Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 2:30:1
Subject: Neil Anderson Devotional for Monday, April 19, 1999
To: Dr. Rowland Croucher <>
From: DEVOTIONALS.NET <>

  N E I L   A N D E R S O N   D A I L Y   D E V O T I O N A L
             from Freedom in Christ Ministries

April 19

NEW AGE DECEPTION

There is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the
man Christ Jesus (1 Timothy 2:5).

The fourth unifying factor of the New Age Movement is a cosmic
evolutionary optimism. There is a New Age coming. There will be a
new world order with a one-world government. New Agers believe in
a progressive unification of world consciousness eventually
reaching the "omega point." This is a counterfeit kingdom and we
know who its prince is.

Fifth, New Agers create their own reality. They believe they can
determine reality by what they believe, so by changing what they
believe, they can change reality. There are no moral absolutes
because there is no distinction between good and evil.

Sixth, New Agers make contact with the kingdom of darkness.
Calling a medium a "channeler" and a demon a "spirit guide" has
not changed the reality of what they are. They are in contact
with the god of this world instead of the God of Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob.

Recently I received a call from a lady who was concerned about
the turn of events in a small group she was attending. It had
started out as a group of supposedly Christian women. The one
woman began to function as a medium, and they thought they were
hearing from God. They recorded six hours of videotape, and in
that six hours, five different personalities can be identified in
the medium. The group was convinced they were hearing from God,
Jesus, the Holy Spirit and two angels.

The lady functioning as a medium was later identified as not
being a Christian. In the tape her eyes roll back in a trancelike
state. At one point a voice says through her, "It's going to snow
here tomorrow." I'm surprised that when it didn't snow the next
day, they couldn't see the snow job being done on them!

How can a thinking person, professing to be a Christian, consider
this as anything other than demonization? But it isn't just
lonely homemakers who are being deceived. This deception is
invading every area of society today.

Father, keep me alert to the deception of New Age thinking around
me, and help me dismiss the darkness I encounter with the light
of Your truth.


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