Timothy Harris

And that's what this guy did. And finally, he just, this is a short story, he just saw that he wasn't making any headway with me. I was listening, but, you know, he could tell I wasn't agreeing with what he was saying. And he finally just got so exasperated that he was so flustered. frustrated, he finally turned to me and he said, Tim, I just want to hit you right now.

And that's what this guy did. And finally, he just, this is a short story, he just saw that he wasn't making any headway with me. I was listening, but, you know, he could tell I wasn't agreeing with what he was saying. And he finally just got so exasperated that he was so flustered. frustrated, he finally turned to me and he said, Tim, I just want to hit you right now.

And, you know, I mean, Brandon, I am not what you would consider a brave person at all. And but and I didn't really know, you know, what was going to happen next. But the words that came out of my mouth were, well, OK, all right. If it makes you feel any better, go ahead. And he And he was so disarmed by that silly kind of comment that he just started laughing.

And, you know, I mean, Brandon, I am not what you would consider a brave person at all. And but and I didn't really know, you know, what was going to happen next. But the words that came out of my mouth were, well, OK, all right. If it makes you feel any better, go ahead. And he And he was so disarmed by that silly kind of comment that he just started laughing.

It just diffused everything, you know?

It just diffused everything, you know?

Yeah, man. That's right. That's right.

Yeah, man. That's right. That's right.

Amen. Amen, brother. Yeah, we. Yeah, that's you said it.

Amen. Amen, brother. Yeah, we. Yeah, that's you said it.

yeah he did you know he did yeah yeah we just want to keep encouraging people don't get sucked in to an ego kind of driven ego driven battle with a muslim over who's right and who's wrong it just no matter what you will lose uh or more importantly the gospel will lose because uh that person feels they have to win you feel you have to win

yeah he did you know he did yeah yeah we just want to keep encouraging people don't get sucked in to an ego kind of driven ego driven battle with a muslim over who's right and who's wrong it just no matter what you will lose uh or more importantly the gospel will lose because uh that person feels they have to win you feel you have to win

And so we just tell people, don't get sucked into a competition or a head-to-head, you know, debate, endless debate. But rather, you know, just smile at your Muslim friend and kindly ask them questions like, have you ever asked Jesus to show you who he is? Or have you ever had a dream or a vision of Jesus? And you might tell them a story of someone like the story I just mentioned about Malik.

And so we just tell people, don't get sucked into a competition or a head-to-head, you know, debate, endless debate. But rather, you know, just smile at your Muslim friend and kindly ask them questions like, have you ever asked Jesus to show you who he is? Or have you ever had a dream or a vision of Jesus? And you might tell them a story of someone like the story I just mentioned about Malik.

in the pre about the preceding chapter uh you might ask them are you worried about the day of judgment that's a big one yeah because almost all muslims are really afraid of hell and the day of judgment and you might ask him hey you know you've been talking to me and preaching islam at me um do you think allah will allow you into paradise what do you think

in the pre about the preceding chapter uh you might ask them are you worried about the day of judgment that's a big one yeah because almost all muslims are really afraid of hell and the day of judgment and you might ask him hey you know you've been talking to me and preaching islam at me um do you think allah will allow you into paradise what do you think

And then finally, you can just ask, hey, is there anything I can pray for you about? I love to pray for my friends, and I consider you my friend. Is there anything I can pray for you about? So those are the kind of questions that with some Muslims will diffuse if there's kind of a hot, you know, somebody's hot-tempered and they're really, it's not going well.

And then finally, you can just ask, hey, is there anything I can pray for you about? I love to pray for my friends, and I consider you my friend. Is there anything I can pray for you about? So those are the kind of questions that with some Muslims will diffuse if there's kind of a hot, you know, somebody's hot-tempered and they're really, it's not going well.

Some of those things can be that gentle answer that turns away wrath. And in this case, gentle questions that turn away wrath. Yeah.

Some of those things can be that gentle answer that turns away wrath. And in this case, gentle questions that turn away wrath. Yeah.