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I heard a catholic bishop from sweden say that there were three things you should do to learn about another religion.

The only way to learn the truth and to learn about the nature of God, his plan of salvation, and his plan for your life, is to fellowship with Him and read the Holy Scriptures. I suggest you start with the book of John. The bible is so simple you have to have help to misunderstand it. Satan has been working though the millenia to deceive religious institutions and has been very effective. All of the Christian denominations were started by powerful men of God with revelation from God's word, but after their deaths the churches with their names have become houses of tradition that have totally forgotten the lives and beliefs of the men that founded them. Jesus said "Follow me", not a church. And the only way you can get to know Jesus and learn to follow him is to read the book, for he said "In the volume of the book if is written of me", from Genesis to Revelation. And he warned in Revelation that the man would be cursed that subtracted or added to the prophecies of that scripture.

If one wants to know truth one must go to the source of truth, God. Not private interpretation. The book of Revelation states that man can not add to it. It does not say God won't. Also Revelation was written chronologically before 1 John, 2 John, and 3 John even though John was the author of all of them.

As you pointed out there will be many false teachers in the latter days. Does that also mean there will be true teachers authorized by God? What if there is a church started in these days by Jesus? I belive there are authorized teachers and that he still gives revelations to "powerful men". Having said that though, I am not going to make the attempt to convince you! As another poster said to someone, I'll just agree to disagree. But thanks for your insight!