Witness to the Gospel in the context of Arab Islam

This article addresses the question of evangelical Christian witness within the Muslim Arab world, drawing on the singular experience of the Church of Antioch. Written in the form of a theological testimony, it is the work of an Antiochian Orthodox priest ministering to Lebanese refugees in Cyprus. The central idea is that bearing witness to the Gospel in an Islamic context cannot be reduced to doctrinal preaching or proselytism, but involves a qualitative presence, spiritual solidarity, and active intercession for the other. The article identifies the major obstacles to this witness — religious dualism, ecclesial divisions, inadequacy of theological language — and proposes paths of renewal grounded in the Orthodox theology of the Incarnation and theosis. Its contribution lies in the articulation between Orthodox ecclesiology and Islamic-Christian dialogue rooted in the Arab Christian tradition.