Understanding world religions affects our strategy and the way we do our ministry around the world. Identification vs. extractionist model. By understanding the teachings of different religions, you can explain the gospel in terms they can understand.
The map referred to in the lecture with the world religions color coded is not available to us.
I. Correlation between world religions and unreached people groups
II. Why study other religions instead of just preaching the gospel?
III. Islam
A. Five Pillars
B. Continuity vs. discontinuity
C. Legalism vs. Grace
D. Christology
E. How the Bible and the Quran can or should be used
IV. Hinduism
A. Basic beliefs
B. Many paths to salvation
C. Dr. Tennent's work in North India
V. Buddhism
A. Basic beliefs
B. Points of discussion
VI. China and Japan
Along the left side of the window are all the files you can download for this lecture. (You need to be logged into you user account to see these links.) This includes a link to download the lecture in high quality or in fast download, and any handouts we have available. If the link does not appear, then we do not have the material.
If you want to listen to the lecture on the computer, you can click the right arrow on the Listen now player (the free Flash player is required). Be patient as it can take some time to start playing if your connection to the internet is not fast.
Check out the tabs on the page. They show you the outline and transcription for the lecture (if they are available). You can also click on Reference Materials and search BibleGateway for helpful information. If you copy the code under the Embed tab and paste it into your own website, blog, etc, then people can click on your link and listen to the lecture without leaving your site. (If you are not familiar with web technology, your webmaster may need to do this for you.)