To Muslims - Let Us Reason

The sermon presents a compelling theological challenge to Islam by appealing to the shared prophetic heritage affirmed by Muhammad, emphasizing that the Old Testament prophets—whom Muslims recognize—consistently teach salvation through divine sacrifice, not human works. It argues that the Muslim concept of earning paradise through good deeds contradicts the biblical witness, where even Adam and Eve's single act of disobedience led to expulsion, yet they were restored through a sacrificial covering, foreshadowing the ultimate sacrifice of Christ. The sermon highlights key passages like Genesis 22 and Isaiah 53 to demonstrate that the prophets pointed to a coming Savior, not a new legalistic system, and critiques the Islamic claim of biblical corruption as self-contradictory, especially since the Quran itself affirms the integrity of scripture. It further contends that Muhammad's teachings diverge from the prophets' consistent message of substitutionary atonement, and that the Quran's own references to the 'great sacrifice' and the Trinity reveal a deeper, unacknowledged alignment with Christian truth. Ultimately, the sermon calls Muslims to examine the prophets they affirm, urging them to recognize Jesus as the fulfillment of those prophecies and the only true sacrifice for sin.