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For years I have been emphasizing that one of the most dangerous trends in Christianity today is the rapidly spreading teaching that there are many roads to God. In a society like ours, which has elevated tolerance to its highest value, this teaching sounds so good. After all, it relieves Christians from having to judge other religions as inadequate.
But the problem is that it is a teaching straight from Hell. I wrote in depth about this unbiblical concept in the May-June 2010 issue of the Lamplighter magazine.
This apostate doctrine was catapulted to the forefront in recent weeks when the Vatican released a video presentation in mid-January by Pope Francis in which he proclaimed his belief that all the major religions constitute different roads to the same God! He stated that while the different faiths may be "seeking God or meeting God in different ways," what is important to keep in mind is that "we are all children of God."
To drive his point home, the video contains testimonies by various leaders of non-Christian faiths. "I have confidence in Buddha," a female lama declares. "I believe in God," a rabbi proclaims. "I believe in Allah," an Islamic believer declares. Following these assertions, all of these religious spokespersons affirm their common belief in the power of love.
But love is not our salvation, and the Islamic holy book, the Quran, does not teach love. Rather, it teaches hatred toward those who refuse to put their faith in Allah.
This brief video, which can be found all over the Internet, is just the most recent example of how Pope Francis has abandoned any notion that a salvation relationship with God can be established only through faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior.
In March of 2013, shortly after his election to the papacy, Pope Francis declared that Christians and Muslims worship the same God. In June of 2014, he authorized Islamic prayers and readings from the Quran at Vatican services. And in November of 2015, he denounced the "fundamentalists" in Christianity who "believe in absolute truth."
Why is all of this so important? Because the Bible teaches that the Antichrist will use a one world religion to help establish and consolidate his worldwide, anti-God kingdom. Pope Francis is obviously being used by Satan to clear the path for that apostate religion — and that development, in turn, is just one more sign that we are living in the season of the Lord’s return.
For more detailed information and arguments related to the "Many Roads" apostasy, see my book, Eternity: Heaven or Hell?
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