Introduction
We have walked carefully through the Islamic Dilemma.
We have examined:
The Qur’an’s affirmation of the Torah and the Gospel.
The claim that God’s words cannot be changed.
The preservation of Scripture before Islam.
The compilation and recitation history of the Qur’an.
The contradiction over the crucifixion.
The different portraits of Jesus.
The logical tension that follows.
Now we end not with argument, but with invitation.
Because at the center of this discussion is not a theory.
It is a person.
Jesus.
The Claim of the Gospel
The Gospel does not merely present information.
It makes a claim.
In the King James Bible, John 1:1 says:
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
And verse 14 declares:
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us…”
The Gospel presents Jesus not simply as a prophet.
Not merely as a teacher.
But as the eternal Word who entered human history.
The Cross and the Meaning of It
The crucifixion is not a tragic mistake in the Gospel narrative.
It is the center of the message.
1 Corinthians 15:3–4 (KJV) says:
“Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.”
The cross is not weakness.
It is redemption.
The Gospel teaches that:
Humanity stands as sinners before a holy God.
Sin separates us from Him.
No amount of good deeds can erase that guilt.
God Himself provided the redemptive sacrifice.
This is not earned salvation.
It is given.
Grace and Assurance
The Gospel offers something unique.
Not only guidance.
Not only law.
Not only instruction.
But grace.
Ephesians 2:8–9 (KJV) says:
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
Salvation in the Gospel is not achieved through balancing scales.
It is received through trust in Christ.
That changes everything.
It replaces uncertainty with assurance.
It replaces striving with rest.
The Word That Cannot Be Broken
If God’s word cannot be changed…
If His revelation stands forever…
Then the question is not whether we will stand over it.
The question is whether we will stand under it.
Jesus said in John 10:35:
“The scripture cannot be broken.”
If the Gospel truly presents who He is, then the invitation is not to intellectual victory.
It is to reconciliation.
An Invitation
This series has not been about defeating Islam.
It has been about examining consistency.
If the Qur’an affirms the Gospel…
And if the Gospel presents Jesus as crucified and risen Lord…
Then the invitation is simple:
Read it.
Examine it.
Ask whether the portrait of Jesus in the Gospel bears the marks of truth.
Truth does not fear careful reading.
A Final Thought
The Islamic Dilemma forces a choice.
But the Gospel offers something more than logic.
It offers hope.
If Jesus is who the Gospel says He is:
The Word made flesh,
The Lamb of God,
The risen Lord,
Then the good news is not merely theological.
It is personal.
Forgiveness.
Peace.
Eternal Life.
Reconciliation with God.
Encounter with the God who loves you.
The Word that stands forever still speaks.
And the invitation remains open.
All who call on the name of the Lord Jesus shall be saved.
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 10:9-13
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