By David J. Stewart
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” -Colossians 2:8
The New Age movement has many sub-divisions, but it is generally a collection of Eastern-influenced metaphysical thought systems, a conglomeration of theologies, hopes, and expectations held together with an eclectic teaching of salvation, of "correct thinking," and "correct knowledge." It is a theology of "feel-goodism," "universal tolerance," and "moral relativism." In the New Age Movement - Man is central. He is viewed as divine, as co-creator, as the hope for future peace and harmony. A representative quote might be:
"I am affected only by my thoughts. It needs but this to let salvation come to all the world. For in this single thought is everyone released at last from fear." (A course in Miracles, The Foundation for Inner Peace, Huntington Station, N.Y. Lesson 228, p. 461.)
The New Age Movement is difficult to define because there is no hierarchy, dogma, doctrine, collection plate, or membership. It is a collection, an assortment of different theologies with the common threads of toleration and divergence weaving through its tapestry of "universal truth." The term "New Age" refers to the "Aquarian Age" which, according to New Age followers, is dawning. It is supposed to bring in peace and enlightenment and reunite man with God. Since the New Age Movement teaches that man is divine by nature, all people, once they see themselves as such, will be helped in their unity of purpose, love, and development. The goal is to fully realize our own goodness. Of course, this is all setting the stage for the coming Antichrist, who will deceive the masses of the world into following him (2nd Thessalonians 2:10).
There are no moral absolutes in the New Age. The Biblical truths of sin, guilt, and eternal punishment are scorned and explained away. New Agers claim to have a spiritual tolerance for all "truth systems"; but in reality they are extremely closed-minded. They call this "harmonization"; but God calls it sinful compromise. The New Age Movement does however espouse honesty, integrity, love, peace, etc. It just wants to do it without the true God. It wants to do it not on His terms, but on its own.
Thus, the New Age Movement is straight from hell, evil to the core, and must be exposed by every born-again Christian believer. Sadly, Oprah Winfrey is promoting the New Age movement on her show (influencing tens-of-millions of people for the devil). In these dark hours, we must be vigilant as believers to guard against Satan's relentless attacks against our families, churches, and nation. If anyone starts talking garbage by saying that there are many roads leading to God, you just quote John 14:6 to them...
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." -John 14:6It's Jesus or hell, turn or burn!