The Islamic State has made sure that images of its horrific deeds continue to spread all over the world via YouTube and social media. President Obama, David Cameron, and various TV pundits claim that there is no justification in Islam for these actions. The common meme is: “ISIS does not represent the true Islam”.

However, it is absolutely clear that the Islamic State is carrying out the core instructions as recorded in the Koran. Dr. David Wood of Acts 17 Apologetics lays out the top ten verses from the Koran that can help us understand the actions of the Islamic State: