Christians - do you feel that being a follower of Judaism or Islam should count for something?

Question

Unlike an atheist or pagan, who willfully reject God, they sincerely believe that they are doing what God tells them to do and Paul was given another chance because he acted out of ignorance.

Answer 1

I don't think religion matters at all. If you are a good human who does not by action or inaction harm other creatures or things, is what should matter.It's how you live life matters.

Religion is just a path to God, and there are so many paths, you could choose one and go along it, be it Christianity, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikhism, Hinduism, Persian or whatever.

Many rituals, beliefs, practices are considered as pagan by one religion, could be the the way of life for another.

Forget propagating your religious beliefs, they are your own private and personal affair.
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Answer 2

You're assuming that Christians are on the right path. Reading many of the responses I'd say, Christains, please don't be too sure that you're on the right path.

Number one, no one knows if they are on the right path. You can just do your best and hope that your prayers and your works are accepted on the Day of Judgement.

Number two, Atleast the Jew and the Muslims got one thing right, when they say God is one, they mean God is one, not "three-in-one". When they say God is one, they accept no compromise, no changes, no associates, no partners, no smoke and mirrors, no "you have to just have faith even if it makes no sense", none of that stuff. They don't say that even though Jesus never actually says, "I am God" you just have to assume that that is what he must have meant when he said, "John 10.30 My Father and I are one", even though he also said, “John 14.28 …My Father is greater than I” and “John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing; as I hear I judge; and my judgment is just; because I seek not my will but the will of the Father which hath sent me".

Obviously the Father is the God and Jesus, at best, is God's super agent, delivering God's message and describing God's will.

I'd suggest you, I mean the Christian folks, re-think your approach, and quite this paganistinc, "three-in-one" stuff. It was great as a transition from the pagan Romans to a single God belief. Now you need to take one more step and take some pointers from your Jewish and Muslim friends on "real" monothiestic belief.

Answer 3

I want to expand on Kitten's answer.

Here is the deal. If we look at yourself in light of the Law, then we are in trouble. No one is righteous, no not one. Here is the quick test...
Have you ever told a lie? If so, what does that make you? (A liar.) Have you ever stolen anything (even something small... a ball point pen, a piece of gum)? If so, what does that make you? (A thief.) Jesus said that if you’ve ever looked at another person with lust, that you’ve already committed adultery in your heart. (Matthew 5:28) Have you ever done that? If you answered yes to those three questions, then by your own admission, you’re a lying, thieving, adulterer at heart...

Many people don’t know that God will use the standard of the Ten Commandments to judge the world. How will you do on Judgment Day? Will you be innocent, or guilty of breaking God’s Holy Laws? Listen to your conscience. You know that you will be guilty. Now for the big question, do you think you will go to Heaven or Hell?

If you answered Heaven, is it because you think that God is so good that He will overlook your guilt? Well think of it this way... if a judge in a criminal case has a guilty murderer standing before him, and the murderer says, “Judge I think you’re a good man, and therefore you’ll let me go.” The judge will probably look at the criminal and say, “You’re right about one thing, I am a good man. That’s why I’m going to make sure justice is done!” It is the same with God – He will make sure that the guilty are punished.

But perhaps you think it’s been a long time since you’ve done anything “really bad”... or maybe you think you’ve done enough good deeds to make up for your guilt? Ask yourself this question... If a man rapes and murders a woman in January, and then spends the rest of the year doing good deeds... isn’t he still a rapist and a murderer? Of course he is. In the same way, your
guilt cannot be erased either by the passage of time, nor by all the “good deeds” you could ever do.

Perhaps you don’t believe in Hell... or maybe you don’t believe in God at all. Consider this carefully... people on drugs sometimes believe they can fly – but if they jump out a window they end up dead. It doesn’t matter how strongly or sincerely they believed they could fly – when they go out the window they suffer the consequences of breaking the law of gravity. If you don’t believe
in Hell, or don’t believe in God, you need to realize that your belief cannot change reality. Imagine if you are wrong. The Bible says you will be in Hell for all eternity. That should alarm you. The Bible describes Hell as a place of eternal torment where God pours out His just wrath on those who have broken His Laws. The Bible says that includes liars, thieves, and adulterers. (Revelation 21:8, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10)

I don’t want you to go to Hell. I hope you are sensible enough to not want to go either. There is only one answer. The Bible says God showed His great love for us in this: while we were guilty – with no hope of rescue – Jesus died for us (Romans 5:8). When He died on the Cross, He was actually stepping in and suffering the punishment you deserved for breaking God’s Holy Laws. Even though Jesus was sinless, He suffered the punishment that liars, thieves, adulterers, blasphemers, idolaters, and murderers deserved. He stepped into the courtroom and paid the fine
for us. Then He rose from the dead and defeated death. The only thing you can do to be saved from God’s wrath, is to repent (turn 180 degrees) from your sin and put your faith in Jesus as Savior and Lord. The minute you do that you pass from death to life (John 5:24) .

So being a follower of Judaism or Islam or even Christian (if they are working there way into heaven) will account of nothing on the day of judgment.

Answer 4

thats a good question.

I think God might save the Jews, and I hope he does because youre right, they do have a sincere love for God and are often very good people. Jews were Gods first chosen people and so I think they might be saved.

Followers of Islam also have some very intense feelings for God. But I dont think they will be saved because they were never Gods chosen people and they reject Jesus as their lord and savior. I also find many of their beliefs to be obviously wrong and I think they should be able to see that. ..but maybe its a cultural difference.

Answer 5

Jesus says He is the Way and the Truth, and the Life, and that no man comes to the Father but through Him. That doesn't seem to leave any back doors for anybody to slide through.

Having said that, my own thought is that God will not destroy what is not evil. Jews didn't want Him as their King, so why should He allow them to rule with Him? But, I do believe they will know their King when He gets back, and I also believe that they will have to accept Christians as their rulers...forever. I think they will be happy to finally be re-united with their King, and even though they will not sit in Jerusalem as rulers (that privilege belongs to those who belong to Jesus), they will be content to be a part of His kingdom.

As for Muslims, I'm not so sure. I guess God will know what to do about them, as well as those Hindus, Buddhists, Taoists, Wiccans, etc who are not evil, but just cannot understand or accept Christ as God and King.

Answer 6

Yes. It is my understanding that all faiths should count for something (and yes, even atheists or pagans), because in my opinion, they are all just different ways of understanding God's presence.

Answer 7

In the End, the only thing that will count will be whether each person accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and lived their earthly life according to the Bible.

Answer 8

Judaism, yes. islam, no. Look up the definition for "takfiri".