Why are you a Muslim? Have you really every considered this question or given it much thought? Was\u00a0it because you personally\u00a0discovered a means of truth or gained some kind of revelation or spiritual insight to life? Is it because\u00a0you were naturally drawn into the religion of Islam due to some kind of intimate and personal relationship with G-d?<\/p>\n
Are\u00a0you a Muslim because\u00a0that is what \u00a0your culture and society\u00a0defines you to be? Just consider if you had been born and raised\u00a0in the area of the US that is considered the bible belt. Under these conditions what do you think your chances would of been in\u00a0accepting or\u00a0believing in\u00a0the\u00a0Islamic faith?<\/p>\n
Are you a Muslim because you don’t have\u00a0the freedom of choice and to do otherwise \u00a0would cost\u00a0you everything? Imagine once again that\u00a0 you\u00a0were born into a democratic society that allowed you\u00a0the right of religious\u00a0freedom. Would you still be\u00a0a Muslim?<\/p>\n
Are you a Muslim because that is what\u00a0your family expects from you and because they are the ones who define your worldview and values?\u00a0\u00a0What if you belonged to a family that allowed you to make your own decision concerning what you believe and\u00a0fully accepted you regardless of your position?<\/p>\n
Are you a Muslim because that is what everybody else is doing? What if you were a part of a culture that allowed for\u00a0a diversity of beliefs? Would this still\u00a0inspire you\u00a0 to embrace Islam?<\/p>\n
Are you following Islam because you have been told by the\u00a0religious authorities and instructed through the educational system that Islam is the only true religion? Imagine being born in a atheistic country that had a whole different philosophy to\u00a0a G-dless life. Would you still be a Muslim?<\/p>\n
Are you a Muslim\u00a0 because of the fear of not being a Muslim or the repercussions from not accepting this belief or faith yet what\u00a0if you were not faced with these\u00a0fears or inhibitions?<\/p>\n
Is it possible that Islam is regarded as a practice that is defined\u00a0to some degree\u00a0 by a\u00a0geographical location?<\/p>\n
Is it possible that a person can be so integrated into a religious\u00a0system that it becomes nearly impossible to break free from its influence?<\/p>\n
Is it possible to believe only what we have been told to believe\u00a0with a blind\u00a0faith\u00a0mentality that can not be\u00a0questioned?<\/p>\n
Can a person become so isolated within a culture\u00a0that He cannot be influenced\u00a0by outside sources?<\/p>\n
Can a religion be a way of controlling and manipulating people\u00a0in\u00a0carrying out\u00a0a political agenda?<\/p>\n
Should a\u00a0 religion cause you to lose a sense of personal identity?<\/p>\n
Can you honestly tell yourself that after thinking through this blog that you would still be fully confident in affirming your belief in Islam or do you have doubts. If you\u00a0are still\u00a0\u00a0confident in your beliefs then could you just be a Muslim because of a strong sense of pride that will not allow you to be wrong? Can your\u00a0over confidence cause you to be deceived?<\/p>\n
So what is your true motivation in being a Muslim? Is it really a matter of\u00a0truth or could it be best defined by\u00a0culture?<\/p>\n
Much of the\u00a0growth of Islam has been through the efforts\u00a0of \u00a0military conquest and\u00a0child birth. Is this really\u00a0a sincere or legitimate\u00a0approach to faith ?<\/p>\n
Anyway\u00a0there have been Muslims that have doubted Islam\u00a0and have miraculously broke free from the its stronghold by believing \u00a0in Jesus . I have included a link on my blog site\u00a0that has\u00a0 testimonies from former Muslims who found another solution to their doubts and fears.<\/p>\n
In closing I would like to offer you a challenge to read these\u00a0testimonies and then to ask\u00a0God to reveal\u00a0Jesus to you in such a way as to place your trust in Him as Lord and Savior. Don’t allow\u00a0fear to keep you from\u00a0doing this thinking that this will somehow keep you from a paradise that you are not even guaranteed from entering anyway.<\/p>\n
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How to know God<\/a><\/p>\n