Why Follow Jesus?

Contents

Introduction

1. The Book

• The contents of the Bible
• The Old Testament
• The New Testament
• The order of the books of the Bible

2. The Bible & the Qur'an

• Injil as a standard
• The Qur'an does not suggest alteration
• Before Muhammad
• After Muhammad
• Documentary Evidence

3. The Inspiration of the Bible

• God's Word
• The testimony
• The Old Testament
• Some important examples
• The verdict of Jesus
• The method
• Unity in the message

4. The Accuracy of the Bible

• Original manuscripts
• Ancient manuscripts of the Bible
• Not mere history
• Accuracy of the text

5. The Accuracy of the Bible (2)

• Archaeological findings
• The art of writing pre-dates Moses
• Pontius Pilate
• Customs of many years before Christ
• The city of Tyre
• Destruction of Nineveh
• Prophecies fulfilled
• Other prophets

6. The Abiding Word

• Testimony of the Qur'an
• Animal sacrifices
• The Sabbath & ceremonial laws

7. Prophecies about Jesus

• Jesus to be born of a virgin
• Jesus to be born in Bethlehem
• Jesus to perform miracles
• Jesus to be crucified
• Jesus side to be pierced
• Many more prophecies
• What do you think?

8. Jesus the Messiah

• His arrival on this earth
• His mission
• Jesus, the Christ
• His ministry as teacher
• His miracles
• His influence

9. The Crucifixion Factor

• The plot
• Jesus' trial, death and resurrection
• The heart of the matter
• The substitution theory
• The Swoon theory

10. The Risen Jesus!

• Attacks
• The sign of JonahThe circumstances
• The witness report
• A plea

11. The Person of Jesus

• Titles of Jesus in the Qur'an
• Jesus' sinlessness
• His authority over sin
• Jesus, the lord of resurrection

12. Jesus, the Son of Man

• A great prophet
• The purpose

13. Jesus, the Ppromised Messiah

• Jesus, as the promised messiahThe testimony of the angel
• The testimony of a disciple
• The testimony of Jesus
• The Messiah & the Son of God

14. Jesus, the Son of God

• The Father & the Son
• Objections
• The heart of the matter
• Jesus as the Son of God
• The first and the last
• The unique Sonship
• He who has seen me
• Eye-witnesses of his majesty
• The crucial question

15. Jesus, the Great Teacher (Parables)

• God's Kingdom
• The parable of the sower
• A hidden treasurer
• The Greedy farmer
• The parable of the lost Son
• Why Jesus?

16. Jesus, the Great Teacher (Miracles)

• The first miracle
• Life to a child
• A man at the pool
• Feeding several thousand people
• What do we learn?
• Jesus walks on water
• A lesson for us
• Jesus, the master of life

17. Jesus, the Great Teacher (Faith & Action)

• The Sabbath
• Prayer
• How to pray?
• Fasting
• Giving
• The good Samaritan

18. Jesus, the Great Sacrifice

• Adam & Eve
• Cain & Abel
• Abraham & his son
• The Passover lamb
• The law of Moses
• A Question
• The great sacrifice
• The testimony of John the Baptist
• The testimony of Jesus
• God with us

19. The Second Coming

• The return of Jesus in Islam
• The return of Jesus in the Bible
• The work upon his return
• The time factor
• The purpose

20. Christ, our Life

• What should I do then?
• Who is the Holy Spirit?
• The coming of the Holy Spirit
• The work of the Holy Spirit
• What is Baptism?
• Philip & the Ethiopian
• What does baptism signify?
• Living with Christ
• A changed life