Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus by Nabeel Qureshi
Week 9: Chapters 41–45 — The Moment of Decision
Read chapters 41–45 of Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus. Key passages: Romans 10:9–10; John 3:16. Key themes: surrender, conversion, counting the cost.
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After more than two years of friendship, investigation, argument, prayer, and dreams, Nabeel reaches the moment he has been dreading and longing for at the same time. Read these chapters slowly — they are sacred ground.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Describe in your own words the moment Nabeel finally surrenders to Jesus. What does it look like? Where is he? What does he feel?
2.Nabeel says that his conversion was not a joyful leap but more like a man who, clinging to one ledge, finally lets go and falls into the arms of God. Why do you think his conversion felt more like grief than triumph — at least at first?
3.Romans 10:9–10 says that if we confess with our mouths and believe in our hearts, we will be saved. Nabeel had believed in his heart for some time before he was able to confess with his mouth. What was stopping him — and what finally enabled him to make that confession?
a.Is there a difference between private belief and public confession? Why does Paul insist on both?
b.What might it cost you to be more public about your own faith?