christians: if you had been born and raised in iraq, do you think you still would've become christian??

Question

please don't just say "yes". i'd like for you to explain to me, why you think YOU would've been able to "rise above" islam. ------ and IF christianity is a choice that we're all capable of making, then why is it that 90% of the middle east is muslim and the majority of americans are christian?? is this just a coincidence???

if you say that it has to do with upbringing, then you can no longer say that believing in jesus is a choice that we're all equally as capable of making.

and if you admit then that a person born in the u.s. is in fact MORE LIKELY to believe in jesus than a person born in the middle east is, then that must mean that god is giving certain people advantages over other people. and if that's the case, then you can't say that god loves all of his children equally, now can you?

only 4 responses??? what happened?? did i ask a question that christians don't know how to answer??? my last question addressed to christians got over 40 responses, and 30+ of those were in the first 5 minutes. looks like i stumped the christian community.

hey old man,,,,

i wrote you an email. why didn't you write back?? you accuse me of creating a question that forces people into a dichotomy. then when i ask how, you don't respond??!!!!!! so were you bluffing then??, to make it look like i'm too scared to respond to what you said???

well i tried responding.

so uhm,,, why don't you go ahead and edit your post. just draw a line like this:

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then underneath it, respond to what i'm saying now. because i'd really love to hear what you have to say. but if you're not gonna respond to my emails, then i really don't know how else to get you to answer this question:

"how does the question i asked force people into a false dichotomy?"

Answer 1

I think if I was born in Iraq I would probably be a Muslim. I think people usually take th religion of there family or culture. But a lot of people change there religion later. I used to be a Christian but the religion doesn't make sense to me and I feel unsure whether God exists or not. But in Iraq I'd probably not be allowed to change my religion or not believe in Islam, so I'd have stay a Muslim.

Answer 2

No, I doubt that if I were born in Iraq, to a Muslim family, I'd be a Christian. Obviously, I'd be nothing like I am in my present reality. Does this mean that I wouldn't have the choice? No, it would just mean I wouldn't likely make that choice.

I had a Christian upbringing, but I made the choice personally as an adult. However, most "christians", "muslims", "hindus", "buddists", etc. don't actually make the choice to follow their religion. They just accept it as their culture. Most American "christians" don't follow the ways of Jesus, and hence are not Christian (=Christ like).

Your last argument is pretty good, but it begs for a God that reveals Himself to everyone, which would require no faith. Everyone would believe in God, but God wants us to have faith in Him. Nobody knows how God will deal with people who never had the opportunity to hear about Jesus, therefore it is pointless to argue that he "loves" some groups more than others based solely on the idea that those groups he "loves" are more likely to become Christians.

Answer 3

A lot of a person's beliefs have to do with their parents and how they were raised. If you were born in a country that was mostly Muslim then the odds are you would have been raised Muslim. The choice to become a Christian would then be much harder as you would be abandoning your faith, your family, etc in order to become one.
People born in the US have the luxury of being able to believe what they want to - they don't have to worry about getting killed, or their famil disowning them for their beliefs. I don't believe God favors one continent over another, but the fact that Americans (and other free countries as well)can believe in Jesus without resistance, enables those people to go out and share the love of Jesus in countries like Iraq - where the people need Jesus' love.

Answer 4

I was born in the USA to Christian parents, but was never a Christian. I refused to conform to being a follower and in any other situation in the world would have been killed for my belief. I believe God sets controls on all things for those who believe in his son. That it even says in the Bible that God has greater love for those who serve him than those who as Jesus puts it are lukewarm should not be doubted. That you have heard God loves everyone equally says you have heard from those conforming to following or being lukewarm. Take it upon yourself to seek the truth and the reward will give you the peace of understanding, ignore Jesus and its out of his hands.

Answer 5

I believe that you will follow the teachings of your parents. If they are Christian, you will follow Christianity and if they are Muslims, you will be Muslim. When you are an adult you may change your mind or not. Since I believe that " In my Fathers house there are many mansions" means that there are many ways to God. Not that any way is best. Or that those who think they are the most pious will have a bigger house!!

Answer 6

Society would have guided me to Islam. If my purpose for God in life was the same as it is then ultimately I would have learned of God's call on my life through Christianity and converted risking my life and the lives around me. I suspect that if I were Iraqi that my call would be diffrent and then I can not say.

Answer 7

I regret to inform you that your logic is unreasonable. Most of what you say can't be, certainly can be. Your argumentative question tries to trap people to only be able say what you want to hear, to back up your thinking. If you want to talk about this reasonably with an open mind, contact me.

Answer 8

Not unless God Called me, Jesus can save any one ,who accepts Jesus as the Son of God.
No mater where they live.

Answer 9

Of course people will be a christian if they were born as chrisitan. it does'nt matter where you were born or lived.

Answer 10

Pl. study ten commandments