Heretical practices and teachings are being ascribed in conjunction with or even in full replacement of the gospel of Jesus Christ. These practices are a tsunami sweeping across evangelical denomination as well as others.
Why is this happening? While the Apostle Paul warned this would happen, I have to ask why and examine the motivation behind the moving of this heretical tsunami. It is as though those who are moving the congregations, university students and individuals into heresy and idolatry simply do not understand the basics of being born again. They do not seem to understand (or ignore) the division between the sole and the spirit, that we are not to carry out the deeds of the flesh (which includes idolatry). They do not seem to want to teach or abide in the whole point of Jesus dying on the cross and rising from the dead. They do not teach or act as though they believe that Jesus is seated in heaven and is the only mediator of the New Covenant which is through his blood and sacrifice. They no longer seem to consider the fallen nature and that the sacrifice of Jesus is the only means by which we can become partakers of his Holy Spirit. In fact, the true Holy Spirit who calls us to repent of the deeds of the flesh is being ignored in pursuit of a false anointing through EXPERIENCES and MYSTICISM.
Practicing mysticism DOES NOT put anyone in right standing before Jesus. Mysticism is not part and parcel of the mediation of the new covenant. Only a belief and confession in Jesus as the messiah and having a repentant heart will bring us into right standing before him. To add anything else to his sacrifice is utterly shameful and is a work of the flesh. As believers we are sealed in the blood, death and resurrection of Jesus, the only Christ.
Practicing any form of mysticism is tantamount to Baal worship and is rooted in idolatry. The living God warned the people of Israel against such practices again and again through the Mosaic law, through the prophets and through the books of the history of the Jewish nation.
Every Christian should pay heed to the historical account of King Ahab and his Phoenician wife Jezebel in 1 Kings chapters 16-22. The story is an account of how a king of Israel was complicit as his wife brought idolatry to the nation of Israel. And as King Ahab was complicit so are those who are allowing idolatry, mystical practices and the entertaining foreign religious practices to go on in the name of Jesus.
In regards to this, I will share an experience of mine that took place in a seemingly protestant church. I had been looking to find a church in my new community. One in particular caught my interest and so I went. I attended twice. I will address specifically what I encountered at a supposed bible study one evening.
I came through the doors into the lobby of this particular church and noticed various types of chairs organized in a haphazard circle. Candles were lit as though to set some type of mood. It seemed occult like, something I had never experienced before in a church. I new nothing about the Emergent Church, Post Modernism theology, the COEXIST movement and so forth. I was taken by surprise.
As I sat there, virtually no one greeted me as a new person. It was as though I was an interloper even though the church website stated that all were welcome to attend. I shook off the sense of being an unwelcome guest and decided to stay and try to be part of this new community. While there, strips of paper were handed out with obscure scriptures written on each. Everyone was asked by the facilitator to describe what they thought the scripture they received meant. There was no rationale or cohesion to the verses. It was bizarre and it was confusing and seemed for lack of a better term, experimental.
One young man out of the blue began saying how (I paraphrase), “all religions are seeking the same as us and they just choose another path”. I could not believe what I was hearing. The facilitator made no gentle correction, took no opportunity to help distinguish the difference between the gospel from other faiths…nothing. So I decided to pipe up and state that as a Christian church it is very important NOT to obscure the gospel with other religions and that Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life and what he just said was very dangerous and undermining to the gospel message. The room fell silent. No one looked at me. No one commented whether they agreed or disagreed with me or the young man…no one. Even though that took place, I decided to continue on with this bizarre bible study and stay for the duration of the meeting.
During the meeting a woman was asked to read a long scripture verse that had been given to her to rewrite at home in her own words and to read it to the group. As I recall, what she came up with had nothing to do with the scripture she was tasked with to rewrite. I was shocked. It was scripture according to her. Needless to say, I never went back. But that experience led me into researching what was happening in the protestant church in general. It did not take long to learn about the emerging post-modern movement taking a foothold in this denomination as well as others. It is because of this fact that I decided to create this blog and I feel it necessary to be a person who stands up for what I believe and to not cave to the many voices that are seeking to obscure the gospel today.
Note: This blog contains personal opinions of the blogger.
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Actually mysticism has been a part of the Christian faith since at least the dawn of the monastic movement, and has continued on through centuries. Some theologians, such as Tyron Inbody, that mysticism is a part of evangelical salvation theology in its stressing of having a personal experience/connection/relationship with God through Jesus. Perhaps you should read more into the emerging church movement instead of jumping to conclusions based on one experience? Also, perhaps you should understand the theology and history behind certain practices before immediately writing them off as heresy?