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Great questions!Hi everybody,
Like some, I have grown up with atheist parents, but have been studying Christianity, and lately also a bit of Islam .
But something is always in the back of my mind. As much as we would like to believe our religion is the true one, do we really know for sure?
And of course, people say that every religion has good things and don't want to make comparisons because it's a sensitive topic.
But I believe we should address this because believing the right religion can literally determine whether we go to heaven/paradise or BURN for all eternity.
For example, Christians say that the only way to the kingdom of God is through the faith in Jesus. But Muslims say that the only way to heaven is through faith in Allah and in the Quran practices.
And a lot of other (sub-)religions probably have their own way of saying this.
How do we know that we are on the right track? There are far older religions than Christianity such as Hinduism or Animism.
What if we all end up suffering eternally after death because we did not pick/ or were born in the right religion?
How do you know Christianity is the right one out of so many?
I really want to know, because an eternity of suffering depends on our choice here.
To me, the only way to know you've got the real deal (to me personally) is to put the instructions into action, and see what happens.
Not just one instruction -- to believe. Not just one alone.
But instead, as Christ said to us, to listen and then do as He says. (For instance, as He says in Matthew chapter 7, or John chapter 14 & 15). Several things. As I think of them about 5 or 7 things depending on whether how you combine them.
So, for me, to me, my personal view, that at least agrees in a way with His instruction, is that one hasn't even found out (doesn't yet know Him, isn't yet known by Him (Matthew verses 21-23), doesn't even know, unless they are doing as he says.
So, it's very often the situation: not even tried out yet. Or, only partly tried.
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