TRUE or FALSE: No matter what place/time you were born, you would be the faith that you are.?

Question

If you admit that your religion is largely based on your environment, do you agree that your entrance to Heaven is largely based on God's decision of where to place your soul?

Jon M: God should know right? He decided you would be born into a place that would allow you to accept him, when he could've had you be born elsewhere.

Answer 1

False. My religion was definitely based on my environment.

But it's quite a big logical leap to say that because this is true, that therefore my entrance into Heaven was based on the place/time I was born.

No matter where or when I was born, God could have revealed Himself to me. Whether that would've been under the name Jesus, or Allah, or FSM -- who knows. But His revelation could happen there.

Cajun Catholics are great, so I'm glad I was born when and where I was. But God isn't limited to that.

Answer 2

WOW is that an AWESOME question! I have thought similar things like that but never so concicely. I am a Christian largely because my parents raised me that Christianity is normal, correct, right. There's no doubt in my mind that if I were raised Muslim, I would have been gung-ho about that, too. I'm positive about that.

Except that I hear that there are some people who are raised certain way that can pinpoint a time when their religion didn't make sense to them any more, for example when they saw something take place or read from a holy book something that didn't ring true to them.

From the basis of my own perspective (which you so accurately pointed out, our perspectives are gotten largely from environment,) God is all about personal choice and freedom. I don't think he would ever do anything that would force a person one way or another. For example, people often pray "God, just make me hate cigarettes" when they're trying to smoke, but he wouldn't do that because taking their desire away would be taking away their CHOICE to smoke or not. I think God works on the same way with religions. We are all free to choose whatever religion we want, whatever we are most comfortable with---whether OR NOT we were raised that way--and God will give us our eternal rewards based on the choices we ultimately make about our beliefs.

I am just writing what came to me right away (welcome to YA, huh?) but I will probably be pondering it on my own for a while, and asking that question to some of my friends now, to see what they think. Wow.

Answer 3

False. Intelligence dictates that you act like the Boereans and examine what is claimed to be true. The Bible which can be proven, does not teach that all will go to heaven because there will be subjects of Christ on the earth forever. Revelation 14:1 is a literal number of Kings and Priests. Every government has a ruling body and so does God's Kingdom. Jesus said that the Kingdom of God is near indicating that he, the King of that Kingdom was there in their midst. He died for all of us that we might have everlasting life. Psalms 37:10,11; 29 and 30 is the hope for the majority of Christ's followers.

Answer 4

I think first part of what you said is false, at least for me. I do not believe as I was taught when I was young. I believe the decision regarding where my soul will be is largely based on what I do with my life, not what religion I am a part of. For one thing there is no religion which believes as I do. Therefore, I practice it alone. I do my best to walk my talk. I think how I choose to live will determine where I belong in heaven. I believe in reincarnation and if I work my bad karma off this will alter where I am placed in heaven. I believe what is important is to live one’s belief, not what one believes in.
may peace be with you

Answer 5

FALSE--- i know that God comes to each and every person and all times. There are people in countries that arent even allowed to believe in Christ, but that doesnt stop everyone! Thank God ! The Bible says that we are all born with a measure of faith and i think it depends on how we feed it! Things grow when they are fed, FAITH is the same way. Romans 10:17-faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of GOD. If i hang around people who gossip, use foul; language etc. I tend to start doing exactly that. I choose to Listen to the word of God preached, to read the word of God, and I know that my faith is stronger when i do this. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks......

Answer 6

nah son you got it all backwards. true, the place and time where you were born has a direct effect on the religion you will be raised in. but the bottom line, and what i think you are trying to ask, is would you still be faithful or a person of faith. i think it is a personality trait you are born with or not born with. me, i was born with it. i don't really like to talk about it, i just have it. others don't and that's ok too. i think i could be jewish, catholic, mormon, buddhist, or any other world religion and i would still be a faithful person. the actual religon you follow is incidental to wether or not you have what i call "blind faith" in the existence of God. so yeah, the religion you follow is dependent on the family and region you were born into, but that has no bearing on wether you "buy into it" or feel the presence of God in your life.

Answer 7

As there have been countless people raised in religious homes who have turned away for it, multitudes born into no religion homes who have embraced it, and many who have changed religions dueing their lifetime, environment is not the ultimate factor in deciding what a person's religion is.

It does play a part, as a person who never hears about a religion as little chance of embracing that religion. But according to the Bible, that is fault of the members of that religion, who failed to spread it as God told them to do, not the fault of God.

You also seem to have the idea that everything that happens in the world is God's plan. If that was true, there would be no such thing as "sin", because it would be God's plan for you to do that evil act.

The Bible teaches, right in the very first chapter, that God gave man control (dominion in the KJ version) over much of what happens on earth. It is your mother and father who determined when and where you were born.

Now when a person is conceived, God immediately formulates a plan, purpose and destiny for each person. Not everyone walks in the plan, nor is every action part of it.

But God is also smart enough to know what to do to keep his ultimate plan on course in spite of (or because of) our actions. Paul, in Romans 12, talks about God having "a good, and acceptable, and a perfect will". And we can decide in which we walk.

Answer 8

false. You would probably be whatever your parents are. However, one can still change or adopt a new idealogy. I am a case in point. I was born into a family that believed the existance of the christian god, but wasn't heavy into christianity. I, however, became a strong christian until about 5 years ago or so. I realized that I was only christian because society slid me into that role and I accepted without questioning whether it was my appropriate role. I went through 4 years or so of trying to find my "calling" spiritually. Last year, I finally came home to Asatru'. I realized the Aesir and Vanir had always been calling to me, but I wasn't listening.

Answer 9

OMGoodness - environment and upbringing (values you are taught as a child) influence your religious choices. No, geography has nothing to do with your after-life. Your after-life depends on what you have chosen to believe.

For instance, I was adopted - I was raised in a strict Catholic home - Catholic schooling, baptism, confirmation, communion, all that stuff. However, I do NOT practice anymore. I grew up and got wise.

If someone else had adopted me, things might be different.

Where I end up after my death is the least of my concerns. I can only control my present life. As long as I am a good person, my life will also be good. Just as it is.

Answer 10

It is true that I would be a believer in Jesus Christ no matter where I was born, no matter the culture because that was His will for my life.

God had a plan for my life from the beginning. He provided me, as He does everyone, with ample evidence that He is, and He gave me, as He does everyone, every opportunity to accept His Salvation.

I thank God that He is longsuffering and He didn't give up on me when I used to refuse to believe in Him.

God bless you.

I know two families, born and raised in Iran who are Believers in Jesus Christ. They have paid an enormous price for their faith, but they are firm in it.

Answer 11

True. Jesus is preached all over the world--it didn't start in the US. Once I heard of him, no matter when or where I was born, I would still come to the same conclusion. I am an open-minded person and have determined this to be the truth.

I firmly believe that if a person who has never heard of Jesus, cries out to God to show Himself, that God will provide a way for that person to hear of HIm. No matter where they are.