Wouldnt you agree that we are in very deceptive times?
The scriptures have many references to how easily people are deceived and many of those refer to believers. False prophets and diviners deceive (Jer. 29:8). Many false prophets have gone out into the world to deceive (1 John 4:1). Friends deceive. (Obad. 1:7). Spirits deceive with false doctrine (1 Tim. 4:1). Pride deceives (Obad. 1:3, Jer. 49:16). Many will come in Jesus name to deceive (Luke 21:8). People who think they are wise by the standards of this age deceive themselves (1 Cor. 3:18). People using fine-sounding arguments deceive (Col. 2:4). False apostles deceive (2 Cor. 11:13). Passions and pleasures deceive (***. 3:3). Evil men and imposters deceive and are themselves deceived (2 Tim. 3:13). People who listen to Gods word and do not do what it says are deceived (James 1:22). False signs and lying wonders deceive (Mark 13:22, Rev. 13:14, 2 Thess. 2:9). The Devil deceives (Gen. 3:13, Rev. 20:10). Sin deceives (Romans 7:11). Flattering lies deceive (Psa. 12:2, Romans 16:18). Lastly, the human heart is deceitful above all else (Jer. 17:9).
Satans plan for the end of the ages!
In essence, in regard the New Age as a counterfeit system of religion devised by Satan to be an attractive alternative to Bible-based Christianity. Its ultimate goal is to lead the churches into a great apostasy in preparation for the appearance of the Antichrist, so that he will be accepted as the Messiah by both Christians and New Agers alike. Their plan was to weaken the doctrine of Christianity by removing slowly from our vocabulary sin and repentance.
Ed Smiths Theophostics presupposes that we must go back in the PAST to find the "lie" that is hidden somewhere in the "dark room" of their deep subconscious. His technique then goes into his method to generate an altered state of consciousness. The client is to let their mind drift into the past, until the "lie" (which must be there, says theophostics) is discovered in a dark, hidden place. Then there's this "stirring up the darkness" where the client to is to focus on the "lie" and repeat it over and over, re-feeling and re-living the pain and emotions that are associated with it.
Good technique for inducing an altered state of consciousness. The occult has perfected such techniques for many years. Through new age techniques through eastern mystic religions, which is the same that Ed Smith uses, except they use angels and spirit guides and even Jesus if the, get mental and physical healing as well. Ed Smith calls for Jesus, which are truly spirit guides. Both of these methods produce the altered states of consciousness. Ed Smith says that he discovered this in technique in 1996. This technique of healing has been around for many many years by the new agers!
God Forbid that people can think such things are Christian or Biblical. The one part of his being that a Christian will never surrender control of is his mind. The self control fruit of the spirit must be most diligently applied regarding the mind. We are to take every thought captive to the mind of Christ. We are to gird up our minds 1 Pet 1:13. We are to have our mind renewed by the Holy Spirit of Truth.
What happens during Theophostic session. One, when you go back into your memory, youre your are producing a state of Theta. Theta is an altered state. Then when you go look for Jesus in the memory, do you think it is Jesus? The counselee victim into a hypnotic trance, entice him into throwing away his ability to reason out of it, create enough feelings of evil that a Holy God would never associate with it, eliminate the possibility that God would enter by presumptuously commanding that God come when he calls, then inject a counterfeit Jesus-spirit guide to take control of the subject and induce a "high." Success is then proclaimed, because when the counselee comes out of it, he FEELS delivered and healed. What has really happened? His conscience has just been seared with a hot iron. He was fooled to believe it was a Jesus when it was a spirit guide portaying a Jesus in he counselees memory.
The Jesus-apparition/presence encounter is the most frightening part of all of Theophostics. Theophostics can have God at your beck and call. A Jesus appearition is always available when ever you say.
Satan is a master of wiles. What bothers me, is that supposed men of God, supposed of full age in the Word of God, could bring such into their churches. Satan comes as an angel of light. One of the devils favorite wiles is to impersonate God. He still labors in that delusion. Ed Smiths Breakthroughs and great victories are great victories of the devil. The breakthrough is the seared conscience that comes with giving ground to a very STRONG DELUSION. Yet, the Word of God tells us even the very elect would be deceived if it were possible.
Why would anyone want to do the same thing that the new agers have been doing for many years? They use the same models for healing that Ed Smith does.
Isnt there only two kingdoms? One that is the spirit of god and the other satan?
Doesnt Satan heal as well? So, what spirit do you think is behind Theophostics.
Do you think you can call Jesus in your memory any time you want?
Satan is a deciever. He comes as an angel of light. Jesus told us Satan comes to steal, kill, and destroy. The devil first deceives a person. Satan lures through lust of the flesh or some other object of human desire. The devil gets one to listen to him instead of God, and very often will give a person what they desired. Then, God's protection is lifted. Satan will then hurt him and unless the ground given is taken back, destroy that soul in hell.
Did Jesus do inner healing in the bible? Did he teach his disciples inner healing or did he send them out two by two doing repentance and deliverance?
Do you see any examples in the bible about Theophostics?
The bait or object of desire, which is a good feeling about ones self, concerning one's past, is granted. But with a stronghold established, the devil will then attack the person in some other way. The attack will likely be in a way that is totally unrelated. Theophostic victims and practitioners will not make the connection. Ground is given and remains. The end may be infinitely worse off than when he started. Theophostic breakthrough is a victory for demons by getting the person to focus on SELF. Self is the problem. You are not delivered because you FEEL good about your self and have a better self image. Wow, they even call it Self Image. Could Self Image be an IDOL?
Also, Jesus coming into the Memory: The idea that God's omnipresence resides within human memory or that God is somehow required to reveal his presence within one's memory is neither part of orthodox theology nor a concept found in scripture.
Sin-based theology believes that the root of my problem is my sin, said Ed Smith. He said he has come to realize this is a misconception and a grave error. Once a person becomes a believer, Smith said, the source of my sin problem is no longer in my heart since I now share the very heart of Jesus
my trouble with sin is now in my mind or lie-based thinking. Smith calls this new insight lie-based theology.
In important fact is that Smiths core shift in doctrine lie-based theology bears striking similarity to Gnostic beliefs about the causes of sin in a persons life. Gnostics do not look to salvation from sin (original or other), but rather from the ignorance of which sin is a consequence. Ignorance whereby is meant ignorance of spiritual realities is dispelled only by Gnosis, and the decisive revelation of Gnosis is brought by the Messengers of Light, especially by Christ, the Logos of the True God. It is not by His suffering and death but by His life of teaching and His establishing of mysteries that Christ has performed His work of salvation.
Three risks of making woundedness the root of sinfulness: ... 1) minimizes the seriousness of sin, ... 2) minimizes the glory of forgiveness and repentance, ... 3) minimizes the power of spiritual disciplines ... on the issues of sin and healing, the question remains for Christian counselors and the evangelical community as a whole as to whether Smith's theological basis is consistent with responsible biblical doctrine.
When a person forgives another person for the wrong from their heart, then that person is free from the torment and pain. In Matthew 18 talks about when we do not forgive, then we can be thrown to the tormentors.
The word occult comes from the Latin occultus which means concealed. In its usage today, it means beyond the bounds of ordinary knowledge the mysterious, the concealed, or that which is hidden from view. Is Dr. Smith going to memories that are hidden?
If anyone can show me specifically when Jesus or the desciples did inner healing, then show it to me. I would love to see it. The Word of God is to be used as our example so that we don't fall into error. Because you are getting healing does not mean it comes from the Lord, because Satan heals too. It says it in the word.
So, if anyone wants to dispute me, then show me your dispute with scripture.
