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Originally posted by SevenThunders
Most of the so called catholic miracles of the modern era are occultic and demonic as well.
The trick is learning how to discern the fake miracles from the real ones. The real ones come from believers who worship in spirit and truth, ie they have the correct doctrine and the right motives.
Originally posted by InnocentBystander
Originally posted by SevenThunders
Most of the so called catholic miracles of the modern era are occultic and demonic as well.
The trick is learning how to discern the fake miracles from the real ones. The real ones come from believers who worship in spirit and truth, ie they have the correct doctrine and the right motives.
OK, lay it on me. How do you tell the difference? Can you give me some examples of some of the modern era miracles that are occultic and demonic?
22Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the antichrist—he denies the Father and the Son. 23No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
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2This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
Originally posted by SuicideVirus
Have any of you people actually seen a magic act in person? My gosh the gullibility in this thread is more unbelievable than the guy doing the tricks. No scientific control, no professional magicians setting up the equipment and the blocks. And suddenly this little guy has latent superpowers of some kind.
Here's another little secret I'll let you in on. You know when you listen to an MP3 through your headphones? There isn't a little band inside the MP3 machine! It's all done with little wires and magnets!
Just thought you'd like to know.
Originally posted by SevenThunders
The key to discernment in this difficult case was to notice that the teachings denied the necessity of salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. They denied the gospel. All of the false prophets and miracle workers deny Jesus or deny the basic truth of the gospel.
Ok, interesting. So what you're saying is any miracle that is not performed in the name of Jesus is the devils work. But the term miracle seems in this case to describe something we don't yet understand.
Is it not possible that humans have abilities that may at first seem miraculous, but are actually just abilities we aren't entirely aware of? Many atheletes perform what would be physical miracles to the average person, yet training and disipline make them possible.
What about the possibility of a simple hoax, in the vein of other similar healers?
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[edit on 6-8-2007 by InnocentBystander]
[edit on 6-8-2007 by InnocentBystander]
Originally posted by SuicideVirus
Have any of you people actually seen a magic act in person? My gosh the gullibility in this thread is more unbelievable than the guy doing the tricks. No scientific control, no professional magicians setting up the equipment and the blocks. And suddenly this little guy has latent superpowers of some kind.
Here's another little secret I'll let you in on. You know when you listen to an MP3 through your headphones? There isn't a little band inside the MP3 machine! It's all done with little wires and magnets!
Just thought you'd like to know.
Originally posted by SuicideVirus
Have any of you people actually seen a magic act in person?
Originally posted by SevenThunders
Uh no, these powers are not latent. Such things are mediated by demons. That is why the Bible forbids witchcraft. The purpose of meditation is to empty your mind so that it offers no resistance to demon possession. Chase after this at your peril. Once the demons are there, they may manifest so called powers, which are just parlor tricks for them.
Originally posted by SevenThunders
She ended up claiming that all religious paths lead to God, that they were just different flavors of the same ice cream or some such new age drivel.
Originally posted by divine chronic
if this is real????
of course this is real. it is Qigong... or 'CHI-gong'.. and theres nothing fake about it.
anyone can do it. it just takes practice, and definitely alot of passion.
u will never have to go to the doctor ever again.
as long as u eat right, excercise, and meditate/yoga daily and practice qigong.
its awesome stuff, and i recommend it to everyone who wants to enhance their spiritual self and awareness
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Originally posted by itikins
Tell that to the practitioner in the video, I noticed he wears glasses which I assume he had to see a doctor to acquire...
Originally posted by Palasheea
I just did a re-viewing of that video and it's only showing a quick 1920's photograph of his already ancient looking grandfather wearing a pair of spectacles but the practitioner they are focusing on in this docu is never shown wearing glasses at any time during this movie. So I'm assuming that he does not wear glasses .. as you claim.
Originally posted by Anomic of Nihilism
Electric shocks FROM HIS SKIN??? on call??!! with SCIENTISTS checking him over??
Originally posted by itikins