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Converting to Islam felt different.
You know, when you convert to other faiths, you get the endophines and stuff... the, it feels good kinda thing. This was different. Like a gentle, warm hug. And, when I had gone back to Christian beliefs, I was grateful for human kindness. And I sort of reconnected with God, but pretty much immediately had a crisis of faith because Christian beliefs didn't mesh with the experience I had by the river.
So I tried to make it make sense because I couldn't see Jesus (pbuh) like Christianity says he is...
And then I kinda gave up. Was agnostic for a bit.
But then I explored Islam, and right there in black and white on the page was God, who I prayed to by the river. And it made sense. All the experiences I had through my whole life made sense. And God made sense. And the Gospels made sense through the Islamic lens.
And what was significant in the river experience was the fact that when I had left Christianity, I had done the unforgivable sin. And when I called out to God for forgiveness by the river, the weight was lifted off. And in Christianity, that made no sense at all. But in Islamic teaching, God is the most merciful and the most just and without limits. And when you sincerely repent, you are forgiven.
You know, when you convert to other faiths, you get the endophines and stuff... the, it feels good kinda thing. This was different. Like a gentle, warm hug. And, when I had gone back to Christian beliefs, I was grateful for human kindness. And I sort of reconnected with God, but pretty much immediately had a crisis of faith because Christian beliefs didn't mesh with the experience I had by the river.
So I tried to make it make sense because I couldn't see Jesus (pbuh) like Christianity says he is...
And then I kinda gave up. Was agnostic for a bit.
But then I explored Islam, and right there in black and white on the page was God, who I prayed to by the river. And it made sense. All the experiences I had through my whole life made sense. And God made sense. And the Gospels made sense through the Islamic lens.
And what was significant in the river experience was the fact that when I had left Christianity, I had done the unforgivable sin. And when I called out to God for forgiveness by the river, the weight was lifted off. And in Christianity, that made no sense at all. But in Islamic teaching, God is the most merciful and the most just and without limits. And when you sincerely repent, you are forgiven.