[Jeffrey_D.]

“deny me the joy of determining how and where I spend eternity.”

For it is by Grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - -not by works, so that no one can boast Ephesians 2:8

[jwparkerjr]

My understanding of Islam is that its adherents can’t be certain they’re saved, that they won’t know until they face the judgment. That gift if available to them too, but it will do them no good if they choose not to accept it. Jesus did all the work, but we still have to make the personal choice to accept Him. Muslims believe that someone other than yourself can determine your fate.

I certainly did not mean to say that, other than making the choice to accept the gift of salvation, that I am in any way, shape or form responsible for where I spend eternity. It is indeed a gift from God and certainly not the result of anything I did or will do!