{"id":43310,"date":"2014-08-07T21:41:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T02:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=43310"},"modified":"2022-02-18T21:43:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T03:43:35","slug":"how-does-a-muslim-become-a-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-does-a-muslim-become-a-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"How does a Muslim become a Christian?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>Dear Sir,<\/p>\n<p>I am a Muslim, but I am now a true believer in our Lord Jesus Christ. I want to complete the full life and journey, be a true honest Christian, and get born again, getting officially baptized. I would appreciate your support and advice.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>It would depend on where you are, whether you can find Christians in your area or are able to go where there are Christians. In most Muslim countries, converting to Christianity is illegal, so you will have to decide if you are willing to face abandonment or even death to commit to Christ. I know that such is worth anything you may have to face, but it isn&#8217;t a decision I can make for you.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple<\/em>&#8221; (Luke 14:26-27).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Dear Sir, I am a Muslim, but I am now a true believer in our Lord Jesus Christ. I want to complete the full life and journey, be a true honest Christian, and get born again, getting officially baptized. I would appreciate your support and advice. 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