Date:   7/5/2005 11:08:39 AM ( 19 y ago)
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URL:   http://www.curezone.org/blogs/c/fm.asp?i=989284

Hi, thanks for the kind remarks :-), I really do appreciate them!

Not too familiar with the term Theophostic Prayer, but I did a quick search (http://www.theophostic.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=3) and a little reading, and all sorts of red flags went up. It really is Contemplative Prayer, and as such is very subtly deceptive. They twist "renew your minds" from Romans 12:2 from filling your mind with God's Word to mean "renew your esoteric revelations" (my assessment of their teaching). They go on to misapply the Bible to support a psychologized Christianity and use Luther for added legitimacy. (Luther's words here are really quite disturbing: "honor him by letting go of this written scheme", because they devalue the written Word and open a person up to deception. This is why it is so important for every believer to know the Word and seek the Spirit's discerning, even when reading theologians' works. Just because they're right about one thing doesn't guarantee they're right about everything.)

I'm glad you sensed the spiritual deception while you were in this. Most people, even those who have spent their lives in Sunday School, wouldn't know what was wrong. I'm also glad you saw the flawed logic used by the Theophostic leader, whose response to you showed the cult-like character of this movement. If you do respond to her, I would suggest delaying "throwing pearls to swine" (per Toonces recent post) and do a little more probing to see if she was just having a bad day or if there really is some doubt in her mind. Maybe send her a link to the Psychoheresy Awareness web and also Dave Hunt's web ( http://www.thebereancall.org/ ). If she still responds with anger and blanket accusations against anyone who doubts their teachings, walk away and don't look back. The heretics at TBN are filled with hatred for "heresy hunters" who dare to point out their false teachings, and they lash out with threats to all who would expose them. If this woman reacts that way consistently to your questions, she is of the same spirit as the others, and you'll just have to pray for her and hope she changes her mind.

Hope that helps; let me know what happens.
 

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