The name of his book in English is Called from Islam to Christ. He identifies a couple of broad categories of people who convert:
- those fascinated by the personality of Jesus, they begin to pray, they experience the power and goodness, and they finally recognized as the Son of God;
- those looking for a community according to God, they find that community in the Church;
- those who, after recognizing their sin, want to experience free forgiveness, this being interpreted differently by Muslims;
- especially those seeking a coherent message about life, and desire intellectual certainty, especially those educated in controversy, they discover in the Bible the consistent message of the Gospel which attracts them;
- especially those who desire to meet God, to pray to him heart to heart, which is not the case in Islam where prayer is a set of rituals.
That is a rough translation of the French from this website. Here is the original list:
- ceux que fascine la personnalité de Jésus, qu’ils commencent à prier, dont ils expérimentent la puissance et la bonté, et qu’ils finissent par reconnaître comme le Fils de Dieu ;
- ceux qui recherchent une communauté selon Dieu, communauté qu’ils trouvent dans l’Eglise ;
- ceux qui, après s’être reconnus comme pécheurs, aspirent à faire l’expérience du pardon gratuit, celui-ci étant interprété diversement par les musulmans ;
- ceux qui demandent surtout un message cohérent en lui-même et avec la vie, et ont besoin de certitude intellectuelle : instruits dans la polémique, ils ont découvert la Bible et la cohérence du message de l’Evangile les attire ;
- ceux qui ont surtout soif de rencontrer Dieu, de le prier coeur à coeur, ce qui n’est pas le cas dans l’islam où la prière est un ensemble de rites.
7 comments:
Hello Abu,
this reminds me this article, from christianity today : http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/october/42.80.html
Could you reach brother Gallez?
Hi John,
Yes, I am familiar with the work of Woodberry.
Who is Gallez?
Hi Abu,
It's the one you asked me how to contact him : remember this post : http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36628692&postID=5644738367316013088
Thank you John, I did just email him. Sorry I did not remember his name.
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” John 12:32
It should not shock us that Christ is attractive.
Yes CL, and I think this is why he talks about Muslims called TO CHRIST, rather than choosing the word Christianity.
I'm familiar with a number of people who minister in Muslim countries and have always been fascinated with the number of converts who "come to Christ" because of visions/dreams that they have of Him. Have you also heard of converts who have had similar experiences?
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