The Bryce Crawford Podcast
Episode 147: Debunking Islam with Godlogic
Date: November 17, 2025
Guests: Bryce Crawford (host), God Logic (Christian apologist)
Overview
This episode centers on apologetics—specifically contrasting Christianity with Islam, Mormonism, and Jehovah’s Witness doctrines. Bryce Crawford welcomes God Logic, known for his robust defense of the Christian faith and engagement with other religious groups. The conversation delves deeply into the origins and key doctrinal issues of Islam, examines contradictions in the Quran, discusses the emotional and cultural hurdles facing Muslim converts, and touches on Mormon and Jehovah’s Witness teachings. The goal is to equip Christians with clearer understanding and arguments while encouraging respectful, evidence-based dialogue.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
God Logic’s Journey into Apologetics
- Background: Raised in a Christian household, ordained at age 20 (04:21), but initially unaware of apologetics.
- Turning Point: Encounter with Jehovah’s Witnesses in college “cooked” him—he was shown verses that challenged his faith, spurring a deeper pursuit of answers.
"To this day, whenever I see a Muslim or Jehovah's Witness, it's his face on them." (05:58, God Logic)
- Discovery: Found figures like Ray Comfort, James White—leading to a love of defending Christianity with logic and evidence.
"That's where my love for Jesus, I mean, increased beyond what I thought…because it's seeing that there's answers and how the Bible is just True." (06:32, God Logic)
Principles of Sound Apologetics
- Context is Key: Stress on reading the Bible in context—historically, linguistically, culturally.
"You want to know who's speaking, who's being spoken to, what are they talking about, why are they talking about it, where are they, where they're… That's context." (09:09, God Logic)
- Balancing Truth & Grace: Commended for holding a firm but gentle line in debates.
"You do it in this, like, firm, gentle way. It's the perfect balance of grace and truth." (08:00, Bryce Crawford)
Sola Scriptura and Church History
- Scripture as Foundation: Affirms sola scriptura but warns against ignoring church history.
- Church History’s Role: Early Christians’ understanding and apostolic tradition provide vital context.
"If you alienate yourself from that, you can't tell me, you lose all that history... that's how it is with the Quran." (13:46, God Logic)
On the Canon and Apocrypha
- How Were the 66 Books Chosen? Based on apostolic authorship/connection, theological consistency.
- Apocrypha’s Status: Valuable for history, not considered inspired scripture by Protestants.
"They're helpful for information. And the church was using that...the apocrypha aren't really inspired by God." (17:42, God Logic)
Islam: Core Doctrines, Contradictions, and Historical Context
Origins of Islam (28:55, God Logic, 55:08)
- Muhammad’s Influences: Synthesis of local pagan, Jewish, Christian, and Gnostic stories, including apocryphal gospels.
- Revelatory Experience: Muhammad’s first “revelation” interpreted as traumatic/demonic—a contrast to biblical prophets.
"He receives his revelation. And the spirit being, whatever this entity is, doesn't announce who it is...grabs him, presses on him until he can't breathe and take it anymore." (22:11, God Logic)
"You look at every prophet and how they receive revelation. There isn't one prophet that was oppressed, that was frightened, that felt like they were demon possessed." (26:24, God Logic)
Development of the Quran (35:53)
- Oral to Written: Initially oral, later standardized after many memorizers died in battle.
- Uthman’s Canonization: Third caliph, Uthman, burned variant Qurans and distributed an “authorized” edition.
"He rewrites the Quran and a perfect copy, he sends that Quran out to everybody and says, all your other Qurans that you have…burn them all." (38:48, God Logic)
Contradictions in the Quran
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Perfect Explanation vs. Ambiguity:
"The Quran says it's perfectly explained, a detailed explanation of everything...while at the same time have verses that are unexplained, where only Allah knows the meaning. That's a contradiction." (60:10, God Logic)
- See [56:33-60:42] for text walkthrough; main proof texts: 6:115, 11:1, 12:111, 3:7.
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Moral Failings of Muhammad:
"Aisha was six years old when Muhammad married her. Nine years old when he slept with her…That's in every single authentic hadith." (30:46, God Logic)
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Teachings about Lying (46:13):
- Muslims may lie to their wives, to make peace, or in times of war for Islam’s sake (taqiyya doctrine).
Practical Barriers to Muslim Conversion
- Social/Familial Pressure:
"The love, the love of the Muslim community was so deep for these people that they're just like, I can't give it up." (40:58, Bryce Crawford)
- Real-life conversion story: entire Muslim family turns to Christ. (41:26-45:29)
Muslim Beliefs vs. Christian Theology
- Trinity: Muslims misunderstand, object to “three gods.”
- God Logic’s argument: God as love necessitates relationship—Trinity uniquely enables this without dependence on creation.
"To be love…shared love…requires another person. So within God's essence, God has to have shared love…without depending on creation." (48:07-51:10, God Logic)
- God Logic’s argument: God as love necessitates relationship—Trinity uniquely enables this without dependence on creation.
- End Times: Muslim eschatology is often the inverse of Christian expectations—what’s “bad” in Christianity is “good” in their view. (52:31-54:49)
The “Islamic Dilemma”: The Injeel Problem (87:08)
- Quran Claims: Quran says it confirms the Torah and Gospel (Injeel), but diverges from biblical teachings.
“If the Bible is true, then the Quran is false for contradicting it… if Bible bad, then the Quran's still false because it's saying that a corrupted book is true.” (89:40, God Logic)
- Muslim Evading: Muslims assert belief in “the original Injeel” (Gospel), but cannot tell what it was—since all known records (i.e., the New Testament) don’t support Islamic claims.
Mormonism and Jehovah’s Witnesses
Mormonism
- Joseph Smith's dubious background:
“He’s been arrested like three or four times for falsifying treasures. And then he founds an entire religion off of discovering a treasure that only he can decipher. That’s…pretty crazy to me.” (66:45-67:04, Bryce Crawford)
- Doctrinal Heresies:
- Teaching of “exaltation”—humans can become gods, God the Father was once a man. (67:41-69:00)
Jehovah’s Witnesses
- Origins: Charles Taze Russell, break-off from similar 19th-century restorationist groups.
- Major Distinctions:
- Deny Christ’s full divinity (“a god” vs. “God” in John 1:1, New World Translation).
- Overemphasis on “Jehovah”—even misleading translation choices.
- Watchtower Society: Modern “prophetic” body whose interpretations supersede private Bible reading.
- Distinctive Practices:
- Reject blood transfusions due to misconstrued biblical passages. (75:34-75:27)
Memorable Quotes & Moments
On reading the Bible in context:
"The Bible is a historical book...Language, slang—that's even in the Hebrew or Greek. This stuff is used in the Bible. So seeing it in that light, it’ll open your world." (08:23-09:17, God Logic)
On debating Hebrew Israelites:
"That's what they do. That's what we call the Hebrew hopscotch...they jump from verse to verse, don't settle nothing quoting out of context." (03:38-03:41, God Logic)
On Muhammad’s first revelation:
"Grabs him, presses on him until he can't breathe...He runs to his wife Khadijah and says, cover me, cover me, because he was that scared." (22:11-22:50, God Logic)
On contradictions in the Quran:
"You can't have the Quran be perfectly explained, a detailed explanation about everything, while at the same time have verses that are unexplained, where only Allah knows the meaning. That's a contradiction." (60:10, God Logic)
On the Trinity for Muslims:
"Since we can conceive of a love that is greater than just selfish love, then God has to...have that quality of love...which requires another person. So within God's essence, God has to have shared love...the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." (48:07-51:10, God Logic)
On cultural barriers for Muslims:
"This is heaven and hell...Whether everybody hates you, this is heaven and hell. And Jesus says they will hate you. They're...gonna persecute you, man. But he says do not fear the one who can kill the body, but fear the one that can kill the body and soul." (42:09, God Logic)
On modern Christian revival:
"Being biblically literate is cool…Unapologetically Christian is cool. That's the wave. It’s everywhere..." (76:32-77:21, God Logic)
On apologetic resources:
"Answering Islam—every Christian should go and look at those articles and study those articles because they deal with everything you could think of…You'll be able to talk to a Jehovah’s Witness, an atheist, it doesn’t matter." (83:30-84:27, God Logic)
Final Encouragement:
"You got the truth…be confident in what you have because you have the truth. There's always answers. Humility comes first. Stay humble. Do not be afraid to say, you know what, I don't know. Let me look into that." (91:41-92:17, God Logic)
Timestamps for Key Segments
- Intro & Hebrew Israelites "hopscotch" debate: 02:12–04:00
- God Logic's apologetics journey & Bible context: 04:21–11:17
- Sola Scriptura & canon discussion: 12:04–19:48
- Explaining origins and contradictions in Islam: 28:55–34:00, 56:33–62:00
- The emotional/cultural struggle for Muslim converts: 40:49–45:29
- Trinity explained for Muslims: 48:02–51:10
- Islamic dilemma/Injeel question: 87:08–91:27
- Mormonism & Jehovah’s Witnesses: 64:34–75:27
- Speaker’s Corner and Christian apologetic revival: 78:05–82:39
- Recommended resources: 83:12–86:05
- Final encouragement & prayer: 91:41–93:25
Tone & Style
The conversation is animated, brotherly, and direct—rooted in biblical authority and a genuine love for both truth and the people in error. God Logic balances strong polemics with humility and encouragement while Bryce openly learns and amplifies the importance of sound doctrine.
Quick Reference – Resources Mentioned
- answeringislam.org
- Putting Jesus In His Place (book)
- Discussions of early church history, canon formation, and practical apologetics.
This episode is particularly valuable for Christians seeking to engage theologically with Islam, Mormonism, or Jehovah's Witnesses, offering not only arguments and evidence but also spiritual encouragement and clarity on why context, love, and truth-telling matter in every apologetic encounter.