This reprint has been reprinted from YourWillBeDone.com.
Tomorrow, a group of brethren will be descending upon the San Diego Sports Arena to bring the Truth to those hoping to learn the Secret... And by God's Word, they will hear the Truth...
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In light of the upcoming event in San Diego ("The Secret to Having Your Best Year Ever", inspired by "The Secret"), I'm posting the following courtesy of brother Abraham.
Blessings,
Marco
Yourwillbedone.com
“Faith, Family, Values.”
"Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things." (Colossians 3:2)
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your strength and with all your soul and with all your mind." (Matthew 22:37) (also Luke 10:27; Mark 12:30)
"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." (Phil 4:8)
"And God said, 'Let there be light, and there was light.'" (Genesis 1:3)
"And God said, 'Let there be an expanse between the waters," (Genesis 1:6)
In all instances of creation God speaks and it is done. (See all of Genesis Chapter 1)
"Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." (John 1:3)
"He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him." (John 1:10)
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being." (Revelation 4:11)
"I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things." (Is 45:7)
"He determines the course of world events and He changes the times and the seasons; HE removes kings and sets others on the throne, and only He gives wisdom and knowledge." (Daniel 2:21)
"Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment ..." (Hebrews 9:27)
"For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil." (Ecclesiastes 12:14)
"...All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." (Psalm 139:16)
"Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails." (Proverbs 19:21)
"No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money." (Luke 16:13)
"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil..." (1 Timothy 6:10)
"Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, 'If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.'" (Mark 9:35)
"Whoever desires to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever desires to be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10)
The Secret is nothing more than Name It & Claim It, Positive-Confession, Blab it & Grab it, Prosperity Theology (without God and the Bible), built on a foundation of New Age self-deification. In other words, the book is just another version of what some TV preachers have taught for decades, namely, if you will sustain the right thoughts, words, and feelings, you will receive whatever you want. But The Secret adds this important twist: your thoughts can bring anything into your life because you are god. (The Author is Rhonda Byrne)
If that weren't blasphemous enough, the book also says to readers:
This would be beautiful IF it were addressed to the God of Heaven. But Byrne claims this is what we should say to the person in the mirror......... it is the heresy of heresies.
"The Secret" is nothing less than Satan's original lie in the Garden of Eden, "You will be like God" (Gen. 3:5)
It is no exaggeration to say that this book implicitly (and sometimes explicitly) denies virtually every major doctrine in the Bible.
For starters, the authority of Scripture is undermined in The Secret, because the Bible apparently has value only insofar as it (according to Byrne) teaches The Secret.
According to Byrne, the Bible is neither unique nor supremely authoritative, for Byrne maintains that the holy book of every religious tradition contains The Secret. Thus Byrne's teaching is eclectic , that is, she believes that all religions and their scriptures are equally valid in their authority and basically teach the same thing. Does any more need to be said?????
There's no mention of sin in The Secret. The cause of all the problems in the world and in our individual lives is merely bad thinking, specifically the failure to recognize and appropriately use the law of attraction. Therefore the solution to everything lies within us. And that, of course, eliminates the need for a Savior, a Substitute, or a Sacrifice. The cross and resurrection of Jesus become irrelevant.
The Secret focuses our hope selfward and not Godward. It is all about self-empowerment, self-fulfillment, and getting whatever we want. But Jesus warned, "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?" (Matthew 16:26). The Secret disregards the fact that God has a Law and we have broken it (James 2:10). What Byrne fails to realize about her law of attraction is that our sinful hearts deceive us (Jeremiah 17:9) and attract not only more sin and guilt, but ultimately, the wrath of God.
However, God in His amazing mercy sent His Son to bear this wrath as a Substitute for all who will repent of their wicked, sinfulness and selfishness and believe on Him. And "through the true knowledge of Him"— not Rhonda Byrne's book—"His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness" (2 Peter 1:3).
Dear, dear friends, "The Secret to everything" is God Himself. And GOD, has been revealed to us by Grace in Jesus Christ, "in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" (Colossians 2:3). God has freely told us in the Bible everything we need to know about discovering the unlimited "treasures of wisdom and knowledge" are found in Christ. And He remains an unknown Secret only to those who will not seek Him diligently [in His Word].
Next, we will look at "what saith the Scriptures" regarding pastors, teachers and people who associate with this false, satanic teaching, and I will pose my question to you.
**Excerpts from Prof. Dan Wiltey., Southern Baptist Seminary**
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Are you a good person? Take the test...
http://wayofthemaster.com/goodperson.shtml
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In light of the upcoming event in San Diego ("The Secret to Having Your Best Year Ever", inspired by "The Secret"), I'm posting the following courtesy of brother Abraham.
Blessings,
Marco
Yourwillbedone.com
“Faith, Family, Values.”
1) The SECRET
explains that thoughts are the key to the process of the law of attraction. "if you can think about what you want in your mind, and make that your dominant thought, you will bring it into your life."(byrne 9) "when you focus your thoughts on something you want, and you hold that focus, you are in that moment summoning what you want with the mightiest power in the universe." (byrne 14)THE BIBLE SAYS:
Meditate on God's works and mighty deeds, His precepts and ways, His decrees, His wonders, His law and His statutes. (Psalm 77:12, 119:15, 23, 27, 48, 78, 97, 99, 148)"Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things." (Colossians 3:2)
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your strength and with all your soul and with all your mind." (Matthew 22:37) (also Luke 10:27; Mark 12:30)
"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." (Phil 4:8)
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2) The SECRET
"The law of attraction is the law of creation. Quantum Physicists tell us that the entire Universe emerged from thought! You create your life through your thoughts and the law of attraction..." (Byrne 15)THE BIBLE SAYS:
The Universe did not emerge from thought. Gods word tells us that the universe emerged with God speaking."And God said, 'Let there be light, and there was light.'" (Genesis 1:3)
"And God said, 'Let there be an expanse between the waters," (Genesis 1:6)
In all instances of creation God speaks and it is done. (See all of Genesis Chapter 1)
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3) The SECRET:
"...you create your own reality. That's where your freedom is, that's where all you power is." (Byrne 39)THE BIBLE SAYS:
God is the only creator, nothing is created without God, without Jesus Christ. You do not create events, you do not create life, you do not create the universe."Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." (John 1:3)
"He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him." (John 1:10)
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being." (Revelation 4:11)
You do not create the circumstances of your life.
"I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things." (Is 45:7)
You do not create events, or determine what will happen or when.
"He determines the course of world events and He changes the times and the seasons; HE removes kings and sets others on the throne, and only He gives wisdom and knowledge." (Daniel 2:21)
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4) The SECRET:
"Your life will be what you create it as, and no one will stand in judgment of it, now or ever." (Walsch in Byrne 177)THE BIBLE SAYS:
The Bible makes it very clear that there will be final judgment for those who have rejected Jesus Christ."Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment ..." (Hebrews 9:27)
"For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil." (Ecclesiastes 12:14)
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5) The SECRET:
"There is no blackboard in the sky on which God has written your purpose, your mission in life." (Walsch in Byrne 177)THE BIBLE SAYS:
God does have a planned purpose for each and every human being."...All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." (Psalm 139:16)
"Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails." (Proverbs 19:21)
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6) The SECRET:
To attract more money to yourself, you are instructed to say and feel the following: "I love money and money loves me."(Byrne 107)THE BIBLE SAYS:
Regarding Money:"No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money." (Luke 16:13)
"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil..." (1 Timothy 6:10)
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7) The SECRET:
"Many of us were taught to put ourselves last...You must change that thinking." (Byrne 119)THE BIBLE SAYS:
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better and regard them more highly than yourselves." (Philippians 2:3-4)"Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, 'If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.'" (Mark 9:35)
"Whoever desires to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever desires to be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10)
The Secret is nothing more than Name It & Claim It, Positive-Confession, Blab it & Grab it, Prosperity Theology (without God and the Bible), built on a foundation of New Age self-deification. In other words, the book is just another version of what some TV preachers have taught for decades, namely, if you will sustain the right thoughts, words, and feelings, you will receive whatever you want. But The Secret adds this important twist: your thoughts can bring anything into your life because you are god. (The Author is Rhonda Byrne)
You are God in a physical body. You are Spirit in the flesh. You are Eternal Life expressing itself as You. You are a cosmic being. You are all power. You are all wisdom. You are all intelligence. You are perfection. You are magnificence. You are the creator, and you are creating the creation of You on this planet (p. 164).
If that weren't blasphemous enough, the book also says to readers:
The earth turns on its orbit for You. The oceans ebb and flow for You. The birds sing for You. The sun rises and it sets for You. The stars come out for You. Every beautiful thing you see, every wondrous thing you experience, is all there for You. Take a look around. None of it can exist, without You. No matter who you thought you were, now you know the Truth of Who You Really Are. You are the master of the Universe. You are the heir to the kingdom. You are the perfection of Life. And now you know The Secret (p. 183).
This would be beautiful IF it were addressed to the God of Heaven. But Byrne claims this is what we should say to the person in the mirror......... it is the heresy of heresies.
"The Secret" is nothing less than Satan's original lie in the Garden of Eden, "You will be like God" (Gen. 3:5)
It is no exaggeration to say that this book implicitly (and sometimes explicitly) denies virtually every major doctrine in the Bible.
For starters, the authority of Scripture is undermined in The Secret, because the Bible apparently has value only insofar as it (according to Byrne) teaches The Secret.
According to Byrne, the Bible is neither unique nor supremely authoritative, for Byrne maintains that the holy book of every religious tradition contains The Secret. Thus Byrne's teaching is eclectic , that is, she believes that all religions and their scriptures are equally valid in their authority and basically teach the same thing. Does any more need to be said?????
There's no mention of sin in The Secret. The cause of all the problems in the world and in our individual lives is merely bad thinking, specifically the failure to recognize and appropriately use the law of attraction. Therefore the solution to everything lies within us. And that, of course, eliminates the need for a Savior, a Substitute, or a Sacrifice. The cross and resurrection of Jesus become irrelevant.
The Secret focuses our hope selfward and not Godward. It is all about self-empowerment, self-fulfillment, and getting whatever we want. But Jesus warned, "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?" (Matthew 16:26). The Secret disregards the fact that God has a Law and we have broken it (James 2:10). What Byrne fails to realize about her law of attraction is that our sinful hearts deceive us (Jeremiah 17:9) and attract not only more sin and guilt, but ultimately, the wrath of God.
However, God in His amazing mercy sent His Son to bear this wrath as a Substitute for all who will repent of their wicked, sinfulness and selfishness and believe on Him. And "through the true knowledge of Him"— not Rhonda Byrne's book—"His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness" (2 Peter 1:3).
Dear, dear friends, "The Secret to everything" is God Himself. And GOD, has been revealed to us by Grace in Jesus Christ, "in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" (Colossians 2:3). God has freely told us in the Bible everything we need to know about discovering the unlimited "treasures of wisdom and knowledge" are found in Christ. And He remains an unknown Secret only to those who will not seek Him diligently [in His Word].
Next, we will look at "what saith the Scriptures" regarding pastors, teachers and people who associate with this false, satanic teaching, and I will pose my question to you.
**Excerpts from Prof. Dan Wiltey., Southern Baptist Seminary**
___
Are you a good person? Take the test...
http://wayofthemaster.com/goodperson.shtml
