Guillaume Bignon's story: from atheism to Christianity

Former atheist Guillaume Bignon explains how he tried to disprove God... but his plan backfired! Watch his full debate with atheist philosopher Graham Oppy here: www.thebigconv...
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[@martifingers]

So what would have happened if his object of desire had been a Buddhist or Hindu or Moslem? We will never know I guess. I also would not discount the early Catholic influence. None of this negates his experience of course or really affects whether it's true or not.

[@benstr8156]

" his object of desire had been a Buddhist or Hindu or Moslem?" >> Buddhist ? Buddha never promised salvation and eternal life. >> Hindu - has too many gods to pray to? (what the heck?) >> Muslim - when he reads the chapter on Jihad, he will have a change of heart about Islam.

[@rl7012]

My journey from atheism was completely different. I had the profound spiritual experience first when I had no real religious knowledge or philosophical knowledge or anything intellectual to back it up or rationalise it. I just had the complete spiritual heart experience but I had no idea what it was except I knew down to my bones it was God. But I was an atheist and not even looking for God. I didn't even want to believe but I could not deny the most truest experience of my life bar none. It wasn't till years later that I learned enough 'intelligence' to back up my profound life changing experience to understand it more in the light of what this guy is talking about, So it was interesting to hear this guy said he had the intellectual transformation before he had the spiritual one.

[@SerendipitousProvidence]

I am glad God called you out of darkness and spoke light into your heart. By the way, if you may humor this out of the blue enquiry, is election conditional or unconditional?

[@rl7012]

@@SerendipitousProvidence Election? What do you mean by election?

[@SerendipitousProvidence]

@@rl7012 God, before the foundation of the world, chose to make certain individuals the objects of His unmerited favor or special grace (Mark 13:20; Ephesians 1:4-5; Revelation 13:8; Revelation 17:8). These individuals from every tribe, tongue and nation were chosen by God for adoption, not because of anything they would do but because of His sovereign will (Romans 9:11-13; Romans 9:16; Romans 10:20; 1 Corinthians 1:27-29; 2 Timothy 1:9). God could have chosen to save all men (He certainly has the power and authority to do so), and He could have chosen to save no one (He is under no obligation to save anyone). He instead chose to save some and leave others to the consequences of their sin (Exodus 33:19; Deuteronomy 7:6-7; Romans 9:10-24; Acts 13:48; 1 Peter 2:8).

[@rl7012]

@@SerendipitousProvidence Are you asking if certain chosen people are elected conditionally or unconditionally by God?

[@SerendipitousProvidence]

@@rl7012 That would be correct. I was hoping if you could give me your opinion on this matter, seeing you seemed to have undergone quite a profound experience. I've always been interested in spiritual experience. I think they could shed light on topics that have been intellectually exhausted.

[@e.l.p.i.d.a]

Such a powerful testimony covering so much in a short amount of time! 🙌

[@marktloy4740]

I think the moral of his story is this: Christian Fashion Models are our best missionaries.

[@bonez1112]

Yes. I think so 🤣

[@kansashoneybadger7899]

Christ has used many different types of people over the centuries to effect His Will: fishermen, highly learned scholars, Roman soldiers, wealthy heiresses, mothers of large families, Roman Emperors, and highly accomplished scientists like Francis Collins, leader of the human genome project. Some believe the Collins is to biology what Einstein is to physics. He is a good writer. You might want to read some of his material.

[@radscorpion8]

@@kansashoneybadger7899 oh I'm sure its all a very ingenious, calculated plan by God to get people to follow the right religion. Wouldn't be an all-seeing all knowing God if he failed at that task would he? But wait a minute, it looks like the overwhelming majority of the world's population follows Islam. According to latest polls only 30% of the world's population is christian, and its declining at accelerating rates in the US and Europe. Isn't that interesting? So if its all according to God's plan, did God plan to destroy Christianity?

[@vejeke]

Tree words: *_"The Pinecreek Theorem"_*

[@malirk]

5:04 - After he asked God to reveal himself he injured his shoulder? I remember when God use to set things on fire in front of people for miracles. I remember when God parted seas. I remember when God had donkeys talk. Now God speaking to us is getting injured? What??? If he was looking to use logic and reason to accept God, this was not the way to go.

[@jackplumbridge2704]

Since when did he say his reason for belief in God was him injuring his shoulder? That's a rather nice strawman you have constructed there...

[@malirk]

@@jackplumbridge2704 What was his reason for belief? Thanks!

[@jackplumbridge2704]

@@malirk watch the video lol.

[@malirk]

@@jackplumbridge2704 You say I strawman... then you won't give the reason. Just give the reason. Thanks.

[@jackplumbridge2704]

@@malirk The fact that you don't know why he converted is proof that you straw manned him. you claimed to know why he converted, and now you are admitting you don't. Watch the video before commenting. he literally explains what led him to Christianity in the video. honestly its like you want to be ignorant.

[@daverogg8701]

Having been raised Catholic I can relate so much to his testimony. I gotta learn how to speak French-English, meaning talk like I’m French but speaking English…so cool. Ah, what Christ will do for those who surrender fully to Him. Great and encouraging video!!!

[@merrybolton2135]

When you surrender to christ You surrender your brain to critical thinking and take on iron age thinking .

[@blakknasa]

I would love to have someone to go back and forth with like Bignon had/has with his pastor. I was raised atheist (I would say I am agnostic now) from a completely secular family and many of the hurdles Bignon had to jump (learning that Christian’s aren’t all stupid and learning that most scholars think Jesus was an actual person etc) I have gotten over. None of my friends are religious so If anyone would like to chat and help me out with things, let me know. I would humbly appreciate it.

[@siwardwoudstra1751]

I am a Christian and live in the Bible Belt of the Netherlands. Not everyone I know is Christian, but many are and most other are familiar with it. So perhaps I can help?

[@andrey1186]

Become Christian to get laid is obviously a laughable oversimplification. His attraction to her opened him up to discovering the faith and reason in faith. His conviction about Christianity were obviously wrong before he met her. We all in some way have to be plunged away from our hard-hearted misconceptions about faith.

[@malirk]

Then don't over-simplify it: *Walk me down the line of reasoning that brought him to Christianity?*

[@vejeke]

That is indeed an oversimplification, but this phenomenon even has a name: *_"The Pinecreek Theorem."_*

[@malirk]

@@vejeke TRUE!

[@jessdaisy3330]

Such a cool story of how God uses every situation! Thank Him that those people needed directions, and that He wanted to use that to show His love & salvation to Guillaum!

[@jakeroberts6274]

Great testimony!

[@malirk]

3:25 - The PineCreek theorem states that women have brought more men to Christ than the holy spirit. It's interesting the amount of apologists who go from non-believer to believer because of a spouse. I actually know of relationships that have ENDED because people couldn't be with a non-Christian. Even Girl Defined talked about their relationship ending with a guy because he wasn't a strong Christian.

[@ACuriousChild]

@Brian Stevens Not sure if this comment belongs here but I am going to make it anyway. As it popped into my MIND reading the above comment. Who says that women are not vessels for THE HOLY SPIRIT. 😂😂😂 On a serious note. Without going into the topic of God, but THE HOLY SPIRIT an expression of God speaks when, how, where and through which ever existence or phenomenon HE deems appropriate. No prove available nor necessary its simple logic of THE HUMAN MIND, equally a phenomenon out of THE SOURCE OF ALL EXISTENCE.

[@malirk]

@@ACuriousChild What convinces you God exists?

[@Philusteen]

This really underscores a comment I made on Lex Fridman's interview with Jack Barsky, a retired KGB agent who adopted Christianity later in life. As one who was rather active in his beliefs, I left catholicism behind not because it's intellectually suicidal to believe in God, but it IS a self-serving sort of anasthetic to ascribe works of man as coming from some sort of celestial divinity - especially when they just do not hold up under historical scrutiny or real-world practice. I think most who embrace religion in adulthood do it for one of three reasons: a romantic relationship, cowardice around mortality, or guilt around past actions. The idea that one can just repent or buy their way into a blissful afterlife is Paul's distortion, not the teachings of a middle eastern Jewish social activist.

[@martinploughboy988]

What works of man are they? the Creation of the Universe, the creation of life? Man cannot even keep a country on the straight & narrow and you think it intellectual suicide to become a Christian? The intellectual suicide is to think you have the answers, when you know God exists.

[@Philusteen]

@@martinploughboy988 the intellectual suicide is to take the absolute position that God either does or does not exist. To take demonstrably Human-sourced documents as infallible and divine is to add insult to the mortal injury of your reason. There is nothing about biblical texts that would pass muster to any reasonable historian or detective. Any belief system requires courage in order to be held open to scrutiny and challenge, and discarded if it does not hold up. I completely understand that most folks will hold fast to their beliefs and fight against changing it - there's so much comfort to be had there. It's still purely transactional - act a certain way and get some sort of literal or ethereal reward. I'm all about the mysteries of energy and information; but history teaches you all you need to know about how ancient humans related to their realities differently, based on region and culture. It's right there for you to learn, if you're brave enough. Peace and long life to you.

[@martinploughboy988]

@@Philusteen Everyone knows God exists. As for Scripture, it's source is God who caused the writer to write as they did. Clearly, you're not much of a historian.

[@Philusteen]

@@martinploughboy988 everyone does not know God exists, lol - that's a troll statement. That removes faith and replaces it with blind allegiance, and that's just sad.

[@martinploughboy988]

@@Philusteen Sorry, but that is a fact. The Christians faith is not in the facts, but in the God who promises. So God's existence isn't a matter of faith. Of course, deny that God exists when you know full well He does could be regarded ass a troll statement, or possibly the desperate need of someone who knows they're wrong to keep pretending.

[@northernlight8857]

The old PineCreek theorem ...

[@somerandom3247]

So he stopped caring about what's actually true, and just decided to believe? Very compelling.......

[@benstr8156]

He was compelled to believe.

[@thefub101]

Can be an atheist for bad reasons too

[@autodex2000]

Oh brother

[@skyeangelofdeath7363]

I cannot imagine that being less impressive.

[@wakeuppeople7180]

The subtitle of the book should be amended to read along the lines "The Hijacker God: How God Hijacked My Quest To Disprove The Christian Faith, And How He Let Down Other Atheists By Not Hijacking Their Quests Too". That will show those bloody atheists how this God can play freely with their minds and can anihilate at any time their free will, while seemingly being unable to do anything about the believers who had enough of the religious BS, dropped their faith and became atheists...

[@kansashoneybadger7899]

Your free will will be respected to your last breath. If people who walked away from faith were immediately hit by lightning, you might have a case, you don't. In your heart of hearts you passionately don't want a God to exist, because if He doesn't exist then YOU are your own God. You just like being your own God. Many people do

[@leannemcelroy8482]

Someone sounds bitter and mad

[@giggleman9908]

Calvinism and other denominations replace the sermon on the mount with church doctrine. Calvinist doctrine wasn't articulated until the reformation ... so where was the holy spirit that whole time? The truth was hidden until John Calvin? It's nonsense.

[@merrybolton2135]

I have a new religion where you can not only go to haven BUT take all your money with you HALLELUJAH

[@malirk]

I really can't.... I tried making it through this... I just can't.

[@benstr8156]

Then jump to the 10:00 time mark listen from there.

[@malirk]

@@benstr8156 "God reactivated is conscious".... What?

[@benstr8156]

You missed the "I experience spiritual rebirth" part. listen again 10:00 - 11:11m ; If you don't succeed the first time, try, try again. "God reactivated is conscious" that was the start, it gets better..

[@malirk]

@@benstr8156 What is spiritual rebirth and how does one know they've experienced it?

[@benstr8156]

@@malirk "What is spiritual rebirth " You'll have to experience it for yourself. For some, it can be a vivid experience. A moment in time. For others, it's a nothing burger. Yet still a spiritual rebirth. Or you could've goggled it. Definitions of spiritual rebirth. *a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life*

[@TimothyHTrain]

Check out the Eiffel Tower on his bookshelf.

[@kyaxar3609]

From atheist to christian 🤔🤯

[@JosiahFickinger]

Some people aren't as hard core

[@malirk]

*INTELLECTUAL CRIME:* Praying to God. Injuring your shoulder. Thinking that the shoulder injury is connected to praying to God.

[@rl7012]

Intellectual Armageddon: Everything came from nothing. Chemicals accidentally invented life.

[@mynameiscorenhel]

it will be from atheism to Chrjistianity to Islam story , soon

[@matthiasbrandt1252]

No. Wishful thinking?

[@mynameiscorenhel]

@@matthiasbrandt1252 if God wills He will be

[@paulrussell6495]

@@mynameiscorenhel God is Jesus so no he wont will him to go follow a fake made up god.

[@be_real_truth_matters]

@@mynameiscorenhel which god? Qureshi moon god?

[@Markielee72]

"God reactivated my conscience" I feel like I'm beginning to sound like a scratched record when I comment on this channel but... How does he know this?

[@chemforumlachimie6754]

How do you know you are alive?

[@Markielee72]

@@chemforumlachimie6754 you're deflecting. How does he KNOW that it was god that reactivated his consciousness rather than a series of coincidences that CONVINCED him that god was responsible. I posit that the latter is infinitely more likely.

[@MrStaano]

@@chemforumlachimie6754 Whats your point asking this question in return? Looks like you know his religioous statement cant be defended rationally. So you ask a non related and slightly silly "philosophical" question in return. We can scientifically confirm if somebody is alive. Heartbeat, Blood circulation, Brainactivity etc etc. Now confirm how a god does anything....... you cant. I'll help you out in advance. Its just a believe influenced by whatever cultural influences.

[@SPSP-tk7sh]

@@MrStaano do you think you need evidence in order to be rational?

[@MrStaano]

@@SPSP-tk7sh Believing in an allpowerfull allknowing being in another dimension that is supposed to have created the universe. Its pretty rational to only believe thats true if it is established clearly and convincing through evidence. Or are you just believing based on the culture you grew up in? No critical thought looking at the bigger picture; the many gods and religions humans created to make sense of the world. We know better now in 2022. Magical narratives are ancient not necessary and outdated. Right? Or do you believe in a ancient thousands years old religious belief system?

[@spooky6902]

Guillame demonstrates that the meaning of the crucifixion to Christians is to absolve them of guilt. The only way to be forgiven is through those you have wronged, not by a scapegoat.

[@ACuriousChild]

@Super ... Wondering what it means to the commenter then....

[@spooky6902]

@@ACuriousChild what it means to me? Seems like scapegoating. The sins of the tribe being put onto a goat and ritually sacrificed as if that absolves them. In other words, nonsensical meaningless superstition

[@JosiahFickinger]

But sin IS a wrong to God, but forgave us through his death. But you're only forgiven if it's a mutual thing.

[@spooky6902]

@@JosiahFickinger how could sin be a wrong to God if he engineered the circumstances which allowed for sin to exist? There's nothing any of us could have done to prevent sin and nothing any of us gain from a display of mutilation. It only serves to satisfy God's wrath for his own decisions.

[@JosiahFickinger]

@@spooky6902 Who said he engineered the circumstances? You shouldn't act like God doesn't know what He's doing. If He says we deserve death, then we do.

[@matthewpopp1054]

I’m an atheist and I have never fled from people just because their praying Lol

[@benstr8156]

You might fled from me if I pray for you. Lol

[@lightningplasma]

I love these videos because all religions have them. I watched a similar one three days ago whose title was something along the lines of "how a christian converted to hunduism". You can literally find many videos on youtube where people from different religions converted to a different one because they finally found their true faith. Christians becoming muslims, witches, pagans, buddhists, etc. Can all religions be true? hmm that's an easy one, no. Can all religions be false? hmm, yes. Can one of them be the true one and the others false? hmm, it can. So how to find out the truth... faith maybe? hmm no, all these people claim to have strong faith and their religions can't all be true. With faith you can believe in anything. Faith is not a reliable path to truth. How else could one know? the bible? hmm, no. Muslims will say and stand by the Quran. And the Jews the Talmud. and the Hindu the baghavad gita. And the zoroastrians the avesta. hmm no holy books won't do it either especially if you have read them yourself honestly and not have them cherry picked for you. I need convincing evidence. Not trying to rain on anyone's parade here but i find guillaume's story to be nothing different from what all other people in all those other videos are saying about their own conversion stories to other religions. I want to know the truth and faith will never give me that because faith can lead you to just about any conclusion. And when it comes to matters that can lead to innocent people getting blown up in planes, killed in crusades, etc., knowing as many true things as one can is the rational and perhaps most empathetic position anyone can take to avoid such misconceptions.

[@mahones981]

Hi lighting plasma. Thanks for your comments. I enjoyed reading it. You are right in saying that either all beliefs are false or only one is right. Are you saying that truth is unknowable?

[@beza0220]

Be earnest in your seeking my friend! The sense of right and wrong you have in you has a divine origin. Jesus is waiting for you to repent and give Him your heart ❤️ He’s the truth !!! Observe how people describe their near death experiences or their spiritual experiences: If they see and talk to figures, they’re either angelic figures, their loved ones , or the God of the Bible. Observe history, Scripture is reliable as Jesus was really crucified and resurrected three days later. No other religion or history book will tell you this most important fact of our human existence. And finally pray to God , genuinely, ask your questions. One a side note, deliverance after deliverance after deliverance is done in the name of Jesus. If you’re open, check out this youtube channel: ThemThatBelieve Deliverance Ministry

[@lightningplasma]

@@mahones981 no, I am not saying that truth is unknowable but only something that is an unfalsifiable proposition.

[@Allthewayhome781]

Just bc all religions claim to be the truth doesn't mean all those competing claims are equally compelling. I think the same for religious experiences. Perhaps look at some of the arguments surrounding the resurrection of Jesus, there is some interesting material on this aspect. I don't think Faith means blind faith, this is often a misconception

[@lightningplasma]

@@Allthewayhome781 interesting, can you tell me how you define the word faith?

[@mr.c2485]

Women account for more “conversions” than the Holy Spirit ever could.

[@coreygossman6243]

Holy spirit accounts for all conversions. Christ is King 🤴.

[@DaveJudd]

Became a Christian to get the girl, common story with a bit of guilt mixed in.

[@benstr8156]

God works in mysterious ways.

[@MyMy-tv7fd]

who is the glowering guy in the blue hoodie? And why?

[@jennifer97363]

Graham Oppy, highly regarded Australian philosopher,professor of religion. A formidable debater. Christian apologist, William Lane Craig considers Oppy the most intelligent ‘crazy smart’ and formidable atheist intellectual. He’s in his own category really. Being this was only a 12 minute clip, Oppy was a guest on the larger episode I’m guessing.

[@walterclaycooke]

I wonder what sort of Christian he became. There’s a lot of difference between an Episcopalian and a Baptist.

[@JosiahFickinger]

But they still believe the ressurrection, right?

[@ZacDewey]

I'm not entirely sure, but in his interview on Mortification of Spin (the podcast of the Alliance for Confessing Evangelicals) he mentions that he defends Calvinism's view of salvation in another of his books. So perhaps he is a certain kind of Presbyterian or Reformed Christian?

[@hookoffthejab1]

Calvinsit

[@CinematicPiano]

You do not have to be stupid to be Christian but helps a lot. Sorry for this comment.

[@benstr8156]

Your sins has been forgiven. Go my son and sin no more.

[@jennifer97363]

Interesting to know, after following a woman into Christianity, did he seriously look at extra- biblical material - scholarship, to weigh the likelihood or not that these stories reflect reality? Did he ponder Christianity’s immense problem, that of suffering - in the context of the ‘loving’ god. If not, it’s just another story of bury- the-head-in-the-sand and just believe…’ faith’. The whole story is so problematic- if you *are* actually looking to believe as many true things in life as possible- that I find it hard to grasp how non- indoctrinated, intelligent people could actually believe virgin birth, rising from the dead, sin,always sin, heaven, hell, the hidden god, etc. One does not need god in order to, as an adult, have a change in perspective about life lived thus far, re-examine values, change the way you relate to,and move in,the world. That’s what your moral sense, your understanding of ethical behaviour, your observation about how your decisions are effecting those around you; your cognition - your frontal lobe as well as emotional centres. No belief in the supernatural required.

[@matthiasbrandt1252]

First off, he didn't " follow a woman into Christianity" . She merely pointed him towards Christ early on...then she was out of the picture. Suffering is an " immense problem" for YOU, because of your lack of knowledge about Christian beliefs. You're right about changing your perspective without God.... it's possible. But it won't matter. When you truly believe, as some of the most brilliant people on earth do, your entire perspective about all that MATTERS will change.

[@jennifer97363]

@@matthiasbrandt1252 It’s not the first time, nor even the second, that I’ve had a Christian say to me ‘suffering may be a problem for YOU’. I am struck by the the inhumanity, the callousness, the bluster of that comment. I did not say intelligent people don’t believe the Christian tale, I said I cannot believe how a non-indoctrinated, intelligent person *could* believe it. The mismatch between the singular Christian claim and the quality, or lack there of, of evidence for it is significant. It’s not even on par with the evidence required for a reasonable person in present day to evaluate the likelihood of truth about a claim. I’ve zero issue with people having a belief in a supernatural entity. When that belief includes forcing it on the larger world, I have very, very great problems with it, and that shifts it into immorality. Whether it be, historically,sovereign cultures decimated or suffering women today forced, *no matter her circumstances*, to give birth, Christians cause suffering which is most definitely not outweighed by acts of strings-attached charity.

[@ACuriousChild]

@@jennifer97363 SO WHAT GOD SAYS! I AM GOD AND I CREATED ALL OF IT, INCLUDING YOU, THE LITTLE HUMAN, WITH YOUR IMMENSE BRAIN, I GAVE YOU MY WORD, I GAVE YOU ALL THE TOOLS AND MY MIRACLES, INCLUDING TESTIMONY ABOUT IT, INCLUDING YOU, THE COMPLAINING HUMAN MIND, NOW GO FIGURE. ACCEPT YOUR SERVITUDE TO ME AND WE ARE SQUARE AND I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVERYTHING OR RUN AROUND COMPLAINING ABOUT MY ACTION OR EVEN COMPLAIN ABOUT MY "IMPERFECTIONS". HELL ON EARTH SHALL BE YOUR LOT, LITTLE REBELIOUS UNFAITHFUL HUMAN MIND. I DON'T CARE. I WILL CARRY OUT MY PLAN AS ALL OF IT, INCLUDING YOUR COMPLAINTS, ARE PART OF MY EXISTENCE AND PLAN.

[@matthiasbrandt1252]

The fact that suffering is a problem for you and all who are ignorant about God's sovereignty is not " bluster" or " callous". It's just something you can't understand. People who suffer will tell you that. Your bigotry against Christ's people shows.... charity with " strings attached".... Please! So Christians make women suffer by forbidding abortion no matter what? And the preborn women in an early stage of development....they don't suffer when they're dismembered or their lives are ended because of the "right" of the person carrying them? You need to learn more about the "tale" of Christ. You need to learn about the many evidences for His claims. I would advise you to abandon your worn out, failed arguments against Christ, your ignorance about Him and your bigotry against His followers. Without Him you're lost, and your comments show it.

[@martinploughboy988]

@@jennifer97363 Trouble is, you know God exists & you are pert of the cause of suffering. You talk about being callous, yet you talk about a woman being forced to give birth as if the baby gets any choice. Look at your callousness to the child, who didn't ask its parents to have sex, and see in yourself the cause of suffering.

[@thephilosophicalagnostic2177]

That's the question and the speaker never answered it: What possible relationship could there be between Jesus's death and a bunch of people doing mean things? Answer: None. There is no possible cause/effect relationship between the two events.

[@matthiasbrandt1252]

Who's doing mean things? Stalin? Mao? Hitler?

[@chemforumlachimie6754]

What possible relationship does the word MAN with an adult male?

[@Yohansanto81]

Fisrt

[@Syed_12]

( Do Christians And Jews and "OTHER" non-Muslims go to Heaven? ) Quran 2:62 '' Those who believe (in the Quran) and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures) and the Christians and the Sabians->ANYAllah< Is The Protector Of Monasteries, Churches, Synagogues And The Mosques ) Quran 22:40 [They are] those who have been evicted from their homes without right - only because they say, " Our Lord is God " And were it not that God checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which the name of God is much mentioned. And God will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, God is Powerful and Exalted in Might. Note: Why did Allah protected Churches and Synagogues if they worship false Allah ? ( Why Are There So Many Different Religions In The World ? ) Quran 5 48 ''...... If God wanted He could have made all of you a single nation.( ie single religion ) But He willed otherwise in order to test you in what He has given you (ie Scriptures) therefore try to excel one another in good deeds. Ultimately you all shall return to God then He will show you the truth of those matters in which you '' >DISPUTE verb < not noun like other religions Islam mean "submission" to God ( The above verse saying is that God will not accept a religion from the >MUSLIM< and the Non-Muslims but total "submission" to God ) Question: How Can Muslim And the Non-Muslim "submit" to the God? Answer: Be kind to other human beings and Do not lie, Do not steal, Do not cheat, Do not hurt others, Do not be prideful and Do the charity work. Note: If you obeyed all the ABOVE Allah-God's moral laws "YOU" submitted to God.( ie Islam mean "submission" to God ) The only people who will enter Paradise those who '' Submitted to God '' ( ie by Good Deeds ) God does NOT accept your religion of birth but only ''Your Total'' Submission to Him. ( God Allows Interfaith Marriages And Eat Food From the Christian And Jew And Vice Versa ) Quran 5:5 ''This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture (ie Christian and Jew) is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And lawful in marriage are chaste women from among the believers (ie Muslim ) and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture (ie Christian and Jew) before you, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless and he in the Hereafter will be among the losers.'' Note: > Only < Islam allows interfaith marriages (>14 hundredsSame God< but They are >ALL Corrupt< more or less, some more than others from their original foundational teaching. The older religion are MORE corrupted than newer religion. Question to Muslim and Christian: Does God / Allah only answer your pray ? And God / Allah does not answer non Muslim / non Christian pray? Did Allah '' Canceled '' all other religions Judaism and Christianity? Quran 5:48 '' And We have revealed to you [O Muhammad] the Book in truth, confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture ( ie New and old Testament ) and as a criterion over it. So judge between them by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their inclinations away from what has come to you of the truth. >>>TO EACH OF YOU WE PRESCRIBED A LAW AND A METHODone nation>differ qualified < for to enter Paradise ) On the day of judgement God will ''NOT'' judge humanity bases on Sunni Muslim sect VS Shia Muslim sect ''NOR'' by Muslim VS non-Muslim >but< Doer of Goods VS Doer of Evils. '' YOUR " birth in the Muslim's family is NOT a > qualification < for to enter the Paradise. '' YOUR " religion / sect / foot long beard is NOT a > qualification < for to enter the Paradise. The > qualification < to enter Paradise is > Faith in God and Good Work

[@martinploughboy988]

Only those whose sin is not held to their account go to Heaven.

[@accumulator4825]

Awesome testimony!

[@daverogg8701]

Having been raised Catholic I can relate so much to his testimony. I gotta learn how to speak French-English, meaning talk like I’m French but speaking English…so cool. Ah, what Christ will do for those who surrender fully to Him. Great and encouraging video!!!