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NASB | Isaiah 14:14 'I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.' |
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Bible Question:
Dear Forum participants….I seek your help. An old friend of mine has been taken in by the Fulun Gong (Fulan Dafa, Falan Gong) movement here in the U.S. and I must find Christian critiques of this movement. (Why are Americans so intrigued by Eastern thought?) For the past few months I have searched the web and have come up empty. I chiefly find articles on Chinese repression of the sect. I should add that I have been to the FG web site and followed its’ links so I pretty much understand what they believe and, like other cults, that they are/will be gods some day. I have read their official guide to an introduction as well as the “masters” pronouncements. They are a crafty bunch!! There is much more of course and perhaps I will have to arrange my own doctrine by doctrine, point by point, response but any help you can provide will be much appreciated. I have only made headway from the Creation perspective. I have tried all the Christian resources I know of and have come up empty. The Americans who join the sect deny Jesus in the main, I suspect, as a refutation of their parents beliefs. Help nip this thing in the bud if you can. God Bless….Jensen |
Bible Answer: Dear brother Jenson: The oldest lie in the book given by Satan himself to Eve was the possibility of becoming wise. When we look into the history of Lucifier we find that his downfall was his desire to be like God "I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High" (Isaiah 14:14) It seems to be that human nature desires to do something to improve ourselves even when we are dead in sin. The idea of a fallen nature is foreign to such thinking. We do not want to hear such words as "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God" Rom. 3:23 To deny Christ and the claims of a holy God allows people in their own minds to think they are no longer accountable to their creator. The sad fact remains, regardless of what we believe about ourselves the absolute truth of God remains intact. This type of religion is a "house of cards"which will not stand the test of eternity "when every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the Glory of God the Father" The greatest weapon of our warfare against such teachings is the truth. "nothing can stand against the truth" May God give you wisdom in dealing with your friend and may it be that he might be turned from this way of error into the way of life which is found in Christ. Your brother by his grace Robert |
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