This ';secret of attraction'; has a simple explanation. When we seek forbidden thrills and forces, Satan is ready to answer. In Old Testament days, God protected His people from the full onslaught of such forces as long as the nation followed Him and His loving guidelines. But when they rejected His guidelines and sought the occult thrills of pagan neighbors, He withdrew His protection. Left to their own meager resources (law of attraction), the nation of Israel was destroyed by Babylonian armies.
Would God ever withdraw His protection over America?
The demonic realm, which used to be distant and non-threatening, now crouches near. Occult books, games and movies show children how to empower themselves by summoning demons. Yet we shouldn't be surprised. America has silenced God's warnings and compromised His truth. The consequences could bring unthinkable heartbreak. But God warned us!
';...when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them... your heart is lifted up and you forget the Lord your God. ... you say in your heart, 鈥楳y power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.鈥?.. If you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods... you shall surely perish. As the nations which the Lord destroys before you, so you shall perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God.'; Deuteronomy 8:10-20Where is the Secret going to lead America ? Can a Christian take advice from ';Abraham'; ?
The essence of Rhonda Byrne鈥檚 The Secret is the law of attraction. According to Byrne and her twenty-nine co-contributors, all things in the universe (which is always capitalized and usually synonymous for ';God'; in the book) vibrate on a particular frequency. When a person thinks in harmony with the frequency of something, that person attracts it to themselves. If a person thinks about wealth, that person will receive wealth. If a person thinks instead about their debt, the person will receive more debt. You attract what you think about; your thoughts determine your destiny.
The law of attraction is restated by Byrne in various ways:
- ';Nothing [good or bad] can come into your experience unless you summon it through persistent thoughts'; (p. 28).
- ';Your thoughts are the primary cause of everything'; (p. 33).
- ';Your current reality or your current life is a result of the thoughts you have been thinking'; (p. 71).
Other quotes:
- 鈥淵ou 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).
- ';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). [Here the author thinks all of this should be said to the person in the mirror. It is the heresy of heresies. Her big ';Secret'; is nothing less than Satan's original lie in the Garden of Eden, ';You will be like God'; (Genesis 3:5).]
- ';no one will stand in judgment of [your life], now or ever'; (p. 177).
The author absolutely promises: ';There isn't a single thing that you cannot do with this knowledge.... The Secret can give you whatever you want'; (p. xi). By it ';you will come to know how you can have, be, or do anything you want'; (p. xii).
The Secret is nothing more than heretical so-called Name It-Claim It, Positive-Confession, Prosperity Theology (minus God and the Bible), built on a metaphysical foundation of New Age self-deification. All with an important twist: your thoughts can bring anything into your life because you are god.Where is the Secret going to lead America ? Can a Christian take advice from ';Abraham'; ?
seriously, what Skep-Doc said
Put it this way, The Secret makes just as much sense as The Bible.
how much money have you spent on this stuff?
hogwash.
Here is the real secret to move heaven and earth for this present age and the one to come;
http://www.freedomcame.com/glory/
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