Islam book review series

Refuting Islam

WALLACE TOM Jr. (2015) Refuting Islam, The Christian Patriots Guide to Exposing the Evils of Islam, Bellingham, Fortress of Faith.org.

Fortress of Faith

With my driving to and from academic work, I have been listening to Christian radio.

One of the interesting, but short programs is Fortress of Faith. It is hosted by Tom Wallace that seems a rational, intellectual, educated and caring Christian speaker that has studied Islam for decades.

I decided to order his book 'Refuting Islam' for learning and review. I am not certain how much I will agree or disagree. In other words, there is a level of open-mindedness in this review. The book is sold at a very reasonable price. This is appreciated as it does promote the reading of scholarship.

I will use my academic, world religions texts from bible school and seminary as sources for comparison.

Mr. Wallace is associated with Bellingham Baptist Church

Interesting in regard to the King James Version of the Bible

Beliefs Bellingham Baptist Church

'OUR POSITION

Bellingham Baptist Church believes the Bible is comprised of sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments and was given by inspiration of God. Bellingham Baptist Church believes, therefore, that it is inerrant and infallible. Bellingham Baptist Church furthermore believes in both the verbal and plenary inspiration. In addition, Bellingham Baptist Church believes that God has preserved His Word as He promised, and that He has preserved it in the traditional texts or in the set of manuscripts known as the Received Text (Textus Receptus) and Masoretic Text. Bellingham Baptist Church also believes that the King James Version of the Bible is an accurate, faithful, and reliable translation of these manuscripts and that the English reader, therefore, can study it with utmost confidence and rely upon it. Bellingham Baptist Church can confidently say the King James Version is the inspired Word of God, not because God “breathed” again in 1611, but because the King James Bible was translated from the preserved texts.'

It is an Independent Baptist church.

I am a Biblical Christian from the Reformed tradition, there is some agreement on biblical inspiration. The original inspired autographs are inerrant and infallible, The copies are accurate in religious history, theology and in the gospel message.

But, I do not favour, specifically the King James Version of the Bible or the Textus Receptus. I do cite the King James Version but also bible versions from later discovered manuscripts that are at times older. I often do reference the New American Standard Bible and the English Standard Version Bible for the closeness in accuracy to original Greek manuscripts.

I look forward to the review over several articles.