Paradise

The Gospel must be, at least, partially understood before it can be accepted. The communicators of the Gospel should bear in mind that the words he uses to convey spiritual truth of the Gospel are borrowed from a normal human context, which differs from people to people, culture to culture and, more so, from religion to religion. We may well think that a religious word like God, prayer, salvation or sacrifice, to name just some, may have the same meaning in other contexts – but in reality this is not so.
What better way of expression is there than an illustration?
In this publication I present a collection of illustrations which have been found useful in Muslim evangelism. As Jesus used parables to explain spiritual truths, so Christians should also apply wisdom and use such at the right time and in the right way. It is good that Christians know about the Muslim religion and be familiar with its teaching and practice. This knowledge will help for better communication.
Jesus used parables to stimulate the thinking of the hearers. Why should we not learn these to challenge Muslims to find their own answers and begin to ques- tion their own position before God? I’d like to add a note of caution; parables are to make one or two points and should not be carried too far or misunderstandings might result. May God be glorified through your witness! »Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.« (Matthew 13:34)