Christians if you were born in the Middle East?

Question

do you think you would more than likely have been raised a Muslim. If so, do you believe that you would remain a Muslim for life.

Second part of the question:
Do you think that Muslims are going to hell without accepting Jesus as their savior?

Third part of the question:
Do you believe you are a product of your environment coupled with your genes.

Poki Poki,

well duh. But do you think your chances are more than likely to be a Muslim or a Christian?

It is pretty funny that a lot of you are side stepping the question.

Answer 1

1. Yes
2. No
3. Yes

Answer 2

1) More likely raised Muslim? Of course. Just like someone growing up in an atheist home = more likely to be atheist.

2) Remain Muslim? How can one know? Personally, I doubt it. I studied different religions for over 5 years and came to believe Christianity mostly because of historical facts not because other people in the US are Christians. Yes, there is faith involved on my part re: being a Christian. But, being an atheist also requires faith.

Second Part). Personally I believe yes on this question because I believe what the Bible says about salvation. In short, no man knows the Father without the Son (Jesus). There are not other routes, methods or options. It's about Jesus, trusting in Him.

Third Part) Yes.

On a personal note, Christians are not perfect people. Any Christian thinking that they are is deceived. Any non-Christian thinking that a Christian SHOULD be perfect is expecting too much. The reason we need Jesus is because we're NOT perfect people. As well, many Christians, such as myself, have studied Christianity just as much as an atheist has studied atheism. To assume that Christians just become Christians without seeking is misinformed and prejedicial at a minimum. Granted, some people just believe what someone else tells them. Atheists can fall prey to this just as anyone else (Christian, Muslim, etc).

I think that we all need to objectively evaluate these important things in life. If anyone wants to criticize me or my beliefs that is fine. But, at least I can say I diligently sought the truth and am now living by my convictions.

Answer 3

1) more chances of being Muslim.
Problem is I am not a christian, I am an atheist. but I use to be one for 15 years..... damm had only you asked this question like 1 year ago. can I still be included?
2) when i was a christian the answer was yes. Now I dont believe in a hell.

3) yes and you can make your own choices as you get older. Mor eso if no religion in your life.

Answer 4

deazone,
Great question! There are Arabs that are Christian. There always have been since the beginning of the Christian movement. Muslims want to kill them. But some ancient scriptures are written in Arabic, and it is a great language to hear translated from. Many of the semitic languages are as well. My pastor taught out of the Arabic texts at times.

If I were born in the Middle East, and God wanted me, He would find me there. If He wanted me in the most Atheistic part of China, He would find me there and I would learn to know Him. "If I were to make my bed in Hell, Thou would be there with me."
Jesus said, "My sheep know my voice." And I believe Him.

"do you think you would more than likely have been raised a Muslim. If so, do you believe that you would remain a Muslim for life."
Only if God didn't want me. Then I would probably be Muslim for life, and I'd rather be dead than have that happen to me.

"Do you think that Muslims are going to hell without accepting Jesus as their savior? "
Yes, of course. They are not covered by the sacrifice. Jesus took the wrath of God in my place, and I enjoy the life of God not being against me.

"Do you believe you are a product of your environment coupled with your genes."
Sure. But only to an extent. I was not raised to be a Christian by my family. We didn't go to church, and we definitely didn't listen to preachers. Yet the desire to was so very much there with me. Oh I wonder what it would be like if I didn't respond sooner.

Answer 5

Yes, it is more likely that I would follow the Muslim faith. If I were challenged with the truth of my culture's issues because of Islam, I would look around for a better system or turn against God, since this is my most familiar understanding of Him.

Yes, I think Muslims are going to hell for rejecting the only thing that can make us righteous in the sight of God.

Not entirely. While I have been influenced by my environment, I am not shaped by it. I still have a free will. I can choose to look at the evidence, or I can choose to ignore the evidence. The only thing genes have to do with my thought process is that I have the opportunity to develop one.

http://judgeright.blogspot.com

Answer 6

There are Christians in the middle east, there are christians in india, china, japan, russia, iceland etc. I would have been called by God wherever I was born and Jesus Christ would still be my savior.
The muslims are not all bad, the believe Jesus was a good prophet, they need to study what Jesus said a little more closely is all.

Answer 7

1st part . i have many of my hindu, christian and jewish schoolmates who have happily married and settled there. in fact they even have had their babies in the best of the facilities, than ur country. and let me tell u they are very happy and they are allowed to follow their religion. they read the Holy books and my christian freinds even attend mass, while hindus and jews have been holding prayer services at home. may be u are unfortunate enough.

2nd part: no one is going to Heaven - be it of any faith - unless and until they are righteous. we as humans cant do anything -- neither judge nor punish. to judge someone is upto Allah alone.

ya, i know u will not give a damn about Allah today and until u live, but what about when u die? where do u think u will escape. u can rot from the eyes of man and dissappear in history of mankind, but u cannot Hide from the Eyes of God.

3rd part: yes we all are a product of mixed genes. my genes will go crazy when hate-mongers like u are around. see as a result a mixed gene and new product.

Answer 8

First, thanks god that i'm Muslin born in Egypt so i can practice Islam in the right way...and if u have been raised as a Muslim, then Lucky U :)...

Second, Muslims believe in all the prophets and they believe in Jesus as a prophet of course we believe in him sooo much ( peace be upon him) cuz this was told in our holly Quran, and some of muslims will definitly go to heaven inshallah
( by the will of god) and some of them will go to hell cuz of what they did from bad & forbidden things in their life but they wont stay all their life in hell they will go to heaven after they erase their sins...

Third, yes i am a product of my enviroment and by the way my parents raised me up...

Forth, if u need anything contact me :)

Answer 9

1)- there a lot of christians in the ME, who were born as Christians. They are following christianity.. They do not have any problem with muslims around, coz muslima are very peacefull.

2)- Muslims accept Jesus and belive in him. But as a prophet. They are right and they will not go to Hell off course.

3)I am product of Christian parents. But I have converted to Islam. So I made my environment , not my parents did

Answer 10

1. No, for I am a Christian, somewhere I would have seen.
2. Yes they are going to hell if they do not accept Yeshua.
3. Thank God for the ancestor that made the choice of, "as for me and my house we will serve the Lord."

Answer 11

First part. There are Christians (as well as Jews) living in Muslim ruled country. Even Muhammad dealt with Christian and Jews.

Second part, God not man judges. You should find this in the Qur'an.

Third part. are you asking environment versus genetics as a determination of faith? I do not believe we have (or will have) observations to prove either way.