I also wholehartedly belive in a truth, a universal truth....that their is but one god (by whatever name you address the dietie by)Just one god....

their are also a multitude of pathways to that god....their are as many pathways are their are good deeds and spirituale people and actions and spiritual based texts....thats what redeems the truth or puts flesh on the bones of the truth and turnes it into spiritual action...

Quotes from the bible detail but one pathway to the truth, the bible is your text book and your guide...to THAT spiritual truth it clames to be the only true religion. It sincerly is to the followers and belivers. It is not going to say "well follow my way or alternitivly a few other religions is just as good" becouse it wants to hold it's follower bound in loyalty to that religion. It's necassary for the religions survival, for any religions survival

However the Jewish religion will have their own sacred text and passages claming that that religion is the true religion and the only true religion. The jewish people belive this with all their hart and as much ferver and fire as any christion.
The Muslum religion will have it's own sacred texts and passages claming they have the truth and their way is the only true religion and so on. THIS is one point thats common to all religions they all claim to be the ONLY way.

what is a spiritual imitasion of the real truth? Gymster. How can it be an imitasion if it is based in loving sound spiritual ideologies. Is that not the same as the main teachings of the bible?.....so were is the imitasion? In the bible or in the basic spiritual values held by any religion?

I agree with you about the ease of being drawen into a "self" centered philosopical place wearby the "feel good" overtakes the truth...living a spiritual life at times is not easy when it goes agenst indivduel will to be brough into line with devine will......Thats something that all people from all religions have to gard agenst and have to work towards manifesting in every day life. It's not easie to live in a violent materlistick world that at times is ruled bu hate fear the need for one up manship....but to live a spiritual life then one has to turn away from theas things as often as one can....even when it is hard and even when it's not in your earthly intrest to do so.

That last question i am having a bit of trouble intrpriting it, more likly my reading >>>>Question : What do you think about God knowing who will choose and who will not?

i answere it both ways i interprited it. I don't think people get to chose anything over and above the pathway the chose to walk in all sincerity and hart felt belife, not just ease of the pathway.....

Or will god chose who enteres for want of a better word heven, YES it's the devine that choses that...In my life it absolves me of any responcibilite or need to personaly force, convert, or intice anyone else into my religiouse belifes......AS it remains the indivduels choice in how they act and the devine dose the judging therfore i don't have to and more importantly have no right to deem one religion more important or valed than another, as its god that dose the chosing and deciding.

NEWLEAF some of what your saying the diversity of religous belifes heralds the end of the world accourding to your sacred book 9if i am interpriting rightly). If thats a proficy and proficies are deemed to be the truth then relax as their is nuthing that can be done to stop a proficy from happening. It's devine will that it happen or that it will happen.

Good question to descuss versions of the truth.....their may be more pople reading than answereing for whatever reason hopfullie they will get involved

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