What should I believe with regard to all of this that is happening? This is a question that I keep coming back to. Because there is no doubt that beliefs are important. What we believe shape our thoughts, words and actions. And even if I don’t believe this, for many Christians what we believe makes the difference between salvation and damnation, between heaven and hell. Even if I don’t believe this myself, I believe that this is something that deserves to be taken seriously. Not just because of the issue of salvation and damnation per se, but also because this tells us something about the importance of beliefs.
And now I’m going to say something that may not be popular. In fact, I’m going to say it many times on my blog. What I’m going to say is: Christians and New Agers might have things to learn from each other.
Because my best conclusion is that somehow both all this weird stuff with chakras, aliens, energies, quantum physics, reincarnation on the one hand, and Christianity, the End Times and the second coming of Christ, must be true. This is the only conclusion I can draw, however strange it feels when I actually spell it out.
Why?
Because on the one hand, I’ve had many personal experiences of things that New Agers talk about, such as chakra openings and the energies that flow through the meridian system. And I've had very similar experiences to many other people that also go through what can be called a spiritual awakening and the Ascension Process. But I’m also very much drawn to the message and the person Jesus Christ, and I can’t deny that many of the End Time prophecies of the Bible seem to be coming true. As far as I can see, when I try to be as humble and open as possible, it's impossible for me to completely dismiss either side.
If I’m wrong about this I sincerely want to know, from someone that can deliver a convincing argumentation. "You're being close-minded" or "believe this or you're going to hell" does not count as convincing argumentations though.
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