line between them is great. One (cultural sensitivity) is important to maintain, the other (syncretism) is crucial to avoid. This study of insider movements will help you assess what is going on, and help you begin to see the crucial difference. It is well worth the time because it is a timely, insightful book on an important topic. - Darrell L. Bock, Research Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary The critical question concerning the so-called insider approach to missions is not the pragmatic question of what works but the theological question of what is essential to the New Testament Gospel. William Lane Craig, Research Professor of Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology The insider movement does not produce disciples of Jesus Christ but spiritual schizophrenics. The insider movement is not inside Islam and it is not inside the Gospel. It is, in fact, more an Islamic movement than Christian. It is another form of Islam. It is a perversion and disservice to Christ. Those who have the interest of Muslims at heart should read this book again and again. Moses Gbenu, President, Ministry of Eternal Affairs, Nigeria

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About the Author

Joshua Lingel Bio: Joshua Lingel was called into Muslim Ministry at age 18 when God spoke to him to study everything he could about Islam and since train up the global church to target the Muslims in one generation. He has been involved in Muslim Evangelism for the last 26 years. Lingel attended six universities in Islamic Studies, including University of Washington, University of London, Harvard and Talbot School of Theology, in Muslim Ministry and Christian Theology, teaching at Biola University & Talbot School of Theology undergrad & graduate students in Christian Apologetics to Islam since 1999. He is married to Jussara Lingel and together they lead i2 Ministries. Joshua Lingel is the Founding President and visionary leader of i2 Ministries: Finishing the Great Commission Among Muslims. Currently, he is responsible for leading training in Muslim Ministry and Islamic Studies for a network of 27,000 churches and 18 million Christians in Asia, Africa and South America. Likewise, i2 Ministries offers training to networks of 250,000 students in over 200 countries. i2 Ministries main ministry is to strengthen “church-based training” with their network of 35 professors courses developed and recorded over the past twelve years called: Mission Muslim World University. The goal is to provide each church and Christian the accessibility to all the training they need to finish the Great Commission among Muslims from voices of global Christianity, including global Christianity South. (www.i2ministries.org) Please Contact him if you would like to partner or train your church(es) to reach Muslims: info@i2ministries.org Mission Muslim World University Copyright i2 Ministries, Inc www.i2ministries.org All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without prior permission of i2 Ministries.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1724269119
• ISBN 13: 9781724269119
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 368