SATANIC MIND MANIPULATION.
The CIA is heavily involved in massive mind control..." CC July-Sept. '97.
There is currently a full blown drive to fit the SDA structure into the Papal New world Order. One method is to "plant" celebration style churches. NAD president Al McClure declared: "Today this division launches the most aggressive and intentional church-planting initiative in its history." Adventist Review Dec.1996.
"Through this new strategy the structure has adopted the very theological position of cheap grace which subverted the Protestant church in Germany to the Reich Church of Nazi Germany. The call of the gospel is its radical differentness. The call of Jesus is the call of the Holy Spirit which is at enmity with the world and all worldly methods of evangelism and worship. The call of Jesus is to come out of the evil culture. The very name church, ekklesia, means "the called out ones-- those called out of this evil world." --Cherith Chronicle July--Sept. 97.
Recent research reveals that 56 SDA churches and 3 conferences have joined the Willow Creek Association. WCA is an interdenominational organization where more than 15,000 people attend each Sunday. Its celebration services include rock music and drama. ( year 2000)
Evangelism p.137 "Not one jot or tittle of anything theatrical is to be brought into our work. God's cause is to have a sacred, heavenly mold. Let everything connected with the giving of the message for this time bear the divine impress. Let nothing of a theatrical nature be permitted, for this would spoil the sacredness of the work."
Net 99, now being launched by the SDA denomination with Doug Batchelor, an international Satellite Seminar shown on a large video screen. This is a multi-million dollar project. The flyer is colorful, designed to appeal to the carnal senses. During a series of meetings in Switzerland over 5 years ending in the summer of 1988 with all major Protestant churches including Roman Catholic and SDA General conference officers, "it was discussed that the Sabbath was the problem, or hindrance to unity." The Pope John Paul 11 was calling for the churches to come home in the year 2000, and that the sabbath was discussed as being the hindrance to this unity. "The pope is dead serious about this", said Robert D. Burnette of the North American Division. "He said that the church leaders, represented at that meeting, had agreed to be less vocal on this matter. He said our Adventist leaders at that meeting agreed that they would not make an issue publicly about the Sabbath." From: The Secret Interchurch Planning Meeting. Waymarks, Pilgrims Rest. Referring back to the quotation at the beginning of this letter, "The enemy is preparing for his last campaign against the church. He has so concealed himself from view that many can hardly believe that he exists... they will consider him a friend, one who is doing a good work." 5T 294.
Now putting things together, what method is the enemy using to desensitize the minds of those who claim to be the "Remnant" to lull them to sleep into a fatal sense of security?
Rome, evil men with sinister plots with the devil and his angels are on a roll, they know their time is short. The desperadoes are using every trick they know to snare God's children into their "net".
Medical Ministry p. 110-111. "Men and women are not to study the science of how to take captive the minds of those who associate with them. This is the science that Satan teaches. We are to resist everything of the kind. We are not to tamper with mesmerism and hypnotism - the science of the one who lost his first estate and was cast out of the Heavenly courts."
[The use of NLP (neuro-linguistic-programming) or any form of hypnosis including transcendental meditation and self-hypnosis].
2 SM p.350. "In dealing with the science of mind cure, you have been eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which God has forbidden you to touch. It is now high time for you to begin to look to Jesus, and by beholding His character become changed into His Divine likeness. Cut away from yourselves everything that savors of hypnotism, the science by which satanic agencies work."
*** "On the subject of mind control: One of the most effective and most used methods of destroying the conscious resistance to information being forced on an individual is to subject a person to rapidly flashing light. This light stimulus breaks down the ability to concentrate, bringing about a state of confusion and the inability to reason. After a short time of exposure to this flashing light stimulus the subject readily accepts any information that is presented to him. The light source is usually one strobe light flashing at thirty flashes per second. Now consider this fact: A television screen is made up of thousands of tiny dots known as pixels. There are over 300,000 pixels on the average TV screen. Every second of film is comprised of 30 frames of slightly different images. At 30 frames per second the film is moving so fast that it gives the illusion that the image is comprised of one image moving in real time. A one hour television show is made of over one million individual frames of film flashing at thirty frames per second. Look at the big picture , so to speak. A one hour program means that you are exposed to over 300,000 tiny flashing dots, flashing at more than 1,000,000 times per hour." The PIN Newsletter, vol.3, by Chip Tant. Television programs, whether they come from TV stations, cable companies, satellite networks or videos, in the form of movies, documentaries, sit-coms, sporting events, music, educational and nature shows, or news broadcasting, exert a powerful influence on the mind.
Notice the general moral decay and worldliness and cancer of fashion and gluttony. There have been over 3,000 scientific studies on the effects of television and 500 books on the subject showing that the television itself is usually destructive, particularly to the frontal lobe of the brain. This deleterious effect on the frontal lobe appears to be the result of camera switching in videos and other programming. The filming technique is known as "rapidly changing scene of reference." The average program changes scene of reference every 3-5 seconds. From the viewer's point of reference, the scene changes many times a minute, which is a stark contrast to how we normally view real life scenes around us daily. Our view point is from where we are located at the time and can be changed only by voluntary movement. Dr. Morris says that television's rapid change of reference is a contributing factor in its ability to induce a hypnotic state. Information from Proof Positive, by Dr. Neal Nedley.
According to Emery's and Dr. Erik Peper, television viewing trains the viewer to be non-reactive, with a passive do-nothing attitude when confronted with problems or needs. This non-reactive attitude is a protective mechanism against the fact that it is not possible to get personally involved when emergencies and tragedy is seen on TV. (Truly the idiot box). The end result is seen in a generation that lightly regards crime and violence.
"The type of show one is watching does not seem to matter a great deal. The brain reacts basically the same to all television shows. Electrodes in the brain release a slight depressant. As a result, the body reacts to the TV much in the same manner as to a physically addictive, minor depressant drug." The Plug-in Drug, by Marie Winn.
In reference to the above material and by observation; how has Net_'97, '98, generally affected the members of the SDA churches? Have we seen a revival of primitive godliness? a diligent searching of Scripture and the Spirit of Prophecy for truth? How many are putting the Scriptures to memory so that when the time comes that many are deprived of the written Word, they will have a wall of Scriptures around them that no one can tear down. Or do we see a "non-reactive" attitude where people are saying, "let the leaders do it", or "just give me a video to show my neighbor." Even if we, as conservative SDA's watch a documentary video such as, "Are you ready for church?" how does this lead us to a closer walk with God.? We may be shocked and dismayed but it is a subtle form of "brainwashing", particularly dangerous for children under hypnosis. For "by beholding we become changed".
Brothers and sisters, we believe the Lord means what He says, that He and Satan do not work together, "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with with idols? for ye are the temple of the Living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." 2 Corinthians 6:14-18.
"I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me: A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person." Ps.101:3-4
The Acts of the Apostles p.518 "Those who would not fall a prey to Satan's devices, must guard well the avenues of the soul; they must avoid reading, seeing, or hearing that which would suggest impure thoughts. The mind must not be left to dwell at random upon every subject that the enemy of souls may suggest. The heart must be faithfully sentineled, or evils without will awaken evils within, and the soul will wander in darkness."
Counsels to Teachers p.324 "And God and the angels are watching. God desires His people to show by their lives the advantage of Christianity over worldliness, to show that they are working on a high, holy plane. He longs to see them showing that the truth they have received has made them children of the heavenly King. He longs to make them channels through which He can pour His boundless love and mercy."
When the Lord appears soon in blazing fire, we would be terrified to be among those who have accused the Lord of using hypnosis, (spiritualism which is used by Satan and his angels to destroy both mind and body) in the finishing of His work in righteousness. For this is the work of the Holy Spirit the mighty third person of the Godhead who came down when Jesus went back to heaven; to convict men of sin, and of righteousness and of judgment. If we are to have a part in His closing work of this world, we must bow in reverent humility and by His grace caste aside every wicked device and idol by which Satan is taking the world captive, and cooperate closely with the holy angels who ever do the bidding of the Spirit of God.
We must totally reject everything that has its origin in Satanic and human wisdom, for the Lord is to be glorified, adored and worshiped by His people forever and ever. We must cast aside faithfully everything that would build pride and self sufficiency and dependence upon human wisdom in this closing chapter of the great controversy between Christ and Satan.
1 SM 197 "Be not deceived; Many will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. We have now before us the alpha of this danger. The Omega will be of a most startling nature."
The following article also gives some thoughts on the effects of TV watching and its effects on health.--- (recently downloaded from web and not included in above article. I do not accept everything Dr.Mercola (who is not an SDA) suggests but thought the article adds some thoughts that may be of interest.)
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HEGELIAN DIALECTICS: THE DEVIL'S WINNING TOOL*
David Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service April 23, 2008
Hegelian dialectics is being used around the world as a tool to break down traditional beliefs with the objective of replacing them with something new.
Georg Wilhelm Hegel (1770-1831) was a liberal German philosopher who led the German Idealist movement, turning his back on orthodox Christianity and holding to a type of pantheism. He denied that there is such a thing as absolute truth. He said it is "narrow" and "dogmatic" to assume that of two opposite assertions, one must be true and the other false. He rejected the Bible and proposed that man is on an evolutionary journey and that human history is the record of a process of conflict and synthesis that he referred to as the dialectical process of Spirit, believing that man would eventually reach his highest state, ultimately arriving at "the Absolute Idea" which would be so perfect it could not be challenged or synthesized.
The Hegelian system is described as follows:
"It was Hegel's view that all things unfold in a continuing evolutionary process whereby each idea or quality (the THESIS) inevitably brings forth its opposite (the ANTITHESIS). From that interaction, a third state emerges in which the opposites are integrated, overcome, and fulfilled in a richer and higher SYNTHESIS. This synthesis then becomes the basis for another dialectical process of opposition and synthesis. Hegel believed that the creative stress of opposing positions was essential for developing higher states of consciousness. In the moment of synthesis, the opposites are both preserved and transcended, negated and fulfilled" (Corinne McLaughlin and Gordon Davidson, Spiritual Politics, 1994, p. 88).
Hegel believed that this process has a life of its own, in an evolutionary sense, but since the days of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels it has been used as a guided process toward a desired end.
The objective of Hegelian dialectics in this sense is to replace something old with something new (e.g., capitalism with communism, traditional Bible doctrine with theological modernism, a traditional educational system based on moral absolutes with a new one based on relativism, an old age with a new).
Used like this, Hegelian dialectics cannot produce the new thing, but it can destroy the old. Other processes and techniques come into play in actually producing the new thing that is desired.
Hegelian dialectics is used today to create a "paradigm shift" by replacing an old "paradigm" (prevailing belief system) with a new one. It is a technique of "social evolution" and "political transcendence." It is not an innocent process. It is used by "change agents" and "facilitators of transformation." Hegelian dialectics is "the framework for guiding our thoughts and actions into conflicts that lead us to a predetermined solution" (Niki Raapana and Nordica Friedrich, "What Is the Hegelian Dialectic?" October 2005, http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/05/dialectic.htm).
Speaking religiously and spiritually, it is an ever-evolving system that never arrives at absolute truth. All is relative and negotiable and the end justifies the means. It employs a wide range of tactics: dialog, compromise, consensus forming, conflict resolution, divide and conquer, deceit, redefinition of words, giving new names to objectionable things, crisis creation, obfuscation (concealment of meaning by making something confusing and hard to interpret or by otherwise hiding its true meaning). It requires non-judgmental ism, tolerance, acceptance, relativism, group mentality. It is the opposite of and the avowed enemy of dogmatism, absolutism, exclusivism, and separatism. It is very elitist and complex.
HEGELIAN DIALECTICS IS EMPLOYED BY COMMUNISTS to tear down law-based capitalistic, democratic societies that grant the right to private ownership of property and replace them with communist ones. Karl Marx and Frederick Engels' take on the Hegelian philosophy is called "dialectical materialism," because it focuses on the evolution of economics (materialism) rather than the spirit, as in Hegel's system. In older communist terms the thesis was CAPITALISM and the antithesis was the PROLETARIAT (workers exploited at the hands of owners and the capitalistic system in general who rise up in resistance). The process of conflict and resolution is supposed to continue until it produces the ultimate synthesis which is allegedly pure communism but in reality is a New World Order of severe communitarian ism (collectivism, the politics of community, the individual cared for by the state while his individuality is subservient to the will of society).
HEGELIAN DIALECTICS HAS BEEN EMPLOYED BY EDUCATORS in America since the 1920s to move the educational system from the old concept of moral absolutism and submission to a higher authority to the new philosophy of relativism and constant change. "The collective molding begins early in life, sustained and refined throughout one's formal education; a universal curriculum of manipulation can transform and achieve a complete paradigm shift for a whole generation" (Terry Melanson). The influence of the New Age public school system is incalculable.
HEGELIAN DIALECTICS IS EMPLOYED BY THE EMERGING CHURCH to break down the old church "paradigm" so that it can be replaced with the emerging one.
HEGELIAN DIALECTICS IS EMPLOYED BY ECUMENISTS to break down the walls of separation between denominations, between liberals and evangelicals, between Protestants and Catholics, to create Christian unity, and it is used BY INTERFAITH DIALOGUERS to tear down absolute truth and replace it with broadminded religious tolerance.
Dr. Robert Klenck describes how Hegelian dialectics works within the ecumenical setting, and he reminds us that the ecumenical dialectics is not a mere process of chance; it is "facilitated" toward a desired end. Otherwise, the group process could result in faith in dogmatic truth and an absolute Bible, but that is not going to be allowed to happen!
"Briefly, the Hegelian dialectic process works like this: a diverse group of people (in the CGM [Church Growth Movement], this is a mixture of believers and unbelievers), gather in a facilitated meeting (with a trained facilitator/'teacher'), using group dynamics (peer pressure), to discuss a social issue (or dialog the Word of God), and reach a pre-determined outcome (consensus or compromise). When the Word of God is dialogged between believers and unbelievers, and consensus is reached--agreement that all are comfortable with--then the message of the Word of God has been watered down, and the participants have been conditioned to accept (and even celebrate) their compromise. This becomes the starting point for the next meeting. The fear of alienation from the group is the pressure that prevents an individual from standing firm for the truth of the Word of God.
"A traditional thinker, when proven wrong with factual information (i.e., Biblical moral absolutes) yields to the facts, and admits that he/she is wrong, and then aligns him/herself to those facts. Because Biblical moral absolutes do not change, traditional thinkers who align themselves to those unchanging absolutes are labeled as 'resistant to change.'
"On the other hand, transformational thinkers, when proven wrong with factual information, have been conditioned to process that information differently. They automatically question it and dialog it within themselves; their (deceitful) hearts rebel against it, and then they begin to justify (to themselves and others) why it is that they no longer have to attend to the facts. The natural result of the dialectic process is the searing of the conscience (1 Timothy 4:1-2). These people are then able to justify to themselves why they are no longer bound to Biblical moral absolutes. ... "... through the process of continual incremental change (using the Hegelian dialectic over and over with the last synthesis becoming the new thesis--the 'new fact base,' or 'new reality'), the Word of God is gradually/incrementally changed from its original intent, and eventually it is interpreted to mean something contrary to its original intent. ...
"The rebellion is subtle at first--simply moving away from the traditional way of 'doing' church; later, the ordaining of female 'pastors'; and eventually it gets to the point of ordaining lesbian 'pastors.' Barriers to change must be broken down, and eventually, for the sake of peace and unity, interdenominational barriers and inter religious barriers will be broken down, paving the way for a worldwide ecumenical movement--a one-world church. ...
"A recent example of this paradigm shift in processing factual information was when the 'Rev.' Richard Mouw, the President of the Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California (a strong promoter of the church growth movement), was quoted in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune on January 22, 2000: 'Mouw said he supports rights and benefits for committed same-sex domestic partners, but believes the sacrament of marriage should be confined to heterosexual couples in the Judeo-Christian tradition.' When leaders of this movement are making statements like this, then we can be sure that the movement is not from God, and is headed in the opposite direction of God's will. Mr. Mouw already is thinking in the transformational mode. He is able to justify (to himself) a teaching that is contrary to the Word of God" ("What's Wrong with the 21st Century Church," August 8, 2000, http://www.crossroad.to/News/Church/Klenck1.html).
Observe, again, that deception is inherent in the dialectic process. Those who initiate and oversee the process have an objective, and they know that it will be resisted, so they resort to deception, especially at the beginning, to break down resistance to the goal. In the case of theological modernists, they present the new theology as a minor issue at first, hiding their real agenda. In the case of Marxists, they describe their desired political system in deceptive terms. They make promises that they have no intention of keeping; they hide the fact that liberties will be curtailed. Those who use this methodology know that once the process of dialectics has been carried out, the resistance will have been broken down and an atmosphere created for the implementation of the original goal. They adopt the Jesuit philosophy that "the end justifies the means."
Consider how that Robert Schuller's January 2008 Rethink Conference employed Hegelian dialectics to further his New Age objectives of syncretizing religion and creating a new type of Christianity and ultimately a new world through the power of human potential. The conference was "A CONVERGENCE of some of the most influential Christian and global thinkers" (Rethink Conference announcement, Oct.15, 2007). These great thinkers were also described as "respected icons in media, politics, faith, science, business and technology." The important fact is that they represented contradictory ideas, and their contradictory ideas were to be the stepping stones to something new. They included evangelicals such as Lee Strobel and Rick Warren's wife, Kay, Emerging Church leaders Erwin McManus and Dan Kimball, Evangelicals and Catholics Together proponent Charles Colson, media mogul and pornography purveyor Rupert Murdoch, and agnostic Larry King.
The Rethink Conference was clearly described in terms of the Hegelian methodology, though of course the term itself was not used. The idea of the conference was "bring all the different thoughts and ideas and create something cohesive and meaningful" ("Interview with Erwin McManus, Christian Post, January 22, 2008). The process first involved hearing what each speaker said in a 20-minute lecture. The participants were then instructed to "wrestle with it, dialog about it, agree or disagree with it--then take it a step further and make it your own" (Rethink Conference announcement, Oct. 15, 2007).
Schuller also described his Hegelian methodology in the book Don't Throw Away Tomorrow: Living God's Dream for Your Life: "We need to learn the healing quality of wise compromise. ... Perhaps the only way to deal with contradictions is to combine them creatively and produce something new. That's ingenious compromise." (New Age leader Gerald Jampolsky's endorsement is on the back cover of this book.)
To seek to combine contradictions into something new is Hegelian dialectics. It is a key principle of the emerging church. If some believe that Jesus is God and others believe he was merely a great teacher, and if some believe that man is a fallen sinner separated from God and others believe he is essentially good and one with God, and if some believe that God is the Almighty who created all things but is not a part of the creation and others believe that God is the sum total of all things -- those are the old contradictions and we must move beyond such things. This is what they are saying.
HEGELIAN DIALECTICS IS EMPLOYED BY THEOLOGICAL MODERNISTS to replace old doctrine with new.
A Lutheran pastor describes how the Hegelian dialectic works in the field of theological training:
"I had fully accepted this 'New Theology or Thinking,' having first gone through a traumatic time in which the Christian faith with which I had arrived there [at seminary] was 'challenged.' The reason presented for this 'challenging' was to bring us to really 'think through' our theology, to 'stretch' our faith, to 'move us to a deeper understanding of the faith.' This was the rational which was presented when more conservative members of the constituency in the synod would question about what was going on when they would hear from outspoken students and vicars what was being taught. "THIS REALLY WAS DECEITFUL BECAUSE THE AIM AND INTENTION, AS I CAME TO KNOW LATER AS A MORE SOPHISTICATED INITIATE, WAS NOT TO 'STRETCH OUR FAITH' BUT TO MOVE US FROM THE HISTORICAL FAITH INTO THE 'NEW THINKING.' We all knew this was a great shift; that's why it was so traumatic; but we presented it as representing only minor doctrinal differences. It actually involves an entirely different way of thinking. I have said many times to my conservative friends: You don't understand; they think in an entirely different way. You think in terms of one thing which is true and the opposite which is false. They have adopted a dialectical way of thinking in which there is no true and false, only thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. They have effectively adopted Hegel's dialectical way of thinking. There truly are no absolute truths within their system. They will discuss things with conservatives in a way that gets their opponent to think that they are discussing which of two positions is right. All the while the real issue for them is that there is no certain answer" (The Christian News, April 29, 1985, pp. 1, 3, 4).
We see, again, that the dialectic process is a guided process and that it employs deception to reach its objectives. Dean Gotcher describes how Hegelian dialectics works in a general setting as well as in the type of egalitarian, non-authoritative Bible classes that are popular in many churches today: "There is thesis, which is simple; that's you and your position and facts based on what you believe. Antithesis is somebody who's different than you. The moment the two of you who are different are in the same room, there's a potential relationship there. However, the only way you can get to it is synthesis. You and the other person have to put aside your differences for the sake of a relationship and try to find facts or elements of your belief systems that are in harmony.
"In seminary I took the equivalent of a total quality management course where I learned how to survey the congregation and find out 'what do you think and how do you feel?' ... The moment you go into the dialog [the dialectic process]--which now is in Sunday School materials as well--about what do you think and how do you feel over what is being taught, you are now allowing the [student] to be a scientist on God, to question the authority of God's Word, instead of looking at it as it is, and saying, 'Okay, I don't understand it; Lord, reveal it to me.' This has to be what we do instead of gaging how we think and feel. ...
"[The dialectic process] makes faith into a tool to be changed to our human understanding, to change it to meet our felt needs for the sake of a relationship. The agenda that the Berean church revealed to Paul, was that they weren't hung up on Paul. They weren't hung up on a relationship. They were hung up on truth. So when the Apostle Paul shared the Gospel, they went to the Word of God and checked him out. Try that with ministers today and they'll get bent out of shape because you're not supposed to question their 'I think and I feel.' ...
"Theology students drive me nuts because they say, 'Jesus is a team builder.' I say, 'Wait a minute. No, He wasn't a team builder. Each one of those disciples could stand on their own. They didn't need the group to make a decision. They died alone as martyrs. They realized there wasn't a group grade on the day of judgment. They didn't say, 'I think and I feel.' You don't find that in their ministry. They saw the truth and proclaimed it. They encouraged us through their work to continue to proclaim the truth.' Jesus' ministry was not built on 'I think and I feel.' It was built on 'I know'" (Interview with Dean Gotcher, Women's International Group Newsletter, Sept.-Oct. 1999).
HEGELIAN DIALECTICS IS EMPLOYED BY ONE WORLDERS AND NEW AGERS to prepare the way for world harmony. It is employed to break down national sovereignty and create a globalist mindset, to tear down the old contradictory religious and political systems and replace them with a new syncretized one. Speaking at the UN Conference on Human Rights in 1993 in Vienna, UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali spoke of the "challenging dialectical conflict" that required people to "transcend ourselves" and "to find our common essence beyond our apparent divisions, our temporary differences, our ideological and cultural barriers" (Interview with Dean Gotcher, Women's International Group Newsletter, Sept.-Oct. 1999).
The late New Ager M. Scott Peck, whose books have sold by the millions, believed that man could become God through a process of spiritual evolution. He promoted the religion of scientific "skepticism," of rejecting the religious faith of one's parents, regardless of what that faith is, and building one's own personal religion, of questioning everything. In his books The Different Drum (1987) and A World Awaiting to Be Born (1993), Peck applied this evolutionary process to world peace. He taught the concept that a new age has arrived in man's evolutionary process and a spiritually evolved generation can create unity, solve the world's problems, and bring in an age of peace. The front cover of The Different Drum describes the book's objective as "the creation of true community, the first step to world peace." The back cover says, "Dr. M. Scott Peck believes that if we are to prevent civilization destroying itself, we must urgently rebuild community on all levels, local, national and international, and that is the first step to spiritual survival." The Different Drum has the following dedication: "To the people of all nations in the hope that within a century there will no longer be a Veteran's Day Parade..." This refers, of course, to the hope of world peace.
Peck described the process whereby the world can allegedly experience peace, and it is the Hegelian dialectic at work. It requires creating New Age communities all over the world in which differences can be resolved and the world transformed. In these communities there is no leader but all are leaders, decisions are reached by consensus, there are no "sides" and everyone is respected and heard (The Different Drum, pp. 71, 72). In these communities the individual is allowed to express any belief or doubt and to act out in his own individual way, to live as he pleases. The New Age community must be a "safe place." He says the "healing" will only happen when "its members have learned to stop trying to heal and convert" (p. 68). He says true community means that "everyone is welcome" and there is "no pressure to conform" and that "all human differences are included" and "appreciated" and even "celebrated" (pp. 61, 62). True community must incorporate "the dark and the light, the sacred and the profane" (p. 65). Those who believe in homosexual marriage and abortion and evolution and human divinity are to live in harmonious community with those who don't. He calls this process the politics of "transcendence" (p. 63).
In the New Age community, the only real sin is the sin of exclusiveness and theological dogmatism.
Peck says, "It is not only such ideological and theological rigidities that we need to discard, it is any idea that assumes the status of 'the one and only right way'" (p. 96). He says that the greatest hindrance to world peace is "exclusivity" (The Different Drum, p. 61). He warns about "groups that exclude others" because they are "doubters" or "sinners" and that are "defensive bastions against community." He says that even the refusal to join a group because you don't agree with it is "destructive to community" (p. 62).
Peck personally conducted scores of community-building workshops to further his objective, and he is only one of many who are involved in this process.
It is easy to see how unacceptable the practice of dogmatic Bible preaching and exclusive evangelism is in such a context! It simply cannot be allowed, because it will disrupt the sense of world community!
For a Bible-believing Christian to say that salvation is through regenerating faith in Jesus Christ alone and to separate his children from the public school system and to disagree with evolution and to refuse to "celebrate" homosexuality is considered a great evil by New Agers, because they think it is hindering the evolutionary progress of the entire world. Dogmatic biblical thinking is the chief obstacle to the establishment of the New Age.
What Saith the Scripture? From a biblical perspective Hegelian dialectics is gross disobedience to God. Hegelian dialectics is contrary to the Bible's teaching that we have been given absolute truth from God and we are not to allow any contradiction. The Bible claims to be the sole divine revelation that God has given mankind and we are to believe it and judge everything by it (2 Timothy 3:16-17). We are to allow "no other doctrine" (1 Timothy 1:3). We are to "earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints" (Jude 3), which means we are forbidden to give contradictory doctrines any credence.
For the Bible believer, the Bible is THE infallible thesis, and every antithesis is to be rejected and no synthesis allowed!
Hegelian dialectics is contrary to the Bible's teaching that God's people are to separate from darkness. "Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them" (Romans 16:17).
"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you" (2 Corinthians 6:14-17).
"Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away" (2 Timothy 3:5).
"And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen" (1 John 5:19-21). The Bible asks rhetorically, "Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" (Amos 3:3). The Ecumenical, New Age, Emerging Church crowd brazenly replies, "Sure, we can make that work." But it won't work. It never has and it never will.
Well does the Bible describe the great departure of the faith as those who are "ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth" (2 Timothy 3:7).
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Secrets to a Good Night's Sleep by Dr. Joseph Mercola
If you are having sleep problems, whether you are not able to fall asleep, wake up too often, don't feel well rested when you wake up in the morning, or simply want to improve the quality and quantity of your sleep, try as many of the following techniques below as possible:
Avoid before-bed snacks, particularly grains and sugars. This will raise blood sugar and inhibit sleep. Later, when blood sugar drops too low (hypoglycemia), you might wake up and not be able to fall back asleep.
Sleep in complete darkness or as close as possible. If there is even the tiniest bit of light in the room it can disrupt your circadian rhythm and your pineal gland's production of melatonin and seratonin. There also should be as little light in the bathroom as possible if you get up in the middle of the night. Please whatever you do, keep the light off when you go to the bathroom at night. As soon as you turn on that light you will for that night immediately cease all production of the important sleep aid melatonin.
*** No TV right before bed. Even better, get the TV out of the bedroom or even out of the house, completely. It is too stimulating to the brain and it will take longer to fall asleep. Also disruptive of pineal gland function for the same reason as above.
Wear socks to bed. Due to the fact that they have the poorest circulation, the feet often feel cold before the rest of the body. A study has shown that this reduces night wakings.
*** . Read something spiritual or religious- this will help to relax. Don't read anything stimulating, such as a mystery or suspense novel, as this may have the opposite effect. In addition, if you are really enjoying a suspenseful book, you might wind up unintentionally reading for hours, instead of going to sleep.
The Sun Alarm™ SA-2002 , which I personally use, is a natural way to wake up in the morning. I highly recommended it as an alternative to loud alarm clocks.
Avoid using loud alarm clocks. It is very stressful on the body to be awoken suddenly. If you are regularly getting enough sleep, they should be unnecessary. I gave up my alarm clock years ago and now use a sun alarm clock. The Sun Alarm™ SA-2002 provides an ideal way to wake up each morning if you can't wake up with the REAL sun. Combining the features of a traditional alarm clock (digital display, AM/FM radio, beeper, snooze button, etc) with a special built-in light that gradually increases in intensity, this amazing clock simulates a natural sunrise. It also includes a sunset feature where the light fades to darkness over time - ideal for anyone who has trouble falling asleep.
Journaling. If you often lay in bed with your mind racing, it might be helpful keep a journal and write down your thoughts before bed. Personally, I have been doing this for 15 years, but prefer to do it in the morning when my brain is functioning at its peak and my coritsol levels are high Melatonin and its precursors. If behavioral changes do not work, it may be possible to improve sleep by supplementing with the hormone melatonin. However, I would exercise extreme caution in using it, and only as a last resort, as it is a powerful hormone. Ideally it is best to increase levels naturally with exposure to bright sunlight in the daytime (along with full spectrum fluorescent bulbs in the winter) and absolute complete darkness at night. One should get blackout drapes so no light is coming in from the outside. One can also use one of melatonin's precursors, L-tryptophan or 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP). L-tryptophan is the safest and my preference, but must be obtained by prescription only. However, don't be afraid or intimidated by its prescription status. It is just a simple amino acid.
Get to bed as early as possible. Our systems, particularly the adrenals, do a majority of their recharging or recovering during the hours of 11PM and 1AM. In addition, your gallbladder dumps toxins during this same period. If you are awake, the toxins back up into the liver which then secondarily back up into your entire system and cause further disruption of your health. Prior to the widespread use of electricity, people would go to bed shortly after sundown, as most animals do, and which nature intended for humans as well. Check your bedroom for electro-magnetic fields (EMFs). These can disrupt the pineal gland and the production of melatonin and seratonin, and may have other negative effects as well. To purchase a gauss meter to measure EMFs try Cutcat at 800-497-9516. They have a model for around $40. One doctor even recommends that people pull their circuit breaker before bed to kill all power in the house (Dr. Herbert Ross, author of "Sleep Disorders").
Keep the temperature in the bedroom no higher than 70 degrees F. Many people keep their homes and particularly the upstairs bedrooms too hot.
Eat a high-protein snack several hours before bed. This can provide the L-tryptophan need to produce melatonin and serotonin.
Also eat a small piece of fruit. This can help the tryptophan cross the blood-brain barrier.
Reduce or avoid as many drugs as possible. Many medications, both prescription and over-the-counter may have effects on sleep. In most cases, the condition, which caused the drugs to be taken in the first place, can be addressed by following the guidelines elsewhere on this web site.
Avoid caffeine. A recent study showed that in some people, caffeine is not metabolized efficiently and therefore they can feel the effects long after consuming it. So an afternoon cup of coffee (or even tea) will keep some people from falling asleep. Also, some medications, particularly diet pills contain caffeine. Alarm clocks and other electrical devices. If these devices must be used, keep them as far away from the bed as possible, preferably at least 3 feet.
Avoid alcohol. Although alcohol will make people drowsy, the effect is short lived and people will often wake up several hours later, unable to fall back asleep. Alcohol will also keep you from falling into the deeper stages of sleep, where the body does most of its healing.
Lose weight. Being overweight can increase the risk of sleep apnea, which will prevent a restful nights
Avoid foods that you may be sensitive to. This is particularly true for dairy and wheat products, as they may have effect on sleep, such as causing apnea, excess congestion, gastrointestinal upset, and gas, among others.
Don't drink any fluids within 2 hours of going to bed. This will reduce the likelihood of needing to get up and go to the bathroom or at least minimize the frequency.
Take a hot bath, shower or sauna before bed. When body temperature is raised in the late evening, it will fall at bedtime, facilitating sleep,
Remove the clock from view. It will only add to your worry when constantly staring at it... 2 AM...3 AM...4:30 AM...
Keep Your Bed For Sleeping. If you are used to watching TV or doing work in bed, you may find it harder to relax and to think of the bed as a place to sleep.
Have your adrenals checked by a good natural medicine clinician. Scientists have found that Insomnia may be caused by adrenal stress (Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, August 2001; 86:3787-3794)?
If you are menopausal or perimenopausal, get checked out by a good natural medicine physician. The hormonal changes at this time may cause problems if not properly addressed. Don't Change Your Bedtime. You should go to bed, and wake up, at the same times each day, even on the weekends. This will help your body to get into a sleep rhythm and make it easier to fall asleep and get up in the morning.
Make certain you are exercising regularly. Exercising for at least 30 minutes everyday can help you fall asleep. However, don't exercise too close to bedtime or it may keep you awake. Studies show exercising in the morning is the best if you can do it.
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