Inviting Muslims to Christ

After completing my business career in 1996 I began seminary. Prior to this time I had served in various capacities at churches we attended including twenty five plus years teaching Bible Studies.I attended Golden Gate Seminary in Mill Valley California, as we were living in San Jose in the heart of the Silicon Valley where I had worked. At Golden Gate I completed both my M.A. in Christian Education and a Masters of Divinity degree by 2000. While I was in seminary I served as a hospital chaplain as one of my practical training for ministry. Also during this time I completed a short term missions project in Ukraine. I served as a teacher at several churches as we traveled through the country.
After graduation and ordination I served as pastor in a church near Bakersfield California. While in Bakersfield I had taken training to be a volunteer in hospice. Thus began my ministry in hospice. After completing our pastorate in the Bakersfield area we moved to Riverside California where I served as a Hospice Chaplain for eleven years. In 2011 we moved back to Texas to be near our family. Retirement gave me time to began my research of Islam.
I was also privileged to be a substitute high school teacher, which kept life "real and interesting" The complete process of writing, Inviting Muslims to Christ required five years to complete. I have several other writing project that I plan to complete in Islamic Theology. After completing my business career in 1996 I began seminary. Prior to this time I had served in various capacities at churches we attended including twenty five plus years teaching Bible Studies.I attended Golden Gate Seminary in Mill Valley California, as we were living in San Jose in the heart of the Silicon Valley where I had worked. At Golden Gate I completed both my M.A. in Christian Education and a Masters of Divinity degree by 2000. While I was in seminary I served as a hospital chaplain as one of my practical training for ministry. Also during this time I completed a short term missions project in Ukraine. I served as a teacher at several churches as we traveled through the country.
After graduation and ordination I served as pastor in a church near Bakersfield California. While in Bakersfield I had taken training to be a volunteer in hospice. Thus began my ministry in hospice. After completing our pastorate in the Bakersfield area we moved to Riverside California where I served as a Hospice Chaplain for eleven years. In 2011 we moved back to Texas to be near our family. Retirement gave me time to began my research of Islam.
I was also privileged to be a substitute high school teacher, which kept life "real and interesting" The complete process of writing, Inviting Muslims to Christ required five years to complete. I have several other writing projects that I plan to complete in Islamic Theology combined with ministry in the Muslim Community. Kelly Belmonte is a poet, blogger, and management consultant with expertise in n...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface 4
Forward 6
Chapter 1 SEEKING TRUTH 8
Purpose Statement 8
A Clear Path to Salvation 9
An Important Search for Truth 9
Chapter 2 THE EARLY CHURCH 14
Foundational Teachings Of Christianity 14
The Chalcedonian Definition of the Christian Faith 451 AD. 16
The Apostles' Creed Second to the Eight Century AD 17
Chapter 3 BELIEFS THAT LEAD TO LIFE 18
Beliefs Essential of the Christian Faith 18
The Scriptures 18
God 19
God the Father 19
God the Son 19
God the Holy Spirit 20
Chapter 4 THE HOLY SPIRIT 22
The Person & Work of the Holy Spirit - The Third Person of the Trinity 22
Chapter 5 JESUS IN THE BIBLE 39
The Person and Work of Jesus 39
Acceptance of Jesus Christ as Personal Savior 40
Prayers of Freedom 42
Prayers and Declarations 47
Chapter 6 SALVATION THROUGH JESUS CHRIST 59
Reviewing Text from the Quran and the Bible About Isa and Jesus 59
Chapter 7 THE LORD GOD AND ISRAEL 102
Judaism's Foundational Beliefs 102
A Foundational Summary of Jewish Beliefs 103
The Exclusive Promise of the Covenant Given to Abraham And The Israelites 109
Chapter 8 PILLARS OF ISLAM 115
The Pillars of Iman\Faith 116
Islamic Monotheism's Complete Rejection and Denial of Christian Monotheism 116
Chapter 9 SURAH'S 112 AND 3 120
Biblical Review of Surah 112 and Surah 3 120
Introduction and Summary To Surah 112: 1-4 Al-Ikhlas (The Purity of Faith) 120
Introduction to Surah 3:1-63 Al-Imran The Family of Imran 128
Conclusion 183
Chapter 10 POWER IN A NAME 186
100 Names of The Lord God of The Bible 186
The Ninety-nine Names of Allah of The Quran 191
Appendix 196
NOTES 204
BIBLIOGRAPHY 206