The next logical step when one sees themselves this way is to adopt an 'it's our way or go to hell' attitude. This bigoted posturing has become particularly repulsive to me. The self-serving aspects of this fear mongering doctrine are evident. It is psychological extortion. No one has cornered the market on eternal life.
Eternal life is relatively easy to obtain.
It is Pauline doctrine that is the source of most of the problem in Christianity. Paul's understanding of God was shared by many of the leading first century Hellenistic Pharisees, and much of modern Rabbinic Judaism fondly traces its roots back to this same sect. In my book, I explain that in spite of the probability that Paul could be considered a true believer in Yeshua as Messiah, he continued to be in severe error in his concept of God and his understanding of Yeshua's teachings and mission. I show that he misinterpreted his own conversion experience as a meeting with his own glorious destiny, when in reality, it was nothing more than an ultimatum to stop the persecution of the Messianic believers. Because of Paul's convictions concerning his destiny, he naturally became conceited and continually tried to upstage the very apostles who had spent over three years with Yeshua.