IF that is in fact what IS going on, we are in for one heck of a time!
There is a spiritual supermarket out there for a reason. What would that reason be do you think? All paths lead to the summit?. Or piling on the counterfeit in an attempt to bury truth. The first commandment is prime for this reason I believe. It addresses the biggest problem.
Ironically, however, what IF by us becoming more fundamentally religious and (narrow minded) we actually conribute to the deterioration of relationships with the other religions?
Fundamentalism is so frequently used as a negative one could form the opinion that it was in fact a negative. Is "I am the way, the only way" not the most fundemental statement of all. "Me - period"
This is not to say one should become atagonistic and violent and repressive - that is another kind of fundamentalism. But truth is completely intolerant of lie Phat and there is no harm in stating the truth just because that causes others to scream "intolerant, exclusive, no proof". It is the power of the gospel to convert a man. It is for Christians to deliver it - be they shot as messagers or no. Whilst opposition is not a guarentee that one is preaching the gospel it is safe to say that unless there is opposition one is not preaching the gospel.
In other words, is Christian absolutism a self fullfilling prophecy of a sign of the last great battle?
I see more of the negative fundamentalism than I do the positive to be honest. I don't go looking for end times myself - its not an area of interest for me
More to this topic, is the Pope an agent of Satan also, in your opinion?
Of course. Roman Catholicism preachs a false gospel and he is the main man. But then I can be used so too - so I ain't condeming the guy. I don't know how much truth he (the Pope) has (and is suppressing) any more than I know the amount of truth the Dalai Lama has - and is supressing.
The Pope may be a Christian, he may not be. That is the key issue for him I think.
Edited by iano, : No reason given.