The document discusses key aspects of the New Age movement, including its origins in the 1960s counterculture, beliefs about the dawning of the "Age of Aquarius," and tenets related to spirituality, the occult, and social change. It contrasts New Age views of God, reincarnation, salvation, and the identity of Jesus Christ with biblical teachings. While the New Age incorporates some spiritual practices, it differs significantly from Christianity in its central beliefs.
The New Age movement developed in the second half of the 20th century and holds a holistic worldview that the mind, body, and spirit are interrelated. It attempts to incorporate both science and spirituality into a unified worldview. The movement encompasses many distinct groups and beliefs but shares core ideas, such as a belief that humanity is on the brink of a major spiritual evolution. New Agers believe this evolution will bring global peace and enlightenment. While some New Agers passively await this change, most feel its arrival depends on widespread acceptance of New Age doctrines, which have influenced many aspects of modern culture. At its core, the New Age movement is based on ancient occult practices and shares much in common with
This document discusses different types of Adventists based on their beliefs and attitudes. It describes:
- Traditional Adventists who strictly adhere to church doctrine and are skeptical of outside influences.
- Evangelical Adventists who believe Scripture is the ultimate authority over church tradition and Ellen White's writings. They emphasize the biblical gospel.
- Progressive Adventists who cite scholars like George Knight and want a more open and inclusive church that affirms all types of Adventists.
The document explores differences around issues like righteousness by faith, the human nature of Jesus, and the authority of Ellen White. It advocates that evangelical Adventism guards the centrality of the gospel while progressive Adventism works for a church where all
The Essentials of Apologetics - Why Jesus (Part 3)?Robin Schumacher
The document discusses evidence that Jesus is the Messiah and God based on biblical prophecies and teachings. It notes that the Old Testament contains over 100 prophecies about the Messiah that Jesus fulfilled, making the odds of accidental fulfillment astronomical. Jesus' words and actions, such as forgiving sins, claiming eternal existence, and judging the world, implied he saw himself as divine. The New Testament writers also presented Jesus as the Son of God and God in the flesh. The document examines passages where Jesus directly equated himself with God and his divine attributes. Overall, it argues that Jesus uniquely fits all the descriptions of the promised Messiah and claimed divinity, establishing him as the God-Man portrayed in the Bible.
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In case you missed out on a lovely sermon about the "Reliability of the Bible" ..Here's the Powerpoint Slides; Please feel free to download it and share among your friends :)..
This presentation gives an insight into various religious cults that exist in the world & concludes showing how Christians(born-again children of God) can resist them.
The document discusses Alice Bailey's "10 Point Plan" to undermine Christianity and establish a "New World Order." It summarizes the key points as:
1) Remove God from education to free children from Christian culture.
2) Reduce parental authority over children by promoting children's rights and abolishing corporal punishment.
3) Destroy the traditional Christian family structure by promoting sexual promiscuity and liberating people from family confines.
4) Make abortion legal and easily accessible to allow freedom without unwanted pregnancies.
5) Make divorce easy and legal to free people from the concept of lifelong marriage.
The New Age movement developed in the second half of the 20th century and holds a holistic worldview that the mind, body, and spirit are interrelated. It attempts to incorporate both science and spirituality into a unified worldview. The movement encompasses many distinct groups and beliefs but shares core ideas, such as a belief that humanity is on the brink of a major spiritual evolution. New Agers believe this evolution will bring global peace and enlightenment. While some New Agers passively await this change, most feel its arrival depends on widespread acceptance of New Age doctrines, which have influenced many aspects of modern culture. At its core, the New Age movement is based on ancient occult practices and shares much in common with
This document discusses different types of Adventists based on their beliefs and attitudes. It describes:
- Traditional Adventists who strictly adhere to church doctrine and are skeptical of outside influences.
- Evangelical Adventists who believe Scripture is the ultimate authority over church tradition and Ellen White's writings. They emphasize the biblical gospel.
- Progressive Adventists who cite scholars like George Knight and want a more open and inclusive church that affirms all types of Adventists.
The document explores differences around issues like righteousness by faith, the human nature of Jesus, and the authority of Ellen White. It advocates that evangelical Adventism guards the centrality of the gospel while progressive Adventism works for a church where all
The Essentials of Apologetics - Why Jesus (Part 3)?Robin Schumacher
The document discusses evidence that Jesus is the Messiah and God based on biblical prophecies and teachings. It notes that the Old Testament contains over 100 prophecies about the Messiah that Jesus fulfilled, making the odds of accidental fulfillment astronomical. Jesus' words and actions, such as forgiving sins, claiming eternal existence, and judging the world, implied he saw himself as divine. The New Testament writers also presented Jesus as the Son of God and God in the flesh. The document examines passages where Jesus directly equated himself with God and his divine attributes. Overall, it argues that Jesus uniquely fits all the descriptions of the promised Messiah and claimed divinity, establishing him as the God-Man portrayed in the Bible.
Hey Guys!
In case you missed out on a lovely sermon about the "Reliability of the Bible" ..Here's the Powerpoint Slides; Please feel free to download it and share among your friends :)..
This presentation gives an insight into various religious cults that exist in the world & concludes showing how Christians(born-again children of God) can resist them.
The document discusses Alice Bailey's "10 Point Plan" to undermine Christianity and establish a "New World Order." It summarizes the key points as:
1) Remove God from education to free children from Christian culture.
2) Reduce parental authority over children by promoting children's rights and abolishing corporal punishment.
3) Destroy the traditional Christian family structure by promoting sexual promiscuity and liberating people from family confines.
4) Make abortion legal and easily accessible to allow freedom without unwanted pregnancies.
5) Make divorce easy and legal to free people from the concept of lifelong marriage.
Matthew 12, sabbath work, hospitality, human worth, miracles, revival, justic...Valley Bible Fellowship
Matthew 12, Greater Than The Temple, Who Is This Lord Of The Sabbath?, Man Is More Valuable, Justice To The Gentiles, Why Didn't Jesus Defend His Innocence?, The Son Of David, Beelzebul, The Unpardonable Sin, The Holy Spirit An Impersonal Force?, The Day Of Judgment, Do The Father’s Will, Sabbath Work, Hospitality, human worth, miracles, revival, JUSTICE, Gentiles, Son Of David, Beelzebul, Unpardonable Sin, Blaspheme, Holy Spirit person, ss,
The document discusses conception and birthing in the spirit realm, drawing parallels to conception and birthing in the physical body. It explains that things of God and the devil are birthed spiritually in man. It describes how our spirit, soul, and body interact and relate to the spiritual world. It outlines that before being born again, we were spiritually dead and unable to receive from God, but could receive from Satan. After being born again, our spirit is made alive by God and we become new spiritual beings with access to God through our spirit.
Judaism in the time of Jesus was complex with different groups holding varying beliefs and practices. The basic beliefs shared among groups included belief in one God, the covenant God made with Israel, and the Torah as the foundational law. The main groups were the Pharisees who emphasized strict observance of the purity code and oral tradition, the Sadducees who were more focused on the Temple practices, and the Essenes who lived separately and anticipated the Messiah. Overall, Judaism was still developing different interpretations on how to properly worship God and live as God's people.
The Jehovah's Witnesses religion was founded in 1870 by Charles Taze Russell. They believe that Jehovah is the only true God and do not believe in the Trinity. They also believe that Jesus is Michael the Archangel and that only Jehovah's Witnesses will survive Armageddon. Members are expected to evangelize and are prohibited from celebrating holidays, serving in the military, or accepting blood transfusions.
Hume rejected belief in God for two key reasons:
1) The problem of evil - If God is all-powerful and benevolent, he would not allow evil to exist.
2) Lack of empirical evidence - Arguments for God's existence are neither empirically verifiable nor logically conclusive. Philosophical arguments fail to prove God's existence with certainty.
Therefore, according to Hume's philosophical arguments, belief in God's existence cannot be rationally justified and is non-cognitive.
The document presents an argument for the existence of God in 30 seconds or less. It argues that (1) something exists, (2) nothing cannot cause something, so something must have always existed, and (3) we have two choices for what has always existed - an impersonal universe or a personal God. It then claims that science has disproven an eternal universe, so by elimination, God must exist.
It is the world’s largest (6 million members) and oldest (3,000 years old) fraternal organization. Freemasons believe in the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of man.
The document discusses theories about secret societies controlling the world through various means such as media, mind control, and symbolism. It claims secret societies like the Illuminati and Freemasons want to impose their ideology on the global population and establish a New World Order. It suggests they staged the 9/11 attacks to advance their agenda of degrading Muslims and gaining political and economic control.
Jesus is arrested in Gethsemane and taken through a series of illegal trials before the high priests and Pontius Pilate. He is beaten, mocked with a crown of thorns, and sentenced to death by crucifixion. Jesus carries his cross to Golgotha where he is crucified, speaking seven statements before dying around 3pm. His death fulfills biblical prophecies and demonstrates God's love for humanity.
The document discusses the doctrine of salvation, including what salvation is and is not. It states that salvation is solely found in Jesus Christ and his work, not any human actions. It then outlines the process of salvation, including election by God, effectual calling, regeneration, conversion through repentance and faith, justification, and eventual glorification. It addresses common objections to the doctrines of election and reprobation. The key aspects of regeneration, conversion, and justification are also explained in detail.
The document discusses that the Bible and world events should not be taken literally, but rather symbolize psychological and spiritual experiences within a person. It states that the key is to recognize that the world is a mystical matrix happening within oneself, and that one is actually God experiencing themselves through dreams. Reality and the stories in the Bible are part of this inner spiritual journey of self-realization.
Contents of this presentation:
1. What is Christ?
- Direct statements of the Eternity and Deity of the Son of God
- Implications that the Son of God is Eternal
2. The importance of the Issue
3. Some clues to the possibility of the doctrine Myth, Art and Logic
4. Arguments for Christ’s Divinity
Faith is believing in God and His promises based on the evidence, even when things are not seen. This belief in God brings about obedience to Him. True faith is not simply an intellectual belief, as even demons believe, but rather it is a belief that produces good works. Faith requires obedience to God and trusting in His promises for salvation and eternal life, even when facing trials, by keeping one's eyes fixed on Jesus Christ.
This slide provides an overview of the KEI Kingdom Keys: Spirit, Soul, and Body Series on the Topic: The Whole Vessel with emphasis on the inner-man spirit.
This document provides an overview of deliverance from evil spirits. It discusses that deliverance is an important part of Jesus' mission and believers can continue his ministry of deliverance today. Evil spirits can gain access through sexual sin and porn addiction, which is increasingly common. The document outlines preparing for deliverance through prayer and repentance. It also describes what typically occurs during deliverance sessions, including prayers, worship, confession, and commanding spirits to leave in Jesus' name. Maintaining faith in God's power and authority is key to receiving freedom through deliverance.
Being transformed in your mind (Romans12) means rethinking your self image. Those who have placed their trust in Jesus are in Christ. This is a fundamental change. Our identity is now who we are in Christ. The New testament has many descriptions of who we are in Christ and we need to live on the basis of these statements and not by what the world tells us were are or should be.
The document discusses a controversy at Corinth regarding whether believers can eat food sacrificed to idols. It addresses how knowledge should not be placed above love for others. While Christians have freedom and liberty, their actions should not cause others to stumble in their faith or weaken another's conscience. The document examines several passages from 1 Corinthians regarding how believers should be considerate of others and not let their freedoms become a stumbling block to other Christians.
The document discusses various false representations of Jesus Christ found in occult practices such as spiritism, theosophy, and satanism. It outlines how these counterfeit Christs portray Jesus as not divine, just a human who attained enlightenment and became one of many ascended masters, denying his unique role as God incarnate and savior. The biblical response is that only God truly knows the future and stands above human wisdom. Jesus is unique from other religious figures as the one through whom God formed the world and redeems mankind.
1. The document discusses the end times events of the tribulation, second coming of Christ, and rapture.
2. It argues that many Christians are confused about the order and nature of these events due to false teachings such as dispensationalism and a secret pre-tribulation rapture.
3. The biblical evidence presented suggests the events will occur as a visible, audible, and climactic second coming of Christ followed by the rapture and resurrection of believers, not as a secret rapture before a 7-year tribulation.
Session 3 who is god who is jesus christ 2017Stephen Lim
The document discusses key topics about God and Jesus Christ, including:
- God is defined as the supreme being who is to be worshipped and served.
- Jesus Christ is the central figure of Christianity, believed to be both fully divine and fully human. He lived to fulfill God's plan and save humanity from sin.
- Key events in Jesus's life included his birth, ministry of teaching and performing miracles, passion and death, and resurrection. Jesus established the Church and still influences billions as one of the most important figures in history.
The 5 Basic Principles of Spiritism are: 1) The Existence of God, 2) Immortality of the Soul, 3) Reincarnation, 4) Plurality of inhabited planets, and 5) Communicability with the spiritual realm. Spiritism is a science that studies the nature, origin, and destiny of spirits and their relationship with the physical world. It reveals concepts about God, the universe, humanity, spirits, and the laws that govern life. Spiritism teaches that spirits are eternal beings that evolve through multiple existences and communicate constantly with humanity.
Matthew 12, sabbath work, hospitality, human worth, miracles, revival, justic...Valley Bible Fellowship
Matthew 12, Greater Than The Temple, Who Is This Lord Of The Sabbath?, Man Is More Valuable, Justice To The Gentiles, Why Didn't Jesus Defend His Innocence?, The Son Of David, Beelzebul, The Unpardonable Sin, The Holy Spirit An Impersonal Force?, The Day Of Judgment, Do The Father’s Will, Sabbath Work, Hospitality, human worth, miracles, revival, JUSTICE, Gentiles, Son Of David, Beelzebul, Unpardonable Sin, Blaspheme, Holy Spirit person, ss,
The document discusses conception and birthing in the spirit realm, drawing parallels to conception and birthing in the physical body. It explains that things of God and the devil are birthed spiritually in man. It describes how our spirit, soul, and body interact and relate to the spiritual world. It outlines that before being born again, we were spiritually dead and unable to receive from God, but could receive from Satan. After being born again, our spirit is made alive by God and we become new spiritual beings with access to God through our spirit.
Judaism in the time of Jesus was complex with different groups holding varying beliefs and practices. The basic beliefs shared among groups included belief in one God, the covenant God made with Israel, and the Torah as the foundational law. The main groups were the Pharisees who emphasized strict observance of the purity code and oral tradition, the Sadducees who were more focused on the Temple practices, and the Essenes who lived separately and anticipated the Messiah. Overall, Judaism was still developing different interpretations on how to properly worship God and live as God's people.
The Jehovah's Witnesses religion was founded in 1870 by Charles Taze Russell. They believe that Jehovah is the only true God and do not believe in the Trinity. They also believe that Jesus is Michael the Archangel and that only Jehovah's Witnesses will survive Armageddon. Members are expected to evangelize and are prohibited from celebrating holidays, serving in the military, or accepting blood transfusions.
Hume rejected belief in God for two key reasons:
1) The problem of evil - If God is all-powerful and benevolent, he would not allow evil to exist.
2) Lack of empirical evidence - Arguments for God's existence are neither empirically verifiable nor logically conclusive. Philosophical arguments fail to prove God's existence with certainty.
Therefore, according to Hume's philosophical arguments, belief in God's existence cannot be rationally justified and is non-cognitive.
The document presents an argument for the existence of God in 30 seconds or less. It argues that (1) something exists, (2) nothing cannot cause something, so something must have always existed, and (3) we have two choices for what has always existed - an impersonal universe or a personal God. It then claims that science has disproven an eternal universe, so by elimination, God must exist.
It is the world’s largest (6 million members) and oldest (3,000 years old) fraternal organization. Freemasons believe in the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of man.
The document discusses theories about secret societies controlling the world through various means such as media, mind control, and symbolism. It claims secret societies like the Illuminati and Freemasons want to impose their ideology on the global population and establish a New World Order. It suggests they staged the 9/11 attacks to advance their agenda of degrading Muslims and gaining political and economic control.
Jesus is arrested in Gethsemane and taken through a series of illegal trials before the high priests and Pontius Pilate. He is beaten, mocked with a crown of thorns, and sentenced to death by crucifixion. Jesus carries his cross to Golgotha where he is crucified, speaking seven statements before dying around 3pm. His death fulfills biblical prophecies and demonstrates God's love for humanity.
The document discusses the doctrine of salvation, including what salvation is and is not. It states that salvation is solely found in Jesus Christ and his work, not any human actions. It then outlines the process of salvation, including election by God, effectual calling, regeneration, conversion through repentance and faith, justification, and eventual glorification. It addresses common objections to the doctrines of election and reprobation. The key aspects of regeneration, conversion, and justification are also explained in detail.
The document discusses that the Bible and world events should not be taken literally, but rather symbolize psychological and spiritual experiences within a person. It states that the key is to recognize that the world is a mystical matrix happening within oneself, and that one is actually God experiencing themselves through dreams. Reality and the stories in the Bible are part of this inner spiritual journey of self-realization.
Contents of this presentation:
1. What is Christ?
- Direct statements of the Eternity and Deity of the Son of God
- Implications that the Son of God is Eternal
2. The importance of the Issue
3. Some clues to the possibility of the doctrine Myth, Art and Logic
4. Arguments for Christ’s Divinity
Faith is believing in God and His promises based on the evidence, even when things are not seen. This belief in God brings about obedience to Him. True faith is not simply an intellectual belief, as even demons believe, but rather it is a belief that produces good works. Faith requires obedience to God and trusting in His promises for salvation and eternal life, even when facing trials, by keeping one's eyes fixed on Jesus Christ.
This slide provides an overview of the KEI Kingdom Keys: Spirit, Soul, and Body Series on the Topic: The Whole Vessel with emphasis on the inner-man spirit.
This document provides an overview of deliverance from evil spirits. It discusses that deliverance is an important part of Jesus' mission and believers can continue his ministry of deliverance today. Evil spirits can gain access through sexual sin and porn addiction, which is increasingly common. The document outlines preparing for deliverance through prayer and repentance. It also describes what typically occurs during deliverance sessions, including prayers, worship, confession, and commanding spirits to leave in Jesus' name. Maintaining faith in God's power and authority is key to receiving freedom through deliverance.
Being transformed in your mind (Romans12) means rethinking your self image. Those who have placed their trust in Jesus are in Christ. This is a fundamental change. Our identity is now who we are in Christ. The New testament has many descriptions of who we are in Christ and we need to live on the basis of these statements and not by what the world tells us were are or should be.
The document discusses a controversy at Corinth regarding whether believers can eat food sacrificed to idols. It addresses how knowledge should not be placed above love for others. While Christians have freedom and liberty, their actions should not cause others to stumble in their faith or weaken another's conscience. The document examines several passages from 1 Corinthians regarding how believers should be considerate of others and not let their freedoms become a stumbling block to other Christians.
The document discusses various false representations of Jesus Christ found in occult practices such as spiritism, theosophy, and satanism. It outlines how these counterfeit Christs portray Jesus as not divine, just a human who attained enlightenment and became one of many ascended masters, denying his unique role as God incarnate and savior. The biblical response is that only God truly knows the future and stands above human wisdom. Jesus is unique from other religious figures as the one through whom God formed the world and redeems mankind.
1. The document discusses the end times events of the tribulation, second coming of Christ, and rapture.
2. It argues that many Christians are confused about the order and nature of these events due to false teachings such as dispensationalism and a secret pre-tribulation rapture.
3. The biblical evidence presented suggests the events will occur as a visible, audible, and climactic second coming of Christ followed by the rapture and resurrection of believers, not as a secret rapture before a 7-year tribulation.
Session 3 who is god who is jesus christ 2017Stephen Lim
The document discusses key topics about God and Jesus Christ, including:
- God is defined as the supreme being who is to be worshipped and served.
- Jesus Christ is the central figure of Christianity, believed to be both fully divine and fully human. He lived to fulfill God's plan and save humanity from sin.
- Key events in Jesus's life included his birth, ministry of teaching and performing miracles, passion and death, and resurrection. Jesus established the Church and still influences billions as one of the most important figures in history.
The 5 Basic Principles of Spiritism are: 1) The Existence of God, 2) Immortality of the Soul, 3) Reincarnation, 4) Plurality of inhabited planets, and 5) Communicability with the spiritual realm. Spiritism is a science that studies the nature, origin, and destiny of spirits and their relationship with the physical world. It reveals concepts about God, the universe, humanity, spirits, and the laws that govern life. Spiritism teaches that spirits are eternal beings that evolve through multiple existences and communicate constantly with humanity.
If you violate heavenly law, your descendants have to pay indemnity in stead of you.
My name is Sang Hun Lee, who wrote Unification Thought. I am going to send you what I surveyed in the spiritual world. Please read it carefully, and make your earthly lives successfully. By doing so, let's console the painful heart of True Parents (Dr Sun Myung Moon & Hak JA Han Moon), and pray that True Parents may have long lives.
Please read my message very carefully. You should check your daily lives everyday by True Parents' speech. This is my advice as your senior member to help you to fulfill your responsibility successfully on earth. May God bless all of you!
August 21, 1997 From Sang Hun.
The document discusses principles of spiritual growth and the relationship between the physical and spiritual worlds according to religious texts and philosophy:
1. Spiritual growth occurs in stages through balancing giving and receiving between the spiritual and physical selves, with the spiritual self developing virtues through moral conduct in the physical world.
2. Humans exist in both the physical and spiritual worlds, and have the potential to govern the cosmos by connecting the two worlds through love and truth.
3. The spiritual body continues after death, and near-death experiences commonly describe encounters with spiritual phenomena like a bright light or meeting deceased loved ones.
The document discusses what it means to be made in God's image based on passages from Genesis and other Old Testament texts. It describes how the Greeks viewed humanity as having both a divine soul and a mortal body. It then explains how Jesus healed people's brokenness and restored God's image through acts like raising the dead, healing illnesses, and defeating death through his own resurrection. The document discusses the views of thinkers like Plato, Augustine, and Descartes on the relationship between body and soul. It emphasizes that Jesus is the model for true humanity and that through him our embodied lives have significance and purpose.
This document discusses the concept of empowerment through seeking and finding one's true self or "Eternal Light." It presents quotes from religious texts and figures about seeking truth within and finding oneness with God. It suggests we can expand our inner light and meaning to experience peace, happiness and fulfillment. It frames our reality and awareness as a product of our own consciousness and perspective.
Natural speculative and superstitious personality typing methods are for realizing inevitably static alternatives but Christian Spirituality is liberating, transforming and motivating for advancement toward sublime mindset, manners, mentality and motives that approach those of Christ
The document discusses the spiritual world and its relationship to the physical world based on various religious and spiritual teachings. It provides three main points:
1) The spiritual world exists and coexists with the physical world, with humans having both a physical body and a spiritual self or soul.
2) God speaks through dreams, visions, and spiritual experiences rather than directly, as humanity has become too engrossed in the material world.
3) The purpose of life is to achieve mind-body perfection and conquer evil in both the spiritual and physical realms in order to receive blessings in the future.
1. The Trinity refers to the Christian doctrine that God exists as three persons - the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - but is one God.
2. Key evidence for the Trinity comes from the Bible, where all three persons of the Godhead are mentioned.
3. The doctrine of the Trinity was formally established by Christian councils in the 4th century to defend that God is three co-equal persons while still being one being.
4. Denying any aspect of the Trinity, such as that God is three persons or that each person is fully God, would contradict orthodox Christian doctrine on the nature of God.
Christian Apologetics: Answering the Hard Questions: Notes and Power Pointevidenceforchristianity
Here are 3 key passages that show Jesus is fully God:
1. Jesus is called God. In Hebrews 1:8, God says to the Son, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever."
2. Jesus possesses the divine attributes. In John 1:1-3, Jesus is identified as the eternal Word who was with God in the beginning and through whom all things were created. This shows Jesus shares in God's divine nature and attributes.
3. Jesus claims full equality with God. In John 10:30, Jesus declares, "I and the Father are one." His Jewish opponents understood this as a claim to full deity, which is why they tried to stone Him for bl
The document discusses a Bible study on the Gospel of John. It will examine the 7 "I AM" statements in John and draw patterns from them. The goal is to help readers understand and know God on a deeper level through John's gospel, which intends to reveal Christ's true nature.
This document discusses providing spiritual food and companions for the journey to holiness. It describes how the Word of God, doing God's will, and the Eucharist provide spiritual food. It recommends participating in a small group using the TMIY 7 Steps template as a way to find spiritual companions. The small group and potential spiritual mentors in the parish can help guide members further in their spiritual journey beyond weekly TMIY meetings.
The document discusses how Jesus Christ is prefigured and present throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. It argues that Christ should be the central focus and preoccupation of all Christian teaching, preaching, and life. Examples are given of how Jesus is found in the creation account, wilderness wanderings of Israel, the prophets, gospels, Paul's writings, and more. The conclusion encourages readers to have Christ himself occupy their heart rather than peripheral doctrines.
The document provides an overview and summary of 1 John 1:1-4 from the Bible. It discusses how John, one of Jesus's disciples, wrote this letter to address heresies that arose in the early church such as denying Jesus's humanity (Docetism) and claiming special spiritual knowledge (Gnosticism). John emphasizes that Jesus was a real, physical person who they saw and touched, and that fellowship with God comes only through faith in Jesus as the Son of God and eternal life. The purpose of John's letter was to promote joy among believers by proclaiming the truth about Jesus.
The document provides an overview of Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Christianity. It discusses key ideas such as:
- Stoicism emphasized rationalism and rejecting emotions. Stoics believed nature is governed by rational principles.
- Epicureanism believed in atomism and that death meant the cessation of existence. Epicureans sought to enjoy life and avoid pain through moderation.
- Christianity built upon Jewish foundations of monotheism and the idea that humans are created in God's image. It taught that evil came from disbelief and disobedience to God. Jesus emphasized internal transformation and loving one's enemies.
Medical Utopias: The Promise of Emerging TechnologiesAlex Tang
Medical utopias are often about good health, absence of suffering, and even delaying of the aging process. The last two decades have seen a tremendous increase in emerging medical technologies to achieve these utopias. The completion of the sequencing of the human genome sets the stage for the next step of genetic and molecular advances. The increase in computing power, storage capacity, connectivity, and the Internet has opened avenues of new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. The perfecting of sustaining cell growth in vitro and cell nucleus transfer has opened the way to cloning, stem cell harvesting, and a new field of regenerative medicine. However, these emerging technologies bring with them a large number of bioethical concerns that need to be addressed. These concerns involving tissue engineering, bioelectronics, new genetics, cloning, gene therapy, germ-line genome modifications are only the tip of the iceberg. In this paper I will reflect on three areas of concern. Firstly, the emergence of the digital patient will be considered. This digital patient will be deeply formed and informed by health information technology (IT), the social media, and issues involving privacy, confidentiality and data security. Secondly, the direct to customers (DTC) genetic screening tests will be discussed. The ethical issue of buccal swabs taken at home and be tested for genetic diseases and future prediction of other illnesses which is marketed directly to the consumers will be examined. Finally, the development of new pharmaco-therapeutics will be explored. There have been changes in the way new drugs are tested and these changes do raise some ethical concerns. The examination of these ethical issues will be done in the framework of respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice.
The document is a sermon about the meaning of Christmas and the signs of Immanuel from Isaiah and Matthew. It discusses how Isaiah prophesied that a virgin would conceive and bear a son named Immanuel, meaning "God with us". Matthew's gospel references this prophecy in describing Jesus' birth to Mary, a virgin. The sermon explores the original Hebrew and Greek translations, arguing the virgin birth was intended. It concludes the signs from Isaiah and Matthew signify that through Jesus, God is in control, saves his people, and is with us.
The document discusses lessons that can be learned from Jesus' letter to the church in Smyrna in Revelation 2:8-11. It summarizes that the church in Smyrna faced persecution including economic poverty, imprisonment, slander and potential martyrdom. The key lessons are to remain faithful during times of persecution by keeping one's eyes fixed on Jesus, trusting that God is in control of all circumstances, and that present suffering will lead to future glory.
Job had faith in the midst in his sickness and there are many lessons we can learn from him. Ultimately it is about God’s Grace in the midst of sickness.
Job had faith in the midst in his sickness and there are many lessons we can learn from him. Ultimately it is about God’s Grace in the midst of sickness.
Spiritual friendship involves being a God seeker, reader of the Bible, one who is accountable to others, engages in prayer for others, and provides encouragement. Spiritual friends walk together with God, support one another, and are strengthened through their bond of mutual care, accountability and prayer.
It is the human Jesus (fully divine, fully human) who resisted the temptations of Satan by his lived experience of the Scriptures. This gives us hope that we can resist temptations by (1) knowing ourselves; (2) developing a plan to resist; (3) avoid temptations; (4) resist and pray; and to (5) get the help of theirs.
Growing spiritually is co-partnering with the Holy Spirit to transform us by removing the veil and revealing the glory (Christ) that is within us. Growing deep in faith spiritual involves two components, three dimensions and four principles.
The document summarizes the biblical passage Numbers 13, which describes how God instructed Moses to send spies to explore the land of Canaan. The spies were sent one from each tribe and they surveyed the land and people. When they returned, most of the spies gave a negative report, saying the people were strong and cities large and fortified. They felt like grasshoppers in comparison. However, Caleb encouraged the people to take the land, trusting in God. The document analyzes themes of witness, land, and people, and how God calls believers to witness without fear through lives of faith and friendship.
Barnabas was sent by the church in Jerusalem to investigate the ministry happening in Antioch where Greeks were being preached to. When Barnabas arrived, he saw evidence of God's grace at work and encouraged the believers to remain faithful. Barnabas was described as a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith. The document then provides reflections from Barnabas' life, including that he was open to God's grace, encouraged others, mentored leaders like Paul, was fallible but learned from mistakes, generous, and highly respected.
Barnabas was sent by the church in Jerusalem to investigate the ministry happening in Antioch where Greeks were being preached to. When Barnabas arrived, he saw evidence of God's grace at work and encouraged the believers to remain faithful. Barnabas was described as a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith. He was open to God's grace, encouraged others, mentored leaders like Paul and John Mark, and was generous with his wealth and ministry despite also being fallible at times. Barnabas was highly respected by Paul and other early church leaders.
Barnabas was sent by the church in Jerusalem to encourage believers in Antioch. When he arrived, he saw evidence of God's grace at work and encouraged the believers to remain faithful. Barnabas was described as a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith. The passage reflects on Barnabas' character, including that he was open to God's grace, encouraged others, mentored leaders like Paul and John Mark, though also fallible, and was generous and highly respected.
Why we do not see God’s Presence in our lives? We do not see or perceive God’s Presence is because we don’t always seek God with our whole heart, we don’t purse God with repentant hearts, we are looking for the wrong kind of God, our God is too small or we are looking in the wrong places. Opening our spiritual eyes depends on Lordship of Jesus Christ, understanding and applying the Bible, prayer and spiritual companions.
The way to deal with dis'courage'ment is to take the word 'courage' out and uses it. We overcome discouragement when we realise that (1) nothing happens according to our plans; (2) we need to be realistic in our expectations; (3) avoid dwelling on discouragements alone; (4) controlling our emotions; (5) not to give up; (6) that a closed door may leads to many open doors; and that our God is bigger than all our problems.
The document outlines seven principles for being the world's greatest mom: 1) Don't be self-centered, 2) Speak the languages of love to fuel children's emotional needs through touch, words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, and acts of service, 3) Don't expect instant results and be patient through repetition, setting boundaries, and age-appropriate teaching, 4) Be grateful and teach gratefulness, 5) Learn to let go and cut the umbilical cord, 6) Walk in faith through routines, rituals, and teaching truths, 7) Stay close to God through living in Christ, prayer, Bible study, and prayer. The greatest mom knows her children's love languages and raises them in the faith
In our busy life, especially in difficult times, there is a tendency for us to ignore God and all that God has given us. We need to re-examine ourselves and make sure we are being obedience to God. Then all the good things that God has given us will be meaningful.
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It seems that current missionary work requires spending a lot of money, preparing a lot of materials, and traveling to far away places, so that it feels like missionary work. But what was the result they brought back? It's just a lot of photos of activities, fun eating, drinking and some playing games. And then we have to do the same thing next year, never ending. The church once mentioned that a certain missionary would go to the field where she used to work before the end of his life. It seemed that if she had not gone, no one would be willing to go. The reason why these missionary work is so difficult is that no one obeys God’s words, and the Bible is not the main content during missionary work, because in the eyes of those who do not obey God’s words, the Bible is just words and cannot be connected with life, so Reading out God's words is boring because it doesn't have any life experience, so it cannot be connected with human life. I will give a few examples in the hope that this situation can be changed. A375
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2. The Age of Aquarius
• Counter-cultural
1960s
• End of the Age of
Pisces
• A New Age of hope for
the world, human
freedom and
spirituality
3. The Age of Aquarius
‘When the moon is in the
seventh house
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the
planets
And love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the age
of Aquarius
The age of Aquarius,
Aquarius
4. The Age of Aquarius
Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the minds true liberation…’
6. Columbia University psychologist,
Dr. Helen Schucman, (1909-1981),
over an 8 year period
ACIM
We are all one.
There's enough.
There's nothing we have to do.
Ours is not a better way, ours is
merely another way
9. ‘I try and understand this deep connection the people
have with the forest. She talks about a network of
energy that flows through all living things. She says all
energy is only borrowed and one day you have to give
it back.’
10. Aspects of the New Age Movement
Occult
aspects
Spiritual
aspects
Social
aspects
11. Occult Aspects
• Channeling
• act as a channel of
information from sources
other than their normal
selves
• sources described as being
God, gods and goddesses,
ascended masters, spirit
guides, extraterrestrials,
angels, devas, historical
figures, the collective
unconscious, elementals, or
nature spirits
12. Spiritual Aspects
• individual development
• biofeedback, yoga,
homeopathy, massage,
meditation, visualisation,
nutritional therapy, psychic
healing, pyramid power, herbal
medicine, healing using
crystals, metals, music, and
colours, Tarot, astrology, and
reincarnation therapy
13. Social Aspects
• social change to One World
Government
• new politics that gave special
weight to such topics as
consciousness, ecology,
personal and spiritual
development, community
empowerment, and global
unity
17. Spiritualism
Theosophy
New Thought
and Science
Eastern
religions
Occult
aspects
Spiritual
aspects
Social
aspects
Hinduism (TM), Buddhism, Taoism, Sufism,
Kaballah, Paganism, Folk religions…
18. Central Tenets of New Agers
• Belief in Deity
• Reincarnation
• Universe and Life
• Salvation
• Jesus Christ
19. Belief in Deity
• God is the impersonal life force,
consciousness, ultimate truth and
reality, the incorporeal, formless cosmic
order personified within all people and
matter
• God is all and all are God.
20. Belief in Deity
24 “This is what the LORD says—
your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb:
I am the LORD,
the Maker of all things,
who stretches out the heavens,
who spreads out the earth by myself,
Isaiah 44:24
21. God is a Person
• God speaks and has a self-given name: "I AM"
(Exodus 3:14)
• God is long-suffering (Psalm 86:15; 2 Peter
3:15)
• God is forgiving (Daniel 9:9; Ephesians 1:7;
Psalm 86:5)
• God hates sin (Psalm 5:5-6; Habakkuk 1:13)
22. Channeling
Leviticus 19:31
31 “ ‘Do not turn to mediums or
seek out spiritists, for you will be
defiled by them. I am the LORD
your God
Leviticus 20:6
6 “ ‘I will set my face against the
person who turns to mediums and
spiritists to prostitute himself by
following them, and I will cut him
Witch of Endor (Nikolay Ge) off from his people.
1 Sam.28:3-25
23. Reincarnation
• continual rebirth-no death-as life is
spirit
• souls rest for a time before deciding
on a new body (or bodies)
• heaven and hell are states of
consciousness, self-imposed, due to
ignorance of God as all
• all in the universe are embodiments
of God
24. Reincarnation
27 Just as man is destined to die once, and after
that to face judgment,
Hebrews 9:27
25. Universe and Life
• The universe, life, and matter were not
created by God but "are" God
• The universe and life emerged out of
the creative power of the eternal
universal life force
• Man are gods
26. Universe and Life
3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will
not come unless the apostasy comes first, and
the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of
destruction,
4 who opposes and exalts himself above every
so-called god or object of worship, so that he
takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying
himself as being God.
1 Thessalonians 2:3-4
27. Man is not divine but a sinner
(Romans 3:23)
• He is deceitful and desperately sick (Jer. 17:9)
• He is full of evil (Mark 7:21-23)
• He loves darkness rather than light (John 3:19)
• He is unrighteous, does not understand, does
not seek for God (Rom. 3:10-12)
• He is helpless and ungodly (Rom. 5:6)
• He is dead in his trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:1)
28. Salvation and Self-spirituality
• Salvation lies in the realization of oneness with
the impersonal life force
• Awareness can be heightened through methods
that induce altered states of consciousness
• Some believe the salvation of humanity will occur
when a critical mass is reached, when people
converge
• This will bring a New World Order or new
Planetary Order, resulting in oneness of
civilization and one-world government, peace,
and harmony
29. Salvation and Self-spirituality
• Holistic Health
• crystal healing, homeopathy, iridology, massage, various
meditation methods, polarity therapy, psychic healing,
therapeutic touch, reflexology
• Human Potential Movement
• Esalen Growth Center programs, EST, Gestalt Practice, Primal
Scream Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Transcendental
Meditation,Yoga
30. Salvation
• Salvation is not correct thought but
deliverance from the consequence of our sin
(Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9)
• Salvation is God's deliverance from damnation
(Eph. 2:8-9; Rom. 1:18; 2:5; 5:9)
• This salvation is found in no one but Jesus
alone (Acts 4:12)
31. New Age Jesus
The Jesus of the New Age is
differs from the Biblical Jesus
The New Age separates Jesus
from Christ
Jesus was one of many Christs
or teachers, who came to show
the way
Christ is seen as office being
held by an avatar or teacher.
32. Jesus Christ in the Bible
Jesus is God incarnate,
God the Son born of a
virgin, who came into
the world and died on a
cross. Jesus is the only
means of salvation
33. Central Tenets of New Agers
• Belief in Deity
• Reincarnation
• Universe and Life
• Salvation
• Jesus Christ
34. New Age is not
• Contemplative spirituality
• Mysticism
• Spiritual formation
36. Kairos Spiritual Formation
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Editor's Notes
MacLaine has claimed that, in a previous life in Atlantis, she was the brother to a 35,000 year old spirit named Ramtha channeled by American mystic teacher and author J. Z. Knight.
She has a strong interest in spirituality and metaphysics, the central theme of some of her best-selling books including Out on a Limb and Dancing in the Light. She has undertaken such forms of spiritual exploration as walking the Way of St. James, working with Chris Griscom, and practicing Transcendental Meditation
Conversations with God (CwG) is a sequence of books written by Neale Donald Walsch. It was written as a dialogue in which Walsch asks questions and God answers.[1] The first book of the Conversations with God series,Conversations with God, Book 1: An Uncommon Dialogue, appeared on bookshelves in 1995, and quickly became a publishing phenomenon, staying on the New York Times Best-Sellers List for 137 weeks. The succeeding volumes in the nine book series also appeared prominently on the List.
In an interview with Larry King, Walsch described the inception of the books as follows: at a low period in his life, Walsch wrote an angry letter to God asking questions about why his life wasn't working. After writing down all of his questions, he heard a voice over his right shoulder say: "Do you really want an answer to all these questions or are you just venting?"[2] Though when he turned around he saw no one there, Walsch felt answers to his questions filling his mind and decided to write them down. The ensuing dialogue became the Conversations with God books. When asked in a recent interview how does he ‘open up’ to God these days, Neale argued “I am reaching out to touch others with this information. When I reach out and touch others with this information I reconnect immediately with the divine presence.”
CwG's basic messages
In Friendship with God, Walsch writes that God presents four concepts which are central to the entire dialogue:
We are all one.
There's enough.
There's nothing we have to do.
Ours is not a better way, ours is merely another way.
Existence is essentially non dual in nature. At the highest level there is no separation between anything and there is only one of us; there is only God, and everything is God. The second statement, following from the first, means that we, in this seeming existence, lack nothing and if we choose to realize it, we have enough of whatever we think we need (or the means to create it) within us. The third statement combines the first two to conclude that God, being all there is and is thus always sufficient unto Itself, has no need of anything and therefore has no requirements of humanity. The final concept puts an end to our need to always be right. Given that we have and are everything, and there's nothing we have to do, there are an infinite number of ways to experience this, not just the one way we may have chosen so far.
According to the books, God recommends many economic and social changes if people want to make a more functional, adaptable, and sustainable world, it recommends that more attention should focus on the environment. The conversations also speak of reincarnation and the existence of life on other planets
The Secret posits that the law of attraction is a natural law which determines the complete order of the universe and of our personal lives through the process of "like attracts like". The author claims that as we think and feel, a corresponding frequency is sent out into the universe that attracts back to us events and circumstances on that same frequency. For example, if you think angry thoughts and feel angry, it is claimed that you will attract back events and circumstances that cause you to feel more anger. Conversely, if you think and feel positively, you will attract back positive events and circumstances. Proponents of the law claim that desirable outcomes such as health, wealth, and happiness can be attracted simply by changing one's thoughts and feelings. For example, some people believe that using the Secret can cure cancer
The Secret highlights gratitude and visualization as the two most powerful processes to help manifest one's desires. It asserts that being grateful both lifts your frequency higher and affirms that you believe you will receive your desire. Visualization is said to help focus the mind to send out the clearest message to the universe. Several techniques are given for the visualization process, as well as examples of people claimed to have used it successfully to manifest their dreams.
As an example, if a person wanted a new car, by thinking about the new car, having positive and thankful feelings about the car as if it were already attained and opening one's life in tangible ways for a new car to be acquired (for example, test driving the new car, or making sure no one parks in the space where the new car would arrive); the law of attraction would rearrange events to make it possible for the car to manifest in the person's life.
Correspondence: Everything in Nature is a sign. The signs of Nature can be read. The microcosm and macrocosm interplay. Synchronicity exists, and can be found as signs from Nature and may lead to the understanding of the divine.
Nature is Alive: It is not just correlations between pieces of matter. It is a living entity that will, and does, surge and evolve through its expanding self, replete with dynamic flows of energy and light.
Imagination and mediations: Imaginations as a power that provides access to worlds and levels of reality intermediary between the material world and the divine.[25]
Experience of Transmutation: The Gnosis and illuminations of self and mind performing a transmutation of consciousness. The birth of an awareness, a second new life becomes born.
Practice of Concordance: Primordial Tradition. Studying traditions, religions etc. seeking the common one Root from which all esoteric knowledge grows.
Transmission: Master-Disciple, master-Initiate, initiation into the Occult.
The three characteristics of theosophy are listed below.
Theosophy:
Divine/Human/Nature Triangle: The inspired analysis which circles through these three angles. The intradivine within; the origin, death and placement of the human relating to Divinity and Nature; Nature as alive, the external, intellectual and material. All three complex correlations synthesize via the intellect and imaginative processes of Mind.
Primacy of the Mythic: The creative Imagination, an external world of symbols, glyphs, myths, synchronicities and the myriad, along with image, all as a universal reality for the interplay conjoined by creative mind.
Access to Supreme Worlds: The awakening within, inherently possessing the faculty to directly connect to the Divine world(s). The existence of a special human ability to create this connection. The ability to connect and explore all levels of reality; co-penetrate the human with the divine; to bond to all reality and experience a unique inner awakening.