How to talk to Muslims +

When disusing religion, there are two things you can do wrong.  One is to compromise on what you say you believe in out of fear of offending the person you are talking to, and and on the other side is belligerence.

I believe  that you can say or do anything as long as you really believe that you are doing it to edify the other person,  and people will generally respect you for that.

Once I heard a lady discuss how she had the opportunity to answer a wide range of questions about the gospel with a Muslim.  She proudly remarked that she did not tell the Muslim to "turn or burn".

I am so comfortable with my way of speaking to people out of love and edification that I had forgotten that people could avoid this topic out of fear of offense.

Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.
--Mark 16:15-16

With Muslims, of all people, it is so easy to bring up the topic of "hellfire" because the Quan talks about it so much.  If they are honest and open with you they will let you know that you, as a Christian, are due for that same fate for rejecting their prophet and for the grave sin of placing Jesus at the same level as God.

Deep inside, many Muslims believe that, even if they are wrong about Jesus, they will still earn some sort of redemption through their piety, with their daily prayers, good deeds, pilgrimages and generally what they feel is "submission".  This is absolutely contrary to the Gospel, and you must try to disabuse the Muslim you are talking to of this belief.  He may not believe you, but he will appreciate your concern.

In order to talk to Muslims, you must be very well-prepared.  However this is easier than you may think as Muslims tend to all follow the same script when defending Islam.  At the same time it is also hard as they have been exposed to a lifetime of anti-Christian polemics.

There are some lines of discussion to avoid as they lead to unproductive discussions. Watch for these and avoid them.

I personally avoid saying bad things about Islam in general and the prophet of Islam in particular.  It is generally not useful because most Muslims have answers prepared because they know these questions will arise.  I suggest you avoid this as well unless you are very knowledgeable.

Here is a little secret:  I have found that many Muslims really don't believe in Islam, but are a sort of monotheistic-leaning agnostics who are bound up into  Islam  for various reasons, such as

Fear of God
Fear of rejection from their Muslim family and friends
Much anti-Christian propaganda.

I take the attitude that Muslims are really just looking to be able to justify following Christ, so I just focus on answering the disinformation they have heard and presenting the Gospel more than disparaging Islam.

It is important to be able to provide reasonable answers to the Muslim polemics.
Even if you do not see an immediate conversion, you should be able to generate enough doubt so that he will not be come a radical defender of Islam, and not able to share Islam with his former zeal and conviction.

Here is a model presentation of the Gospel, especially for a Muslim audience.

The Gospel for Islam, by James White:
http://youtu.be/Pi0uyXZ0rmw

Also watch this:
Dr. James White on Why Muslims Reject the Gospel
https://youtu.be/6XvzeXOW9K0