“The Bible and Koran: Different Versions or Visions?”
Sept.19, 2010 2Peter 1:12-21, 2:1-3 Play
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OUTSPOKEN T-SHIRTS, CHURCH-SPOKEN KORAN - WHAT’S RIGHT?
• contrast in attitude toward Islam between
Gainesville FA pastor and other religious leaders
HOW DOES GOD SPEAK?
• Peter keen for church to be able to recall his
eyewitness testimony (1:12ff; 2:3; Jn 1:14-18)
• Incarnation another instance of Yahweh stooping to
help His people (Mt 1:21; Ex 3:7f)
• fulfilment of prophecy validates Scripture (1:19;
Jn 10:35; Lk 24:44)
• Bible produced by divine inspiration (1:20f; 3:15)
KEY DIFFERENCES - #1: GOD’S NATURE
• God is loving, not distant / temperamental (Jn
3:16; 2Pet 1:17; Rom 5:8; 1Jn 4:16)
• not blasphemous to view God as Trinity (Jn 6:27;
Col 2:9; Ac 5:3ff; Rom 9:5)
KEY DIFFERENCE #2: WAS JESUS SPECIAL?
• not just another part of creation (Col 1:17; Jn
1:1ff; 2Pet 1:19; Is 7:14)
• Lord not just an apostle/prophet (Jn 14:6; 2Pet
1:1f,11, 14)
• crucified for our sins (1Pet 2:24; 3:18; 5:1; Lk
9:31; 9:22, 44; 18:31-33; Mt 20:28)
KEY DIFFERENCE #3: HOW CAN WE BE SAVED?
• danger of not measuring up in the scales of
judgment, vs. Jesus’ purchase of our redemption (Eph 2:8f; 1Pet 1:18f,
2:25; 2Pet 2:1; Mk 10:45)
• D-I-Y or D-I-Y-P?
• sin treated seriously in Christian view of
atonement (Rom 3:25f)
• Jesus offers assurance of salvation, not ‘utterly
confused’ (Jn 10:28)
HOW OUGHT WE THEN TO LIVE?
• great promises so can grow in God’s nature -
goodness, kindness, love, etc. (1:4ff)
• holy, godly, spotless as look forward (3:11ff)
• be on guard so not carried away by error
• share your positive testimony