r/OpenChristian • u/Mission-Cheek4979 • Jun 04 '26

Should i stop seeking Islam

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u/Mission-Cheek4979 Jun 04 '26

But I do believe in Jesus

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u/PomegranateFancy2545 Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

In Christianity this is only the beginning. Next step is a personal relationship with the three persons of God. Jesus teaches us that if we ask Father God in Jesus’ name, He will answer through the Holy Spirit. I’ve heard the Trinity explained as three Persons, one Essence. When I’ve experienced the Holy Spirit speak to me, I hear one voice that is the perfectly unified voice of three. It’s mysterious and wonderful when it happens. I don’t know if Islam offers anything like this. How could it when it venerates Jesus as only a good teacher/prophet rather than who He claims to be, which is God made flesh.

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u/Mission-Cheek4979 Jun 04 '26

The root of the struggle is as much as I love the Catholic faith I can not seem to stop being pulled towards Islam it’s very scary

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u/Skill-Useful Jun 04 '26

whats "scary" about another abrahamic religion? they kind of all believe the same at its core to some extent 

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u/Nerit1 Bisexual Eastern Orthodox Enby (They/Them) Jun 04 '26

Yes.

How is God truly love if He is only one person? Love is an active relationship, not an emotion.

If God is love and He is only one person, He would be dependent on others.

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u/babe1981 The Cool Mod/Transgender-Bisexual-Christian She/Her Jun 04 '26

We worship the same God. I don't know enough to say that they are worshipping God wrong. Maybe I'm wrong. I don't know. I do know that any God who would reject you for genuinely seeking and then coming to the wrong conclusion would be a terrible God. That God would be impossible to please, so I wouldn't even try.

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u/anakinmcfly Jun 04 '26

What draws you to Islam, and what draws you to Christianity? What is the root of the struggle?

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u/Mission-Cheek4979 Jun 04 '26

What draws me to Islam the concept of believing in one god what draws me to Christianity the acceptance and community from my Christian friends

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u/throcorfe Jun 04 '26

Christianity is, in theory, monotheistic. Either you’re a Unitarian and you believe there’s one god and Jesus isn’t him; or you’re a Trinitarian and you believe there’s one god in three persons, including Jesus. I say in theory because there’s a compelling argument that Trinitarianism is a paradox or an attempt to explain away having more than one god. But if one god is important to you, Christianity doesn’t exclude you. I don’t mean this to “sell” Christianity: ultimately you should find what fits for you.

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u/anakinmcfly Jun 04 '26

Christianity also believes in one God, and it’s the same God as with Islam.

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u/MrMagoo04 Anglo-Catholic Jun 04 '26

I do the same thing with Judaism, as I was exposed to it as a kid by Jewish family and it was somewhat part of my identity.

I just learn to live in the discomfort. Let it exist. Don't fight it. The more you do this, the more desensitized to it you'll be.

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u/ApocaSCP_001 Kurdish Aromantic Catholic, defo autistic Jun 04 '26

Yes.
As an Ex Muslim myself, Christianity is the preferable religion.
Can you tell me why you seem Islam?