Are you ever curious as to whether had you been born in an Islamic country you would be just as committed Muslims as you are Christians having been born in a Christian country. Would you not be espousing the Koran as the word of God rather than the bible? Would you not be regarding Jesus as a prophet rather than the son of God as you now do? How do you know your beliefs are true when they are clearly a product of where you were born?
2006-10-23 11:29:59 · 28 answers · asked by fourmorebeers 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
That is a very good question and yes there is a 99.99 % probability of that. religion is an acquired cultural aspect of the human being. And to be truly honest in my case i would have the same doubts about it as I have with my own faith.
2006-10-23 11:38:04 · answer #1 · answered by solstice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're asking if I was still the same person/soul that I am now just born into an Islamic country would I still be a Christian the answer is yes. The Bible tells us that we are choosen to become believers before we are born. So it doesn't matter what environment or place I was brought up because God choose me in this life so He would have in any other one.
As a response to your last question, people break out of their "products of birth" every day in many different places around the world. I'm not saying it would be easier to be a Christian in those places but it would be doable.
2006-10-24 00:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by X M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First no matter where you are born there are committed Christians because God is not hindered by our location. As far as which is the Word of God you just have to check which one has errors and contradictions. The Bible (King James) has no errors or contradictions also the prophecies in it have come true with out failing, that's how you tell if God has spoken or not Deut 18:22. Thirdly if you where able to find the place where Mohammad was buried you would find his bones or rather his dust, but if you go to the place where Jesus was buried you would find it empty for he has risen and lives and showed him self to up to five hundred people 1Cor 15:3-6,Acts 1:3
2006-10-23 18:57:39 · answer #3 · answered by rebbaker 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
True, but there are still Christians in Islamic countries. After reading this, I thanked God that I was born here, though i wouldn't exactly say this is a Christian country. While the place you are born at may have some influence on your religious background, it is still ultimately your choice as to whether you believe in it or not.
2006-10-23 18:43:27 · answer #4 · answered by Forget My Name. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that the statement "[I] know [my] beliefs are true when they are clearly a product of where you were born" is a valid argument. Belief may have to do with where you where you born, but only in the sense that usually we are exposed to one belief at first and that is what we adhere to for a while unless otherwise convinced. As an example of this, people have been known to be a member of one religion at birth and in their youth and then later in life convert to another faith. This is because they have been convinced that the system under which they grew up is not true and that a different system is true.
2006-10-23 19:55:29 · answer #5 · answered by R. D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, that is definitely a philosophical question. However, I believe our Father has placed us exactly where He wants us. There is a foundation to Islam, it came from sin, when Sarai ( now called Sarah) tried to take matters into her own hands when she didn't produce a son for her husband, Abram (now called Abraham). Instead, she gave him her handmaiden to bare a child. God gave them a promise that they would be blessed w/ a child, in His timing. Thus, this child, Ishmael, would become the beginning line of Islam. Unfortunately, those born into that culture, are forced into that Religion,they have no choice, at least not often. This is a curse, one that may mean death if they choose Jesus Christ. The difference here is that we have the freedom to choose. A blessing! I thank God that He put me where I am. I know my beliefs are to because I have the privilege of reading His Living Word, getting to know His character, and His ways. He told us this would happen....
2006-10-23 20:09:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Had I been born in a country that practiced Islam, Had my parents not already converted to Christianity I would yes be practicing Islam due to the culture and upbringing of that perticular country, but I would be living in sin. Christianity is like other religions spread widely accross the globe, but one thing that Christianity can give you that no other religion can give you is a relationship with your God. No other religion allows you to have that one on one relationship and In the Holy Bible, God tells us in the Book of John chapter 3 verse 16 that God loved this world so much that He sent his one and only son to die so that we could have the chance to live with our sins forgiven and have the choice to choose salvation and have a lasting relationship with Christ.
If I had been born into a different country, I would hope that missionaries would have been able to witness to me by now, but if not I would be as lost in sin as a goose would get lost in a snow storm.
2006-10-24 00:27:07 · answer #7 · answered by Shining for Him 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No curiosity about it, 99.999% of the human race does not believe in God, they believe in their parents. A person's beliefs are definitely a product of where they were born. But those who have an open mind, and the opportunity to read what they want to read and believe what they want to believe, can make decisions based on what they think is the truth.
Personally, I believe what Jesus is purported to have said. He said the two most important commandments were: love God and love your neighbor, neither of which made Mose's top ten list. He also made it clear that when people saw Him they were seeing God, i.e, God is not a deity that slaughters people or commands other human beings to slaughter people. He said love your enemies; turn the other cheek, etc. etc.. In my opinion, only a tiny percentage of "Christians" actually BELIEVE what Christ SAID, because it conflicts with the "just" (i.e. viscious, cruel) god that their parents taught them about. So even though the words are right in front of them, an entire population can ignore them, because of the distorted story that parents have passed down through the generations.
2006-10-23 21:42:40 · answer #8 · answered by AM 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a good question. I think that as soon as I started making friends with people, I would have been interested in what makes other people tick, and I would have started reading, and I still would have come to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at some point in time. Because I always have to know the rules of the game before I jump in, I bet I would have studied it at least for a year. Maybe 2. Or maybe even longer.
2006-10-23 19:25:42 · answer #9 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I could have very well been involved in Islam. What I was doesnt matter.
Once I began my search for truth I would have found God no matter what my
religion was at the time. No religion is as important as truth is. The truth won
out and I became convinced that Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven.
2006-10-23 18:40:21 · answer #10 · answered by mortimer brewster 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋