Basic Assumption of New Age Philosophy Contrasted with Biblical Christianity

A number of Christian authors have summarized the basic assumptions of the NAM worldview, 25. In a statement prepared by Evangelical Ministries to New Religions, a list of basic assumptions of New Age Philosophy is given, and they are contrasted with Biblical Christianity. The statement is reproduced below, with appropriate Scripture references added in parentheses – (reference book used for this project is Cults and the Occult by Edmond C, Gruss – a book well worth reading)

1: New Age: God is an impersonal undifferentiated Oneness, not separate from creation

Bible: God is a personal, transcendent Creator; fundamentally distinct from creation (Gen. 2:2; Deut. 4:39; Ps. 11:4; 103:19; John 4:24; Acts 7:48-50; 14:15-17; 17:24-25)

2: New Age: Humanity, like all creation, is an extension of this divine Oneness, shared its essential being. Humanity is divine

Bible: Although created in God’s image, humanity is not an extension of God and does not share God’s being. Humanity is not God (Isa. 45:18; 55:8-9; 46:9; Jer.17:5-10; Rev. 4.11)

3: New Age: Humanity’s crises stem from a fragmented vision blind to this essential Oneness and to humanity’s innate divinity.

Bible: Humanity’s crises stem from alienation from God brought about by sinful rebellion. (Isa. 53; John 3:19-20; Romans 3:10-18; 5:12-21)

4: New Age: Humanity needs to be transformed – each individual actualizing his/her divine nature, becoming aware of the One.

Bible: Humanity needs to be transformed through the renewing work of the Holy Spirit, made possible by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ(Yeshua) the Messiah, which reconciles us to God.

5: New Age: Transformation is brought about through a myriad of techniques which can be applied to mind, body and spirit.
Examples of such techniques, used variously by New Age groups, include meditation, yoga, chanting, creative visualization, hypnosis, and submission to a guru

Bible: Humanity does not acquire God’s forgiveness through the application of any technique. It is a free gift to be humbly received by faith. (John 3:14-16; John 5:24; Romans 3:21-30, 5:1; Eph. 2:8-9; Phil. 3;7-9; Titus 3;4-7)

6; New Age: Personal transformation is the basis for global transformation and the spiritual evolution of humankind, characterized by mass enlightenment and social unity. This unity will transcend the individual and social self-centeredness which has created the present crises in environment, world hunger, international relations, racism, etc.

Bible: Although personal rebirth through Jesus Christ will result in some transformation of social institutions, permanent global transformation will not occur until after the physical return of Jesus Christ in Judgment (Isa. 65:17; Acts 3:20-21; Romans 8@18-22; 1 Corinthians 15:22-28; Titus 2: 11-13; Revelation 21:1-8)


I have found this reference book extremely useful

Other useful books for your to browse and get some information of how to share with your friends who are involved in things which are of New Age origin, yet not everything they are doing is so new age, many of the practices are ancient rituals.

The Counterfeit Christ of the New Age Movement

Running Against the Wind: The Transformation of a New Age Medium and His Warning to the Church

Because I do tend to move among different circles in my life I have decided to become better informed about the very philosophy of New Ager's, afteral, they are all around us.  For me, it is important that I understand what the real differences are as when we are discussing things, on the surface it may appear that we are on the same page, but it is only when you dig a bit deeper do you realise just how far apart and away from the Truth it really is.  I walk regularly with one and although we seem to agree, yet there is such a wide difference and it is clear to see how the bible says that light and dark cannot walk together, the sad part about it is that they do genuinely believe that they are walking in the light.

I read Running against the Wind and was absolutely stunned at just how it affects peoples mind, my own husband was involved briefly without even realizing it ant was drawn into the different fragments of the Transformation process - yet in the end it did not save him nor protect him.  As I read the book and discovered some incredible things that were so like what happened to my husband and what led up to his death.  It is dangerous and therefore I believe people should be warned against it.  Do yourself a favour and get acquainted with the information I have given to you as it could help you help others save their lives.

Understanding God’s incredible creations

The Sixth Extinction: Biodiversity and Its Survival

Even though you may not agree with this book you will find it it astonishing in its research and study of the bio diversity of our incredible planet. God made an incredible place for us to live and we as human beings have systematically been destroying it ever since we set foot on the place, instead of nurturing it and making a really great place to be we have slowly killed off a wide range of creatures which were put here for us to take care of.

It is a real eye opener, I know it may not be totally up to date, yet it has some merit as a book that could be helping you to understand the need for us to take on the role as a Caretakers not murderers of other creatures In Genesis, Human beings were given the commandment to take care and maintain the planet in good order. Yet we have not done that, many parts of the planet are destroyed by so much greed, also there are many plagues on the earth which God said He would bring about because we have failed to obey His Commandments and His Ordinances.

Surely, we as Human beings owe to our selves to start to make sure we put things back in the correct order. God first then ourselves and family and neighbours. People to day are so quick to judge their fellow man, yet the Word of God judges us much more. By God;’s standards we do not deserve to live – yet because He saw fit to send us His precious Son Yeshua to become our mediator between God and Man and our Saviour and reconcile us back to the Father. We should take steps in our own lives to see that we are living in accordance to His Guidelines. These you will find to be really reassuring and you can trust God’s Word to bring about Hope and Peace into this incredible place we call home.

We need to be restored and transformed into His likeness and get to understand life as He ordained it to be. Not fighting over every scrap of land, oil, money, life itself. We need to recognise that we are all equal under God – He created us all. He created the animals too for our benefit, for eating and pleasure. Not all animals are to be eaten – those that God said would be good for us. He gave us good reasons why he said the others where not to be eaten – they are the cleaners of the planet both in the sea and of the air and land.


Complete Jewish Bible-OE

Holy Cow! Does God Care about What We Eat?

TORAH REDISCOVERED

Hannahs Miracle

 

Today, I have been studying the book of Samuel and reading about Hannah s miracle.
When I started to read it I really did not have any full understanding of the story, we hear it but we do not always hear the words properly.

From the very beginning you see this woman who is in deep drepression crying out to God to help her in her misery - she is a barren woman who longs to have a baby by her husband as she is being taunted by the husbands second wife whom has had several children by her husband.  In her loneliness and misery the is so depressed that she asks God for His help in giving her a son so that when the child is weaned she is able to give him to God for Service to God.  This amazing woman was asking for something in her life that she longed for yet she was ready to hand it over to God as a loan so that Samuel would grow up to be the Man of God he was to become. Book of Samuel Chapter 1 verses 4-28  While I was reading I get the feeling that this woman is very much like you and me, we are Gods children and he want us to have good things, however we do not always show him the respect He deserves neither do we ask him from the bottom of our hearts in all sincerity when we call upon his name.

However, from my own experience I know that when I call on Adonai to speak to him from the bottom of my heart I know He hears me.  I know that He answers me, the result is the life changing events that surround the asking.

When reading Hannah s story and becoming aware of her dedication to God and to her husband and family it is incredible to see that even after she had dedicated Samuel to God - God went on to bless Hannah with more sons and daughters therefore lifting the stigma of being barren.  We can see that God has his purpose in this matter and we can see that as God reveals His plans to us we can see clearly the path ahead.

In being blessed with the Gift from God in Samuel the whole of Israel was blessed as he became one of the greatest Judges before God that Israel had.

For me reading the Scriptures on a Shabbath day and asking God to teach me from them and open my eyes that I may learn the truth behind the words I start to get a better picture of this awesome God we have as our creator.

For me this is a great story of hope and joy and that there is light at the end of the dark tunnel.  We all go through them at sometime in our lives.  Yet knowing we can really call on the God creator and Yeshua his precious Son for healing and restoration, salvation.  God certainly knows how to comfort His children.

We are all children of the Living God, yet some choose not to acknowledge it and choose to live according to their own ideas and fancies.  For me knowing that there is a God Creator who is in control of the Universe gives me a great sense of peace and tranquillity in the mind and soul and body.

Why not see for your self how Great God can be in your life.

Learning to follow God

TORAH REDISCOVERED

Holy Cow! Does God Care about What We Eat?

It Is Often Said: Comments and Comparisons of Traditional Christian Theology and Hebraic Thought (Restoration (First Fruits of Zion))

The Mystery of the Gospel: Jew and Gentile and the Eternal Purpose of God

Israel's Anointing: Your Inheritance and End-time Destiny Through Israel

Restoration: Returning the Torah of God to the Disciples of Jesus


I praise God that no matter what people say around me, when I go back to the Word of God it cannot be any plainer to see than the TRUTH OF THE SCRIPTURES the Revelations that God gave and the instructions on how to live are amazing.

Now more than ever I am convinced that Gods Ways are the only ways and the more I learn the more I want to understand - the Bible is absolutely full of all the instructions and plans for Mankind and how easy it would be for every one to live together if we all trusted in God and lived according to His rules. This is what is going to be brought about when He returns. Yet people are still convinced that there will not be any difference in their lives - how wrong can people be.

To look at the Scriptures and see just what God does even when someone does not comply after instruction - he removes them - it is amazing to think that even if you think your a walking on the straight path - if you are not walking just exactly in the path that God chooses for your life - he is well able to move you - and imprint in to your mind the way that you should go, yet if you still insist on going your own way then you are looking at death right in the face. People are unaware of this. 

More and more when reading and seeing the clear instructions that God gave Moses even down to the smallest detail of how the tent of meeting should be - the fastening, the rings etc - this is not a God who does not care about the small details of our lives this is a God that truely understands and asks us to come reason with him to find out the direction we should be taking - not making plans according to our own imaginations. I have been learning about that alot just recently.

Each day as I read the scriptures I feel a sense of awe at the intimacy that God wants with Humanity - to live with them. When I read about the fact that when the tent of meeting was completed - and the Cloud was on top of the meeting place not even Moses could enter in, but not just that God choose to share with Israel by being there and when the cloud lifted off the tent then it was time for the people of Israel to move on, each day and night the people had to look to God to see what direction they were to take for that day, whether to stay or go, whether to move forward or stay put - for me that is a real revelation - we all have a tendency to run ahead of God and wonder why we are not where we thought we should be.