MDI debate at London Central Mosque: Salvation in Christianity and Islam
Posted: December 13, 2011 Filed under: articles by Paul Williams, Christianity, Islam, MDI, Videos 6 Comments »Part 1 has just come out of production, so here is the film of my debate with the pastor of the Church where I became a born-again Evangelical Christian.
Part 2 records the rebuttals and the Q & A session.
It took place at the prestigious London Central Mosque on 4th December 2011. We discussed the following questions (and a lot more!)
How are we saved? How does God save mankind from the consequences of their evils acts? Can we ever be forgiven? How do we obtain this forgiveness from God? Do we need the sacrifice of Jesus, or is striving in good actions with repentance enough? What faith do we need? Did Jesus teach atonement of our sins through his blood, or by faith and good actions alone?
Speakers:
Rev Dr Steve Latham, Director for Continuing Ministerial Development at Spurgeons College, London (a Christian Seminary)
Paul Williams, Director of Muslim Debate Initiative
In my view this was an excellent debate and showcased how MDI hosts, moderates and conducts its debates in a respectful and intellectually rigorous manner.
All this is a side show, modern day Islam isn’t islam at all, islam existed before the prophet muhammad because it’s not a religion, it’s a way of life, the quran states that abraham was muslim even in pre islamic times, because islam is not about praying 5 times a day, it’s about defeating our evil thoughts by knowing God on a personal level. It’s not about protecting the religion from the world, it’s about protecting God from yourself, muslims today are not doing that they bought the illusion of the devil, they are lost.
I know this because I found God, I’m a true muslim, my blog explains more.
Http://themahdiblog.wordpress.com
Salamoalaikum wr wb,
Thanks Bro. Paul for the very cogent and insightful information provided in your session – Jazakallah. May you continue to serve.
I should mention that Dr. Latham is one of those gentle Christians that my humble self has seen.
Allah knows best.
Sincerely,
Q.M.
Today I received this review of the event from a MDI colleague in North America:
[...] we released the video of the event, a few online Christian forums were discussing the event. Most comments were positive, however [...]
[...] MDI’s recent successful debate at the London Central Mosque between Rev Dr Steve Latham and myself on the subject of Salvation in [...]
[...] MDI’s recent successful debate at the London Central Mosque between Rev Dr Steve Latham and myself on the subject of Salvation [...]