Reiki

Its important for Christians to familiarize themselves with various forms of Alternative Medicine because so much of it is spiritually toxic. Of the many alternative choices that are available, touch therapies are among the most insidious. One of those "touch therapies" is called Reiki.

You may wonder exactly what Reiki is. Reiki was developed by Dr. Usui Mikao in the latter half of the 19th Century. A former Bible College professor and a graduate of a prestigious seminary, Usui turned hi...
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Responding to Alternative Medicine

We have found that there are many frightening and ungodly practices incorporated into many forms of alternative medicine. The three alternative methods of care in my book, (Reiki, Therapeutic Touch and Healing Touch), are Satanic in origin. Nevertheless, the use of these spiritually dangerous touch therapies continues to grow. More and more patients and health care professionals are encountering them. The question remains, "How do I as a Christian respond to ...
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"Is Universalism Biblical?"

Universalism is the belief that everyone will be saved. There are many people today who hold to universal salvation and believe that all people eventually end up in heaven. Unfortunately, most chaplains are from mainline churches which clearly state that it is unnecessary for people to accept Christ because everyone is on their way to heaven already. They believe that Christ didn't just die so people could be saved potentially by grace through faith, but that they a...
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Is Yoga an Exercise Program?

Most Americans see Yoga as an exercise program. To us, it seems like a benign way to improve your health. In fact, Yoga is taught at many exercise facilities and hospitals and clinics. Yoga is a fast growing therapy.

However, if you travel to India, where Yoga originates from, you will not find that Yoga is offered as an exercise class. To Hindus, Yoga is not an exercise but a worship practice. Hindus use Yoga to clear the mind and relax the body for the purpose of...
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Should Christians be Tolerant of Other People's Religious Beliefs?

In our age of “tolerance,” moral relativism is touted as the supreme virtue. Every philosophy, idea, and faith system has equal merit, says the relativist, and is worthy of equal respect. Those who favor one faith system over another or—even worse—claim a knowledge of absolute truth are considered narrow-minded, unenlightened, or even bigoted.

Of course, different religions make mutually exclusive claims, and the relativ...
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The Difference Between Spirituality and Religion

Before we explore the difference between religion and spirituality, we must first define the two terms. Religion can be defined as “belief in God or gods to be worshiped, usually expressed in conduct and ritual” or “any specific system of belief, worship, etc., often involving a code of ethics.” Spirituality can be defined as “the quality or fact of being spiritual, non-physical” or “predominantly spiritual character as shown in th...
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Contacting The Dead

One of the most interesting stories in the Bible is found in 1 Samuel 28:1-25. It is the account of Israel's King Saul visiting the Witch of Endor to conjur the spirit of the prophet Samuel. The Bible relates the story verse 7-11.

"Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. And Saul disguised himself, and p...
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Talking Birds

The founder of Therapeutic Touch incorporates the practice of Animism into her alternative therapy. Animism is the practice of communicating with inanimate objects such as plants and trees, rocks, water and mountains, as well as animals, fish and birds.  One of the founders of Therapeutic Touch openly admits that she regularly consults with trees and seeks their advice.

Animism is an ancient religion rooted in the cultures of the American Indian and Central Africa. Many American I...
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How God Healed Me

Less than a year ago, On December 17th 2008, I woke up one morning with global amnesia. My wife noticed that my speech was slurred and I had difficulty walking. She called our pastor who helped get me to the emergency room right away. No one knew it, but I was unaware of anything although I interacted as people talked with me. After testing negatively for stroke, I was admitted. Within a few hours, I was unable to talk, couldn't walk, had tremors of the upper extremities and ...
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Who Uses Alternative Medicine?

In a recent quote I received from Donna Bingenheimer, R.N. Education Specialist at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point, New Jersey stated that, "Statistics compiled by the National Institute of Heath (NIH) as recent as 2008 in the United States found that approximately 38% of adults,  4 in 10,  and 12% of children, 1 in 9, are using some form of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM).  The delivery of patient centered care obliges health care providers ...
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How God Heals the Sick

It is important that as Christians we not only are aware of Satan's deceptive healing practices, but that we are aware of the Biblical means of healing. The scripture is filled with true accounts of individuals being healed throughout the Bible. I want to point out several of these methods that God has used to heal the sick. All of these ways of healing are still available to us as believers today. Hebrews 13:8 declares, "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forev...
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The Housewife Who Confounded Two Countries

I thought I would include a story for you today about the most successful medium of the last 200 years, Lenora Piper.  Her story shows that there is a reality to Satan's power that we must be careful with. We are not to be fearful of this power. The Bible declares that, "Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world." However, we must be careful for the souls of people around us. We must be fearful for them that they do not become enamored...
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Prince and Power of the Air

This phrase taken from Ephesians 2:2 reads like this, " As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient".  This verse is key to understanding Touch Therapies.

All "touch" or "energy" therapies claim to channel the "Universal Life Energy" from the air that surrounds us. This energy is sup...
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Try Prayer Instead!

There are several major medical studies conducted at the Mayo Clinic and other leading institutions find that there is a lack of evidence concerning how well Touch Therapies work. However, there is one alternative therapy that has been proven to be very effective in healing people who are sick -- prayer!

For example, out of 191 randomized, controlled studies of healing, 124 demonstrate significant effects that exceed a probability of 0.05 or better. Until recently, medical ...
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Media Supports Harmful Alternative Therapies

This is a rather lengthy article but I think its a particularly excellent record of how the media supports the use of dangerous alternative therapies. This is a free  excerpt from Dr. Paul Reisser's article on The Christian Research Institute's website. It also contains information not included in "The Occult Invasion of Health Care" so read it as added bonus material!

A Time cover story entitled "Faith and Healing" (24 June 1996) painted its subjec...
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The Prince and Power of the Air

The entire systems of touch therapies rest on a single premise -- the existence of The Universal Life Force. This force supposedly is made up of the life energy emitted by all living things. It is universal in that it surrounds us and permeates the very air that we breathe. The key operative word is "air". The Universal Life Force fills the "air" that surrounds us.

The spiritual domain which permeates this world is under the authority of Satan. Ephesians 2:2 aff...
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Blame It On Nixon!

It is a little known fact that when President Richard made his historic trip to China that this occasion opened the doorway to the use of alternative medical therapies in the United States. It so happened that the White House photographer Richard Maxwell developed a serious case of appendicitis while in Beijing. After medical consultation, it was determined that he must have an immediate appendectomy.

However, the surgery was unconventional by Western standards. The Chinese ...
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Nurse Appreciation Day!   

Unfortunately, the target of sinister alternative therapies is nurses. That is primarily because nurses have the greatest access to patients. However, we want to be very clear that in writing about spiritual changes in health care that no one is misled into thinking that we are minimizing to goodness, kindness and work ethic of nurses.

Nurses are some of the most loving, caring people that are found in the workplace. Whether, they are Christians or not, their role f...
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