Guest shiloh357 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Anyone familiar with the false teaching/practice of Contemplative prayer/worship? It's also called "centering prayer." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut- Posted April 23, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 39 Topic Count: 101 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,673 Content Per Day: 1.31 Reputation: 7,358 Days Won: 67 Joined: 04/22/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted April 23, 2015 Haven't heard of it, but from the wording it sounds like meditation type stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezra Posted April 23, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.36 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted April 23, 2015 Anyone familiar with the false teaching/practice of Contemplative prayer/worship? It's also called "centering prayer." You could check this out for more information: http://www.wayoflife.org/index_files/contemplative_spirituality_dancing_with_demons.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted April 23, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 596 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,043 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,788 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted April 23, 2015 I am not familiar with it, and in googling it I find so much gobeldegook that I am not sure what you are referring to. Some of what I read sounded beneficial, but since I know little about it I don't know how far people have taken it. I can see that it has the potential to connect one with the devil instead of God. I managed that all by myself and didn't need some special form of prayer....... just a Ouija board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatingaxe Posted April 23, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 9,613 Content Per Day: 1.45 Reputation: 656 Days Won: 9 Joined: 03/11/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/31/1952 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Anyone familiar with the false teaching/practice of Contemplative prayer/worship? It's also called "centering prayer." You could check this out for more information: http://www.wayoflife.org/index_files/contemplative_spirituality_dancing_with_demons.html Anything with the word "mysticism" in the title is verboten to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Yes, it is based on eastern mysticism. The book "Jesus Calling" is based on this. If you have that book, destroy it. Sarah Young admitted in earlier editions of Jesus Calling that she was inspired by two women who wrote "God calling" back in the 1930s. They were channeling a spirit called "the living Christ" and were writing down that spirit's messages. In New Age speak, "Christ" is not a reference to Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qnts2 Posted April 23, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,875 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 1,336 Days Won: 9 Joined: 03/13/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted April 23, 2015 There is a set of things popular in Christianity right now called 'Spiritual Disciplines'. Contemplative Prayer is one of the disciplines. I don't have the book I read on it with me right now, but will pull it out when I get home. I read the book, and tried to find some redeeming value in the Spiritual Disciplines. If I remember accurately, I found only 1 ok, and 1 I could rationalize if I really tried hard. The rest, well, .... not so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted April 23, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.83 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted April 23, 2015 Apparently it is becoming popular in the emerging church movement.It is an exercise where a person focuses on a word and then repeats it over and over.It is to clear a person's mind of outside concerns so that God's voice can be heard.After the prayer the person is suppose to sit still and listen for guidance from God and feel His presence.It is similar to meditative exercises used in Eastern religions and new age cults.It should definitely be avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted April 23, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 2.00 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Contemplative prayer sounds so innocuous as a phrase does it not? If I had not been told what it means I would have said I contemplate when I pray at times. i contemplate my motives, if I am praying in the Spirit or by rote, etc. Not the same thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted April 23, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.88 Content Count: 43,795 Content Per Day: 6.22 Reputation: 11,242 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted April 23, 2015 Yes, it is based on eastern mysticism. The book "Jesus Calling" is based on this. If you have that book, destroy it. Sarah Young admitted in earlier editions of Jesus Calling that she was inspired by two women who wrote "God calling" back in the 1930s. They were channeling a spirit called "the living Christ" and were writing down that spirit's messages. In New Age speak, "Christ" is not a reference to Jesus. And so many people I know of seem to think sara young is the greatest Christian author in years. Despite my warnings they continue to read her books. Do you have a link online about her admission that she was inspired by that new age type book? I would love to post it on the thread that was here not long ago asking about her book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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