The
first lie Satan told to a human was, of course, to Eve, about why God
wanted her and Adam to avoid the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Satan knew the real reason, and it’s why he did what he did. God
told them if they so much as touched that tree, much less ate the
fruit of it, they’d die. They didn’t die a physical death for a
very long time after disobeying God, but
they
died a different kind of death.
According
to the Bible, sin equals death, and in 1 John, misery is a form of
death. God
knew that if
Adam and Eve touched or ate from the tree, they would know sin and
the misery that comes from it. Every time they sinned, they’d
experience a form of death, because sin would move them further from
feeling and experiencing their true connection with God, their
Father. They’d
feel shame. How
do we feel when we sin? Exactly. How do we feel when we hurt someone
who loves us and whom we love? Exactly.
The
sin happened before the first bite, when Eve then Adam chose
to go against God and what he wanted for them. God gave them
everything but the knowledge and experience of sin (choosing
and doing
evil).
He also gave them free will. Free will plus a crafty lie by
the father of lies
led them to choose the idea of (imagined)
individuated power over the power of God operating for them as His
gift and through His grace. That choice stained us all—it entered
our (mankind’s)
psyche. Their love and reverence for God, who created them and cared
for them, wasn’t pure enough to get them to make the right choice.
God
gave them everything they could ever need or want, and still
they
wanted more.
Satan saw this, and he’s been using it against us ever since.
Fast
forward to the latter decades of the last century. Satan wanted an an
effective way of pulling a similar deception, but with as
many
people as
possible.
The New Age Deception,
with its counterfeits, was one way to accomplish this. Satan knows
human nature well.
What
qualifies me to comment about this deception? A lifetime of being a
participant in and advocate for the New Age and its various
modalities. And not only did I practice this,
I preached it to others through articles and so forth. My motivation
was not to deceive anyone, but to inspire people to expand their
spirituality and
inner peace, which is no excuse.
Like
so many, I fell for the deception. I
believed in
and practiced the counterfeits.
Until God woke me.
What
are some of the counterfeits I refer to? Some, if not all
listed below,
will be familiar to you. Some of what I list may either have you
nodding your head in recognition and understanding or may not sit
well with you, especially if you, as I did, have considered one or
more of these an innocuous practice. I
was guilty of practicing everything listed below, and more. The
thing to keep in mind about the New Age deception is that it
convinces people the power is within them, and
not from God. The
recognition and glory is given to the individual, not to God.
Practitioners
of New Age modalities are doing Adam and Eve all over again. Let’s
look at some of them.
The
I Am deception:
I
Am
is what God called
himself when
asked.
The counterfeit is the New Age method of using “I am” at the
start of affirmations as a way to “confirm” that the power is
within us, not within God. Satan wants people to believe their word
is law over God’s Word.
Contemplation
vs. Meditation:
We are to study and contemplate The Word of God. The New Age
counterfeit
is meditation that doesn’t necessarily align us with God, and often
is more about our straining to make sure we get what we want in our
lives, often
material or monetary, without
it being a gift or reward from God for our faithfulness, or even in
our best interest. Affirmations = I am the power. The Word = God’s
truth and promises, which
He always fulfills.
This ties in with the New Age practice of “Name it and claim it,”
rather than seeking the Kingdom of God that is within us. Again, we
are meant to believe we are the power in our lives, not God.
Blessings
from God
vs. Magical Manifestation:
To
feel blessed
means we know where our good comes from; we know that God’s hand is
in and on our lives at all times. Magical manifestation diminishes
and or removes God’s presence from the good things or miracles that
happen in our lives, and gives us what we want (sometimes) by virtue
of a, so-said,
non-discerning law of attraction. The counterfeit to receiving God’s
goodness and blessings is believing you manifest whatever it is you
receive. That
you manifest or create what you receive, rather than receive what you
have from God, who knows what you need—and what you don’t. (Just
so you’re clear: Everything good comes from God; everything bad
comes from Satan. But God converts everything bad to good. We just
need to learn how to discern and receive this.)
Aligning
our words with The Word vs saying whatever we want to:
New Age says there is no ultimate
spiritual
judgment for what we do wrong; that, yes, we are to strive to be
better people, but there’s no actual
judgment if we mess up, other than what
we self-inflict or allow others to inflict on us.
This includes what we say. The Bible says our words matter. That we
are to avoid gossip, criticism, judgment, condemnation, and more. An
interesting example of this kind of deception is a meme on a social
site that claims if you frequently litter your language with
obscenities, it’s a sure sign or proof that you have a high level
of intelligence or genius. What a “great” way to encourage
offensiveness that
is far removed from the Word.
This “no judgment” philosophy also leads people to live according
to the desires of the flesh rather than of the Spirit, which includes
seeking the approval of others over desiring to please and
honor God.
Gematria
vs. Numerology:
God used/uses gematria or numbers for His own purposes, to reveal
information to
those with a mind to see.
But it isn’t so that we define and limit ourselves by the meanings
assigned to numbers by humans regarding who we are and what we’re
capable of (With God, all things are possible). A good example of how
God used gematria is found in David Flynn’s book, Temple
at the Center of Time.
If you align with numbers, as though they possess power separate
from or
above God’s, it isn’t God you’re aligning with.
Father,
Son, and Holy Ghost vs. Universe, Source, etc.
Yes,
God
is the Source of all creation. But
when we use that word to mean an ambiguous energy source, we’ve
removed God from where He belongs—within
us.
This use of
New Age names makes
sure you don’t have an intimate relationship with the Holy Trinity,
as
well as
encourages
you to deny God the
Father
altogether.
Eternal
Life in Heaven vs. Reincarnation:
At no time did God or Jesus ever say reincarnation is a fact. And it
wasn’t left out of the Bible so that we’d behave in the lifetime
we’re aware of. But what a powerful deception and
counterfeit
reincarnation is.
There
are other deceptive
counterfeits
you may be aware of or want to know about. These include any forms of
divination (cards, psychics, runes, astrology, channeled
entities, etc.)
vs. receiving divine messages or inspiration through the Holy Spirit.
You will learn a great deal if you listen to the YouTube video,
“Lucifer and the Illuminati Plan Exposed” with Carolyn Hamlett
and Laura Maxwell. Here’s the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF048ONiYRE.
It’s highly informative.
Ask
God for a discerning heart so that you are not deceived. May
God cover you with the blessings of His love, wisdom, grace, mercy,
care, comfort, guidance, and patience. May you demonstrate and share
these blessings with others. May
the sacred blood of Jesus Christ cover you with His protection, and
cleanse, restore, renew, and strengthen you.
