inter-faith dialogue

[SierraJ]

So this week on my campus with a christian group I am apart of, our South Asian brothers and sister are hosting an interfaith dialogue night. I have had only 2 or 3 conversation with other muslim student which all went well. I would like to get feed back from other South Asian christian on how to properly approach this topic of discussing Jesus..not trying to convert, but talking about how they interact in their religion and sharing my views in christing on the topic of community, love and faith. I know that family is a big value for them so that could be a starting point I suppose. any suggestions?

 

[G4JC]

Be careful with inter-faith dialouge, as the Christian it is you who should be telling them, not the other way around.
This has also caused a commotion at YWAM and other formerly respectable missonary ministries which have changed from preaching the gospel to fitting the gospel in with the world's religions. You can see for yourself some of these acts in the video below...
[video=youtube;DS2pa1TyxKc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS2pa1TyxKc[/video]

While some misunderstandings can be cleared with Muslims, the main offense is Jesus Christ (see 1 Peter 2:4-8). The truth about the Lord and Savior must not be compromised. Muslims reject God the Father who sent His Son to die for sinners. Most deny both the necessity and historicity of Christ’s death. While Muslims honor Jesus as a noble prophet, they depend on Islamic faith and works—submission to one Allah, belief in Muhammad’s revelation of Allah, obedience to the Qur’an and the Five Pillars—for entrance to paradise. Many Muslims believe that Christians worship three gods, deify a man, and have corrupted the Bible.

Christians and Muslims should discuss doctrinal misunderstandings. Christians must understand biblical theology so they can . . .
• explain the Trinity: God is one in essence, three in Person.
• give evidence of the Bible’s trustworthiness.
• show how God’s holiness and man’s sinfulness require Christ’s atoning death.
• clarify beliefs about Jesus: “And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God” (1 John 4:14-15).

With love, humility, and patience, Christians must present Jesus as Lord and Savior. “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’” (John 14:6).

Source: What are some reasons for the animosity between Christians and Muslims?

 

[Grey]

Be careful with inter-faith dialouge, as the Christian it is you who should be telling them, not the other way around.

So basically you're telling them to try and convert the muslims while rejecting what the muslims say... and they totally aren't going to do the same thing....