From conversion stories I have read from ex-Muslims, it is almost always a conversion through Jesus visiting them in the dream or a vision.
I have never read of a Muslim being “convinced” through logic, reason, or comparing Bible verses, etc.
It is nearly always an emotional/spiritual/supernatural event that triggers it.
I attend a fairly large, mainstream Presbyterian church. The pastor often makes jokes about how orderly, “blah” and conventional our church is. But always in connection with something that is really amazing that God is doing.
Several months ago he was going through a wedding rehearsal on a Friday. Saw this guy in muslim garb come into the sanctuary. One of the security people (plain clothes) asked if they could help him.
“I’d like to talk the pastor after he is done.”
“Perhaps I can help you - what would you like to talk to him about?”
“I want to talk to him about Jesus. I was given a dream and given an image of this church - and I finally found it! I want to be a Christian.”
I imagine that he was led there as we have an associated church that worships in another building on campus that is full of refugees from all sorts of nations from Africa. With many former muslim’s worshiping.
They know I am Christian because I keep a calendar with Bible verses in my office and a Gideon New Testament on my desk which actually gets read regularly.
I got fired from a previous job because of what I suspect, but cannot prove, was due to my reluctance to worship the secular PC statues erected by King Neb's modern day equivalent. Five months later, I started a better job with more pay and less stress.
From conversion stories I have read from ex-Muslims, it is almost always a conversion through Jesus visiting them in the dream or a vision. I have never read of a Muslim being “convinced” through logic, reason, or comparing Bible verses, etc. It is nearly always an emotional/spiritual/supernatural event that triggers it.
True. I think that witnessing is still important, however, because it helps the seeker to mentally clear away his misunderstandings and roadblocks to faith as a preparatory step. (Is Jesus just a prophet? Are Bible translations accurate? etc)
From the article:
When Kimberly first started sharing her faith, she said, she was overwhelmed by having a person’s soul in the balance. But she reminds herself that the Holy Spirit is also at work, and it’s up to each person what he or she does with the Gospel.
“I am not responsible for making sure they respond a certain way,” Kimberly said. Many will hear it an average of seven times before they respond, she added.
“Maybe I’m number 3, … but the number 3 is just as important as the number 7 because you can’t get to 7 without the 3.”
Witnessing 'prepares the field', so to speak, for the eventual emotional/spiritual/supernatural response.