Want to join Christianity from Islam

[Faisal Imran]

Hi all,

I born as a Muslim in Pakistan. now i want to be a christian but i have some problems.
1. I am living in area where Muslims hate each other(Shia, Sunni). Don't know what they will do with me.
2. my family is a Muslim if they know that i am going to be a christian they will kick me out from there house. and i am not rich to go somewhere else in safe community.
so please tell me what should i do in this situation

thanks and sorry for bad English

 

[sdowney717]

If you believe In Jesus as the Christ of God, then you are already a Christian in God's eye.

John 5
24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.

25 Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, 27 and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. 30 I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

 

[Brotherly Spirit]

Hello, welcome to the forum.

Not sure what you can you do. Only two choices as a believer is risk it where you live with possibly being forced to leave home, or leave home yourself to where it would be safer. Either way you need be thoughtful and careful, before doing anything. If there are any Christian communities near, you could consider talking to them about it, if needed, ask to join to live with them.

 

[Solomons Porch]

Are there any underground churches in your area? I know this is very risky for you. The eternal payment of living forever with Christ is wonderful. I will be praying for your strength and protection. God bless you and keep you, thank you for your courage.

 

[RDKirk]

You are a situation that is simultaneously hard and blessed. The Holy Spirit of God is working in you and has enabled you to accept our Lord Jesus. It is a wonderful thing to know that God is seeking to know you better, not that you're just acting on what you were taught as a child.

But your road will probably be very hard.

I have a friend who was born in Mali to a Muslim family in a Muslim community. When he believed in Jesus as a teenager, his father chained him to a tree in their back yard and his mother actually attempted to poison him. Back after the Libyan revolution, political events in Mali caused him to flee to the US for safety because as a Christian pastor, he was marked for death. But now he is back in Mali preaching Jesus boldly.

If you can at all, try to find a copy of the Christian gospels, or read them online. Just read them. Go through Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, then the book of Acts, then the book of Romans.

Don't worry about all kinds of other doctrines of Christians and things Christians may say or do, just read the scriptures. When you have read through Romans, pray to God what He wants you to believe about Jesus.

 

[brinny]

Hi all,

I born as a Muslim in Pakistan. now i want to be a christian but i have some problems.
1. I am living in area where Muslims hate each other(Shia, Sunni). Don't know what they will do with me.
2. my family is a Muslim if they know that i am going to be a christian they will kick me out from there house. and i am not rich to go somewhere else in safe community.
so please tell me what should i do in this situation

thanks and sorry for bad English

Bless yer heart. Hello Faisal Imran, and welcome to CF. Your English is very good. I will pray for you and pray that you are granted great wisdom and protection and that your every thought, word, and deed is guided by the living God, Who is drawing you to Himself. May He protect and bless you, your family, and your household. (((hug)))

 

[football5680]

Practice in secret until you can find a place where your safety can be insured. If you remain in Pakistan, you will probably not be able to find a place like this because apostasy is punishable by death. The Pakistani government will not carry this sentence out but there are plenty of people around you who would. God bless you and you will be in my prayers.

 

[sdowney717]

So then those demons who believe Christ is the Son of God must be Christians

Demons can not become Christians by believing in Christ, that is reserved only for people, not evil spirits.
Do you not believe what Christ says?

John 3
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”

The deeds they have done in God, is by God working powerfully in their lives, this is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.

 

[Faisal Imran]

Why do you want to become a Christian

as I said I was born in Muslim family. so i was following my family/society I was not following my religion because i did not know what is going on. what they doing why they doing..
But now i have to decide what is good or bad for me. I Don't want to follow blindly anything.

 

[Faisal Imran]

Hello, welcome to the forum.

Not sure what you can you do. Only two choices as a believer is risk it where you live with possibly being forced to leave home, or leave home yourself to where it would be safer. Either way you need be thoughtful and careful, before doing anything. If there are any Christian communities near, you could consider talking to them about it, if needed, ask to join to live with them.

thanks for reply
but there is no christian community around me

 

[Faisal Imran]

Are there any underground churches in your area? I know this is very risky for you. The eternal payment of living forever with Christ is wonderful. I will be praying for your strength and protection. God bless you and keep you, thank you for your courage.

Thank you.
and there is no church or friend around my area.

 

[Solomons Porch]

Thank you.
and there is no church or friend around my area.

I will be praying for you and asking God to send you someone you can trust in the Lord. Someone you can bond with for strength and encouragement. Praise God for your stand

 

[Faisal Imran]

I understand. But you said you want to join Christianity and what I'm asking is why you want to join Christianity. What do you hope to gain from joining Christianity.

I'm not trying to discourage you, but in the book of Acts, we see that the pattern is the hearing of the Gospel, repentance, receiving Christ and His atonement by faith, and then baptism, which is typically considered the entry into Christianity.

In other words, becoming a Christian is a response to being born again, which is symbolized by baptism.

Have you been born again?

well my English not good enough to explain everything.
I am 25 now. and I came up with this after lot of thoughts and search. and this is the true path.

 

[Rigatoni]

Hey, welcome! If you want to become a Christian, all you have to do is seek God diligently, with you're whole heart, until you find Him - in prayer and in His word. Hebrews 11:6 states that "He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him", and Jeremiah 29:13 says "You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart." When I came to a realization of God's love for me and my freedom in Christ, I had such a peace and contentedness that I've never known before. Knowing that God was real, and being aware of His immense love and compassion for me personally, had such a positive impact on the way I viewed nearly everything.

I don't know if this will help, but I used to have a pen pal who lived as an expatriate in Saudi Arabia. Her and her family attended an underground church, and were able to avoid the persecution of Christians there. If possible, you can try to find an underground church in your area, although, you can also fellowship with fellow Christians here on this site and other forums. It might also be a good idea to have a physical copy of the Bible, or you can read it online - which would be a lot safer. BibleGateway.com: A searchable online Bible in over 150 versions and 50 languages. is a great online resource for reading scripture (it's available in English, but I think you can choose from other languages as well). BibleGateway also offers an online audio Bible you can listen to on their site.

 

[Faisal Imran]

OK. I understand. To put it another way, if you were to die today, would you go to Heaven and if so, why?

Since I am new. I think this my Question will I Goto heaven or hell.
I think today I cannot decide myself.

 

[sdowney717]

Since I am new. I think this my Question will I Goto heaven or hell.
I think today I cannot decide myself.

Regarding believing, read what Christ says, and do you believe in Him?
If you believe in Christ then you also believe in God who sent Him to save you.

John 6:40
And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
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John 6:47
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life.
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John 7:38
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”
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John 11:25
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
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John 11:26
And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
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John 12:44
Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me.
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John 12:46
I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.
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John 14:12
[ The Answered Prayer ] “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
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Acts 10:43
To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.”
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Acts 13:39
and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
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Romans 1:16
[ The Just Live by Faith ] For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
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Romans 4:5
[ David Celebrates the Same Truth ] But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,
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Romans 9:33
As it is written: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
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Romans 10:4
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
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[sdowney717]

More on believing in Christ which means you are a saved person, you are made SAFE with God when you believe in His Son the Christ of God whom He sent to save you from your sins, who is Himself God come in the flesh.

Only saved persons believe in Christ for their personal salvation.
If believing from the heart, then you will be speaking this outloud, you will be filled with the Holy Spirit and it will just well up from your innermost being, rivers of living water from the Holy Spirit of God who loves you, for HE will live inside you and be your God, and you will be His son, a part of the family of God.

Romans 10:10
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
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Romans 10:11
For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
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Romans 14:2
For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.
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1 Corinthians 13:7
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
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1 Peter 2:6
Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”
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1 John 5:1
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.
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1 John 5:5
Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
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1 John 5:10
He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son.
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[Faisal Imran]

Jesus says that God cannot abide sin that only those without sin can go to Heaven. He told us that we are to be perfect just like God is perfect.

Have you sinned? A good way to find out is to look at the Ten Commandments and ask yourself if you've ever done those things.

God told us the following:

1. You shall have no other gods before Me.
2. You shall make no idols.
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
4. Keep the Sabbath day holy.
5. Honor your father and your mother.
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10. You shall not covet.

Have you ever done any of those things God has told us not to do? And have you done perfectly those things God has told us to do?

1. agree
2. agree
3. agree
4. Agree
5. I Do
6. never done (not even an animal,bird)
7. Still virgin
8. never done
9. I am good with my neighbors
10. I am not greedy or covet..

might not be perfect in some cases.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Just some quick advice here to those wanting to help. Faisal is in Pakistan, there are no Christians he can talk to, there is no church he can go to. He probably does not have a Bible in Urdu and you guys are throwing Bible verses at him that are all over the place. Not everyone has the Bible memorized and knows the context of the verses being presented. Take it slow. He is going to have to learn a whole new Book that he currently does not have. Help him along; do not scare him off by overwhelming him. This is your chance to welcome a New Christian, don’t blow it.

 

[Faisal Imran]

Well you say you're a Muslim so we know at the very least that you've had other gods before God

You don't have to be married to commit adultery Jesus said that if you look at a woman with lust that's adultery

You don't have to kill somebody to commit murder Jesus said that if you are unjustly angry with soebody that you've commited murder in your heart

Are you really telling us that you've never taken anything in your life that didn't belong to you and that you've never told a lie?

Did I say that i am following Christianity from years ? NVM