Tabletalk Magazine, April 1998: Exposing Islam

by Ligonier Ministries

Publisher:

Ligonier Ministries

, 1998

Overview

For more than thirty years, Tabletalk has existed as a magazine to provide a substantive study tool for believers. Generally speaking, laymen receive either very little instruction in the weightier matters of the faith, or the instruction is too academic, thereby making the material largely inaccessible to average person. This is the reason Tabletalk exists—to bridge the gap between these two poles, to explain to the people of God the important, biblical doctrines and events while admonishing them toward holy living.

Contributors include: R. C. Sproul along with Jay Smith, Mark Horne, Abdul Saleeb, Carl Ellis, R. C. Sproul Jr., Edmund Clowney, Scott Smith, and Ligon Duncan. Tabletalk features articles on topics central to the Christian faith and contains daily, in-depth Bible studies.

Over the years, Tabletalk has been recognized for its excellence through several awards. Today, people all over the world read Tabletalk on a daily basis. Now with the Logos Bible Software edition of Tabletalk all Scripture passages are linked to your favorite Bible translation in your library. With the advanced search features of Logos Bible Software, you can perform powerful searches by topic or Scripture reference—finding, for example, every mention of "glory" or "comfort."

Key Features

• Daily Studies From The Teaching Fellowship Of R. C. Sproul
• "Coram Deo" note from an editor

Contents

• "A Rose Is A Rose" by R. C. Sproul
• "Weighing the Evidence" by Jay Smith
• "A Bad Moon Rising" by Mark Horne
• "Inside Islam" by Abdul Saleeb
• "Equipped for Jihad" by Carl Ellis
• "The Glory of the Power" by R. C. Sproul Jr.
• "Christ Our Passover is Sacrificed" by Edmund Clowney
• "Hunger for Comfort" by Scott Smith
• "Grace and Responsibility" by Ligon Duncan
• "The Cultural Mind: Bubble Gum and the Trinity"
• "Puritan Treasures: The Temptation of Idolatry"
• "Hits and Missives"
• "Tolle Lege: Answering Islam"

Top Highlights

“The new crop of historical experts on Islam are now looking more closely at earlier Middle Eastern sources to ascertain clues to Islam’s origins. By looking at the syntax of the language, the names of certain places and historical references, their findings indicate that the Qur’an was not revealed to just one man in the early seventh century, but was a compilation of later redactions (or editions) formulated by a group of men, over the course of a hundred or more years. It was during this time, the Orientalists say, particularly in the late eighth to early ninth century, that Islam took on its classical identity and became that which is recognizable today. This is troubling for a document which claims outright that this process did not occur.” (Page 11)

“Both the Bible and the Qur’an claim to have been revealed at certain places, to special people, and over a specific period of time. For whichever claim is true, we should be able to find evidence for its claims by looking at the historical data which exists. This we can do by looking at three areas of evidence: that provided by manuscripts, documents and archaeological data. If the evidence supports the claims for the Bible or the Qur’an, then we can assume its reliability. However, if the evidence denies their historicity, then we have to question their authenticity.” (Page 10)

Praise for the Print Edition

Tabletalk has been a key ingredient in the diet of Christians conscious of their spiritual vitality.

—Michael S. Horton

Month by month, Tabletalk represents an oasis in a desert of false spirituality, mindless Christianity, and vapid conviction. Tabletalk represents theological rigor, biblical Christianity, and authentic Christian devotion. It is an antidote to the world of superficial Christianity. Read it and grow.

—R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

Tabletalk has been a wonderful resource in my own daily walk with the Lord.

—Ravi Zacharias

Product Details

• Title: Tabletalk Magazine, April 1998: Exposing Islam
• Editor in Chief: R. C. Sproul Jr.
• Associate Editor: Robert Barnes
• Series: Tabletalk
• Publisher: Ligonier Ministries
• Publication Date: 1998
• Pages: 62

About Ligonier Ministries

R. C. Sproul is founder and president of Ligonier Ministries and president of Ligonier Academy. He also servers as the senior pastor of Saint Andrew’s in Sanford, Fla., and he has written more than seventy books including The Holiness of God, The Intimage Marriage, Essential Truths of the Christian Faith, Following the Cross, and the R. C. Sproul Exposition Collection.

Burk Parsons serves as editor of Tabletalk and associate pastor of Saint Andrew’s in Sanford, Fla., and he is editor of the books Assured by God: Living in the Fullness of God’s Grace and John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, and Doxology.