"The secret"??

pshun2404 · #11 15th August 2012, 11:28 AM

As secular thinking goes it is a fine piece. From a purely biological standpoint the brain’s mirror neurons take all that comes in as true and at face value. Whatever we place attention on we give it energy. Why would anyone (especially Christians filled with the Holy Spirit) ever want to fill their heads with thoughts of sickness, death, lusts, failure, etc.? No! As our choice we should be filling our minds with positive life affirming thoughts (the feelings always follow the thought). As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. So positive thinking has a positive effect. Just remember you have a mind (praise be to God) but you are not your mind…
At the same time this affirmation of filling your heart and mind with good things, does not mean that by thinking or even totally believing or by continuously confessing that you will have a Lear jet…that such thinking will manifest that thing (unfortunately this is where some of the so-called Faith teachers take this). So as we study, pray, and fellowship, and we fill our hearts and minds with God’s thoughts, focusing on the things above, eventually they more and more become our thoughts…this is only a good thing! Amen? Let us therefore transform ourselves by the renewing of our minds, casting down imaginations where necessary and girding up the mind with truth and leave the rest to Him for with Him it is more about the heart than what is on one’s mind. I believe with God, motive is everything (even when we are unable to discern even our own).

Paul

LekryceMack · #12 16th August 2012, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by pshun2404

As secular thinking goes it is a fine piece. From a purely biological standpoint the brain’s mirror neurons take all that comes in as true and at face value. Whatever we place attention on we give it energy. Why would anyone (especially Christians filled with the Holy Spirit) ever want to fill their heads with thoughts of sickness, death, lusts, failure, etc.? No! As our choice we should be filling our minds with positive life affirming thoughts (the feelings always follow the thought). As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. So positive thinking has a positive effect. Just remember you have a mind (praise be to God) but you are not your mind…
At the same time this affirmation of filling your heart and mind with good things, does not mean that by thinking or even totally believing or by continuously confessing that you will have a Lear jet…that such thinking will manifest that thing (unfortunately this is where some of the so-called Faith teachers take this). So as we study, pray, and fellowship, and we fill our hearts and minds with God’s thoughts, focusing on the things above, eventually they more and more become our thoughts…this is only a good thing! Amen? Let us therefore transform ourselves by the renewing of our minds, casting down imaginations where necessary and girding up the mind with truth and leave the rest to Him for with Him it is more about the heart than what is on one’s mind. I believe with God, motive is everything (even when we are unable to discern even our own).

Paul

AMEN!

GrizzlyMonKeH · #13 16th August 2012, 02:30 AM

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Precisely · #14 21st August 2012, 02:33 PM

The Secret is just another form of Scientology. The Bible has nothing good to say about human potential. Scripture says that the human heart is wicked and no man does good. The Secret is simply nonsensical. I'm not getting a house, car, or woman by simply looking at a picture every night before I go to bed. The universe doesn't work like that, and I'm sorry if you believed this silly lie.

LekryceMack · #15 26th August 2012, 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by Precisely

The Secret is just another form of Scientology. The Bible has nothing good to say about human potential. Scripture says that the human heart is wicked and no man does good. The Secret is simply nonsensical. I'm not getting a house, car, or woman by simply looking at a picture every night before I go to bed. The universe doesn't work like that, and I'm sorry if you believed this silly lie.

Joseph dreamed of being King. Even though he was thrown down a pit, sold for slavery, and was the least qualified he kept dreaming and seeing himself as king. dreaming, visualizing, and believing. wether one believes it or not the mind has universal laws that work ALL the time. Its like saying "I don't believe in the law of gravity". Just because you don't believe doesn't mean its not working on you everyday. The mind has universal laws as well.

GrizzlyMonKeH · #16 26th August 2012, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by LekryceMack

Joseph dreamed of being King. Even though he was thrown down a pit, sold for slavery, and was the least qualified he kept dreaming and seeing himself as king. dreaming, visualizing, and believing. wether one believes it or not the mind has universal laws that work ALL the time. Its like saying "I don't believe in the law of gravity". Just because you don't believe doesn't mean its not working on you everyday. The mind has universal laws as well.

Are you seriously trying to say that Joseph achieved kingship not because of God, but because of his own mental willpower?

No, just.. no. This new-age stuff disgusts me. You're taking something we attribute to God and transferring it to human beings.

We are to follow God's will, not our own. It is for God to decide how He answers our prayers, not us.

LekryceMack · #17 26th August 2012, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by GrizzlyMonKeH

Are you seriously trying to say that Joseph achieved kingship not because of God, but because of his own mental willpower?

No, just.. no. This new-age stuff disgusts me. You're taking something we attribute to God and transferring it to human beings.

We are to follow God's will, not our own. It is for God to decide how He answers our prayers, not us.

Im a christian and a serious one. This is not new age stuff. Nobody is saying it isnt because of God. If anything its his faith. Why does god only respond to faith and not our needs? Because its through faith that Gods power works on us. Why does God tell us that ANYTHING is possible through him? Why would god tell us to RENEW OUR MINDS. Why does God tell us ask and we shall receive (if we believe) and why would our lord tell us we are born to reign If he didnt give the ability to.? Its all biblical. The law of attraction is just the science behind it. There are also other universal laws that are created by God. The law of non resistance, compensation, sacrifce, success, thinking, forgiveness, attraction, cause and effect, increase, supply, and obedience. Its not some kind of new age crap or theory. Its just a deeper understanding of how our minds and actions put us where we are. (and also fact wether you believe it or not) Im strong in my faith so a study of this only strengthens it and gives more understanding of how god works with us. Some of this information can sound like "false doctrine" or somethin to somebody who is (Not saying you) but either simple minded (as in stuck in his bubble) ignorant, or just driven by some kind of fear or weak in their faith. God is the perfection of perfect. He created everything with his wisdom. Dont you think our minds have power. If not, why would god tell us, "where the MIND goes, the man follows." Every day and every moment your using these laws ( like gravity) and your either breaking them or using them for good. Wether conscience or not about it. Gods will is for us to live through him with happiness, joy, peace, prosperity and to have LIFE. if not, why would christ say " I come so that you might have LIFE and live it ABUNDANTLY. But how can we do that, if we arent using our minds correctly or efficiently. If its not true then how does one who starts with lust (THINKING about the act) and then eventually performs the act. Christ himslef said it. It starts with the mind.