Ayomikun W.

In 2024, I experienced my first serious encounter with Islamic dawah. A Muslim man approached me with the intention of convincing me that my Bible had been corrupted, that it contained contradictions, and that everything I had been taught about Christianity was a lie. At the time, I barely knew my Bible, and I knew very little about Islam. I wasn’t fully grounded in the Scriptures, and honestly, he really messed with my head during that phone call. After the conversation, I felt disappointed in myself. I felt foolish because I couldn’t defend my faith. I didn’t know what to say or how to respond to his arguments. So I went to God in prayer. I asked Him to help me know Him more deeply and understand His Word. I made a personal commitment that I would never allow an opportunity to defend His Word pass me by simply because I lacked the knowledge to do so. That experience birthed a hunger in me: a hunger to know God’s Word, understand the Scriptures, and study Islam so I could recognise and respond to its claims. As I began studying, I discovered that many of the things he presented as biblical contradictions were not contradictions at all. Rather, they were the result of taking passages out of context, misunderstanding Scripture, and failing to grasp the bigger picture of God’s revelation. I came to understand the progressive nature of biblical revelation, the depth of Scripture, and how the different books of the Bible fit together to reveal God’s redemptive plan. The Bible is not a collection of disconnected stories, it is one unified story pointing to God’s purpose, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ. That journey also strengthened my conviction to expose false claims about Christianity and challenge Islamic arguments that misrepresent the Bible, so that others who may not be well-grounded in Scripture are not easily misled. That is why you see me speak about Islam so much. One thing I have learnt is this: when you are not firmly grounded in God’s Word, people can easily intimidate you with arguments, take verses out of context, twist Scripture, and present falsehood as truth in an attempt to draw you away from your faith. Don’t just believe what you are told about the Bible. Study it for yourself. Know what you believe, understand why you believe it, and be ready to give an answer for the hope within you. As 1 Peter 3:15 instructs us, always be ready to give a defence to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you.

A Muslim told me, “If you actually followed your Bible, you wouldn’t worship Jesus as God.” So I asked him a simple question: “According to the Bible, what was the major reason Jesus was killed?” He replied, “I don’t believe Jesus was killed. Allah raised him up.” I said, “Brother, please, we’re discussing the Bible, not the Quran. You told me that if I followed my Bible, I wouldn’t worship Jesus as God. So, according to that same Bible, why was Jesus killed?” He came back with, “Your Bible is corrupted. Jesus wasn’t killed. Allah raised him up.” I said, “Not the Quran again! We’re discussing the Bible. Just answer the question!” Then came another escape route: “Your Bible is corrupted. You don’t even know the authors. They are anonymous. Jesus didn’t write the Bible.” At this point, I decided to make things easier for him. I said, “Okay, for the sake of argument, let’s assume I accept all that. But according to the Bible, why was Jesus killed?” His answer? “The Jews always killed the prophets God sent to them. Jesus was killed because He told them to return to the worship of the one true God.” I asked, “Where exactly does the Bible say that was the major reason?” He replied, “That’s what the prophets were killed for!” I mean, are we having a Bible discussion or a game of religious hide-and-seek? 😂 Do you see the irony? He couldn’t answer a straightforward question about the very Bible he accused me of not following. Instead, he kept changing the subject whenever the answer became uncomfortable. According to the biblical account, one of the central accusations against Jesus was blasphemy because of His divine claims. John 10:30–33 makes this particularly clear. Jesus said, “I and My Father are one.” The Jews picked up stones to stone Him, explaining that it was because He, being a man, made Himself God. John 5:18 also records that they sought to kill Him because He called God His Father, making Himself equal with God. So, if you tell me to follow the Bible, please don’t be surprised when I actually follow what it says! The Bible presents Jesus as the Word who became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:1, 14). He was truly human and truly God.