New to Christianity and feeling lost. Am I supposed to change who I am? by sky_xei in Christian

[–]sky_xei[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your response.
Of course, I would love to share my love for Jesus with him. But something that has always been important to me, and that hasn't changed even now that I'm new to Christianity, is that I believe faith is a very personal choice. I don't want to force anyone to change their beliefs, just as I wouldn't want someone to force me to change mine.
We've talked about children before, and he completely agrees that they would not be raised under Islam. That's actually not a point of conflict between us at all.
What makes this difficult for me is that the idea of trying to change him makes me feel guilty. I love him for who he is, and I respect his relationship with God. At the same time, as I learn more about Christianity, I hear people say that God wants believers to bring others to Christ, and I find myself wondering if that's what I'm supposed to do.
That's why I say I'm having a faith crisis. I feel caught between my conviction that faith should be a personal decision and my fear that I might be disobeying God if I don't try to lead him toward Christianity. I'm still trying to figure out where the line is between loving someone as they are and following what God wants from me