Parts I and II focused on 1 Corinthians 1:29-23, which is one of the key passages used to justify the Insider Movement. I have shown that Paul never said he became a Greek to the Greeks. The passage, in fact, defeats the concept that we can be Muslims to Muslims. Paul did say however that [...]
Introduction In Part I, we have established that Paul never said that he was Greek to the Greeks. We demonstrated that the text must be read in its context, which is broader than the chapter and extends to Paul’s entire discourse, encompassing all three chapters of 1 Corinthians 8, 9 and 10. We expounded on [...]
Before writing this article I asked a few people who wrote these words, “I have become a Jew to the Jews.” Without hesitation each of them had the same answer “Paul.” Then I asked “What else did Paul say in the same passage?” Again each one answered the same: “and a Greek to the Greeks.” [...]
May 252010
Does Jesus love all Muslims? No doubt your answer is an emphatic yes. Perhaps this verse pops up in your head: “God so loved the world…” (John 3:16) We all agree that the life of Jesus on earth was characterized by love. In the three years of his ministry, our Lord touched the untouchables, reached [...]
We are pleased to bring to you an interview with Carl Medearis, a famous speaker, writer in today’s missions and missiology, co-author of “Tea with Hezbollah” and author of “Muslims, Christians and Jesus“. Carl Medearis has often been connected with the Insider Movement (See our article: “Position Paper on the Insider Movement” ), which the [...]
Apr 062010
This is a long article, feel free to download the pdf: Bearing the Name : A survey of the use of the name Christian in the early church. As always, we would love you to post your thoughts and comments to this article. Early Christians Bear the Name 1 Peter 4:16 “However, if you suffer as [...]
Mar 302010
Please leave comments to this article, also feel free to download the PDF here. Bridging Concept A bridge is a link that connects two opposite sides of a gap. The purpose of a bridge is to transport people or vehicles from one side to the other. “Building bridges” has been used extensively as a missionary [...]
Mar 082010
This post has been revised from Original, enough so, it’s worth a re-read. Please leave comments! On the cover of almost every missions brochure you can find the same thing: Glossy color photos of exotic faces. A henna-covered woman in a veil, a weathered-faced man wearing a turban, a New Guinean highlander with a bone [...]
In order to make this site more interactive, please leave your thoughts in comments! C.S. Lewis once wrote in a letter: “Odd, the way the less the Bible is read the more it is translated.” Despite a declining interest in scripture distribution, new contextualist ‘translations’, have become quite in vogue. Much of what they call translation, [...]
The following is a guest article written by: Ibrahim Hoxha. His Bio proceeds the article. Having a Muslim background, it was quite impressive to me first time I encountered with the Common Ground approach. It was so attractive, very different from the usual ‘Christian’ perspective on reaching the Muslims. I felt like I really had [...]
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