i was ignored and rejected by my family and christian neighbours, when my parents passed away.i started suffering from depression and wanted to commit suicide, until i met this nice moslim women dressed and covered in a veil. she show my misery and sadness and asked me why i was not happy until i found my self explaining myself to her as a stranger. she was an old woman, and she listened to my story, she than invited me to her house, only to find that she lives next to our house, after that she introduced me to her family, and i have never experience love and accerptance in my life, she had made me feel like a human after all, and for 4 years, i was always treated like the last born of the family. this woman and her family have shown and spoilt me to bits. she takes care of all my loundry, see to it that i have a life. last month i have been asking my self i should become a moslim, since christianity is full of sin and ignorance, now all my moslim friends are always taking care of me
2007-04-20 11:20:10 · 38 answers · asked by nyango 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
search you heart young one the answer will come to you, only you can decide what path to take in life.
2007-04-20 11:23:59 · answer #1 · answered by nocateman 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God has said be good to one another, whether you are a Muslim, a Jew, a Christian, or anything else. Every holy book says so, be it the Koran, the Bible, or the Torah, etc ... 'Love thee neighbor' ... which means not just the next door neighbor. In this context, it means any human being on this planet ...
This great soul (Muslim woman and her family) are obeying God's commandment ... Wish every one follows this example. Not all Muslims are evil people, as some believe
because of ignorance.
As to converting to Islam, follow your heart ... your conscience.
It is however pointless to convert to any religion if you do not follow God's will...
Religion is also about being a great person to any one no matter what their religion, color, country, or size .... are.
Just remember Politics is there to divide and conquer us ...
Peace be upon you,
Another Muslim.
2007-04-20 11:40:01 · answer #2 · answered by bned00 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a shame that all christian scriptures have in your mind been tainted by the ignorant actions of your family and your neighbours. There is more to Christianity than orthodox new testament and ignorant views propagated by the mainstream. Perhaps you could research the similarities between moslim sufism and gnostic christianity and between mainstream islam and hinduism. In my opinion this can illuminate confusions.
In my opion, if you wish to grow and learn as a person, it is necessary to learn how to use many tools in a toolbox, not just the hammer, or the screw driver. For instance; one should read scriptures from more than one religion, for the root of all teaching is hidden within the different scriputures.
Then there is the other saying; that "learning the tools is not enough, and one must apply them to create a house with solid foundations". In other words, learning the truth of God is not enough, one must apply it to one's decisions and actions in order to find salvation.
The moslim girl is a gift from God, to release you from your ignorant family and social group. In my opinion, I would treat her as also she treats you.
2007-04-20 11:31:10 · answer #3 · answered by Yoda 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am Christian, but I don't agree with street-frontage Christianity, which I call Judas-sassity.
Christian congregations can get pretty bad. But this is only to show that it is God's power at work when the righteous are saved. The wicked like to take the credit for it, but God's work is to bring things to realisation. Realisation is a word that refers to our ability to conceptualise, literally, to relate to things (res in "real"). Therefore, all of the healings that happen and the prayers that are answered are for God's purpose of showing that he is the Supreme ruler and nobody else can do what he can. Apart from that, the earth has been given to the sons of men and it's our privilege to be problem solvers.
In regards to depression, I have read a study that said that there can be seen to be a correlation between blood flow in the frontal region of the brain (average of 5% above areas around it + or - 7%; this compares with a standard reading of 15% above areas around it known as hyperfrontality) and adolescent depression. This means that the blood flow is lower than what it should or could be. Hypnosis and autogenic training are two things I know of that interfere with blood flow both during the training and at rest. Various other ailments can also be correlated with changes in blood flow.
As a rough guide, the Bible definitely says to keep a sound mind and letting yourself be hypnotised either by others or by yourself (Robert Baker postulates that hypnosis is socially enforced as role play) seems contrary to this advice.
1 Timothy 1:4 says:
or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God's work—which is by faith.
2007-04-20 11:29:40 · answer #4 · answered by Christian person 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry you feel that you were treated so poorly by your christian friends but just because someone says they are a christian or goes to church on Sunday doesn't mean that they are. The bible tells us that in the end there will be those who claimed to be believers but lived contrary to what the word of God teaches. There are also hypocrites in Islam. If God is real, then you rejecting him is a huge decision. I would seek out truth for yourself and not base your decisions on others because in the end it is only your decision that will matter.
2007-04-20 11:27:55 · answer #5 · answered by doe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were Christian and met with nothing but destruction, I understand how you feel. REALLY, Trust me... I really do. And that's wonderful you found some new friends and now your life is better. That's great, and wonderful! Be friends with them... but what ever you do, don't leave Jesus as your Savior! He loves you... don't go away from the safety of G-d and out from under the shadow of His wings and HIS care for you for anyone or anything!
G-d brought you to nice friends who helped you and are kind to you. Thank Him for that. And... not all christians are really Christians. I know these people your with seem more christlike, and maybe they are, but don't denounce your Messiah!
Many people are often not sincere and alot of times cannot be trusted, but G-d is perfect. Trust in Him for your salvation!!
2007-04-20 11:33:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm very sorry about the way that your family and Christian neighbours treated you.However,that is not a good reason to reject Christianity-it's be like having a bad experience with a teacher and sayin 'the teaching profession is full of cruel people'.
Take a look at this site,refuting Islam:
http://www.answering-islam.de/Main/index.html
Remember that Jesus will never leave you or forsake you-no matter how bad it gets.
2007-04-20 11:25:59 · answer #7 · answered by Serena 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should not deny Jesus as your Savior because a Muslim does your laundry and spends time with you. I am sorry that your family is not very loving to you, but not all Christians are like that. Just because your family has some mean Christians, that does not mean all Christians are mean. Likewise, just because some Muslims are very nice people, that does not mean all Muslims are good. What I am trying to say is do not leave Christianity to go to Islam. Just because you have a few friends, you do not have to be like them to be friends.
God Bless You.
2007-04-20 11:48:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only because she had tooken care of you does not mean that you should just convert. If an atheist helped you, would you convert to atheism?
Religion doesn't have anything to do with being treated. It's God and Jesus that matter in the religion. If you belive in that, then you choose your reigion. Not because a nice Muslim lady helped you and know you want to be Islamic =/
Also, you need to know what its about. Muslims belive that Muhammed was God's main prophet, converting is a serious matter and you need to take more careful steps.
2007-04-20 11:23:48 · answer #9 · answered by Sp!ffy. 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, you have touched on a sensitive subject. The love of the Christian church. You are right. Your neighbors and friends should have reached out to you to see if they could meet any needs you may have had. However, please do not turn your back on your God. See, it's not His fault when we fail to do what we're supposed to. I lost my mother when I was 15. I hated God, because I couldn't understand why He would let that happen. I didn't know what His plan was. Sometimes, we think because we're Christian , we aren't susceptible to loss or pain. That simply isn't true. But if you're sensitive, and you look back, you'll see that God Himself was trying to comfort you and give you peace. Please do not reject Him because of the foolishness of some inconsiderate believers. Your soul is too valuable to Him to lose to His enemy.
2007-04-20 11:31:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i wouldn't quickly change religions. i guess there are different sides to all religions... all I know is that any religion will just keep you trapped in some sort of bondage. Jesus Christ wants a relationship wtih you, and He is full of love.. and people that truly love Him, will love others. I am sorry that you had a bad experience with "christians" but honey I promise you that christians who love the Lord, and really want to serve Him, would walk in Love b/c God is Love...
The bible says that God is Love
and if you don't love you don't know God
2007-04-20 11:25:04 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋