Trinitarian theologies are a major barrier to Muslims accepting Christianity. In this episode (part 1) we hear how Mr. Qureshi changed his view that the Trinity is a patently ridiculous doctrine. Issues discussed include:

How his science education played a role in this, specifically models of the nitrate ion, shown here.

education played a role in this, specifically models of the nitrate ion, shown here. Is the Trinity inconsistent with Tawhid – with the Islamic teaching of monotheism/oneness? If so, exactly how are these inconsistent?

– with the Islamic teaching of monotheism/oneness? If so, exactly how are these inconsistent? And just what is “the” Trinity doctrine ? The words are easy to say: “three hypostases in one ousia,” but there is disagreement about what they mean. Is it enough to simply repeat words, such as “three Persons in one essence”?

? The words are easy to say: “three hypostases in one ousia,” but there is disagreement about what they mean. Is it enough to simply repeat words, such as “three Persons in one essence”? Do Christians and Muslims worship the same god ?

? Do Muslims, on the whole, rely too much on religious authorities , irresponsibly declining to think through important theological matters for themselves?

, irresponsibly declining to think through important theological matters for themselves? Does Mr. Qureshi, when it comes to the Trinity and Incarnation, rely too much on Christian authorities, and on popular evangelical assumptions?

Is the Trinity an essential Christian belief , i.e. a belief without which a person is not a Christian?

, i.e. a belief without which a person is not a Christian? Is it blasphemous to worship any man? Is it blasphemous to worship anyone other than the one God? Does the New Testament agree with the Qur’an about these questions?

Is it Is it blasphemous to worship anyone other than the one God? Does the New Testament agree with the Qur’an about these questions? Is the only conceivable good reason to worship Jesus the view that Jesus is God himself? Is this why the earliest Christians worshiped Jesus ?

? To be a valid sacrifice for human sin, did Jesus have to be God, or to have infinite value?

for human sin, did Jesus have to be God, or to have infinite value? Does Christianity teach that God himself died on the cross for your sins?

for your sins? Is the “one like a son of man” in Daniel 7 “a divine figure” in the sense of being one “Person” within the one God?

Does the Bible teach that Jesus is God… and also that he isn’t God?

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