Gossip...

I have always struggled in this area. I think a lot of women do. I recently realized that it has been rearing it's ugly head recently. I have decided to take an active stance against it in my own life. I have found that a good way to go about this is to study the problem so that I can recognize it more readily. Let us begin shall we??

First... What exactly IS gossip?? Is it relating any story or situation?? Maybe only the ones that the particular someone wouldn't want repeated?? Maybe it is talking out of hand?? If I am "venting" to a friend is that gossip?? It seems to be a "cloudy" area, and I'm not a fan of overcast conditions.

According to Wikipedia gossip is...

Gossip is idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others. It forms one of the oldest and most common means of sharing (unproven) facts and views, but also has a reputation for the introduction of errors and other variations into the information transmitted. The term also carries implications that the news so transmitted (usually) has a personal or trivial nature, as opposed to normal conversation.

Normal Conversation ... allow people with different views on a topic to learn from each other... A successful conversation includes mutually interesting connections between the speakers or things that the speakers know. For this to happen, those engaging in conversation must find a topic on which they both can relate to in some sense. Those engaging in conversation naturally tend to relate the other speaker's statements to themselves. They may insert aspects of their lives into their replies, to relate to the other person's opinions or points of conversation....

So it seems that it is a fine line between gossip and normal conversation. That being said, one is harmful and the other is not. If you are relating your own experiences with out being nasty about someone else, that is conversation. If you are telling me all about so-n-so's marital problems etc., that is gossip and could potentially hurt someone.

Now that I have a definition I can turn to my Bibles to determine the rest. What does the Bible say about it?? Here is what I have found... (for those who are KJV only, I believe it uses "idle tongue" but I could be mistaken. You can just look up these verses in your personal Bible to compare them.)

Proverbs 11:12-13 (NIV)

¹² A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor,
but a man of understanding holds his tongue.

¹³ A gossip betrays a confidence,
but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.

So a gossip doesn't keep trusted secrets. Have you been guilty of this?? "Don't tell anyone but..." I have. Lord forgive me this sin and help me to never repeat it again!!

Proverbs 16:27-29 (NIV)

²⁷ A scoundrel plots evil,
and his speech is like a scorching fire.

²⁸ A perverse man stirs up dissension,
and a gossip separates close friends.

²⁹ A violent man entices his neighbor
and leads him down a path that is not good.

I see this as a type of... "defense" mechanism. You keep friends separate by telling them "things" about the other. By extension, they like YOU more than each other. This is a form of passive aggressive behavior.

Passive–aggressive behavior (negative personality trait) is .... a personality trait marked by a pervasive pattern of negative attitudes and passive, usually disavowed resistance in interpersonal or occupational situations... It is a defense mechanism, and usually only partly conscious

Proverbs 18:7-9 (NIV)

⁷ A fool's mouth is his undoing,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.

⁸ The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to a man's inmost parts.

⁹ One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.

According to verse 8, gossip sinks into your soul like food goes through your body.

So a gossip is someone who lacks judgment, causes problems, is untrustworthy, perverse, violent, a slacker and a fool!

1 Timothy 5:12-14 (NIV)

¹²Thus they bring judgment on themselves, because they have broken their first pledge. ¹³Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to. ¹⁴So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.

So we are to keep ourselves busy (as women) taking care of the kids and the house and such. For some that means working outside the home, for others inside the home. The point is to be busy doing things that should be done instead of blabbing on the phone or running around willy-nilly. This is a struggle for me. I would have a phone implant if I could. Fortunately at our currant residence the phone isn't as much of an option since my phone doesn't like it here. Who would have thought that would be a GOOD thing!

People who gossip are to be avoided.

Proverbs 20:19 (NIV)

¹⁹ A gossip betrays a confidence;
so avoid a man who talks too much.

Fights die out without gossip.

Proverbs 26:20 (NIV)
²⁰ Without wood a fire goes out;

without gossip a quarrel dies down.

Have you ever been upset with someone so you call another to "vent"? Do you feel better after getting off the phone?? No, you usually feel WORSE! Take it to God, not the phone, and you will feel better and the quarrel will die out.

Romans 1:28-30 (NIV)

²⁸Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. ²⁹They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, ³⁰slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;

OUCH!! I certainly do NOT want to be in with THAT crowd!!

So far we have learned what gossip is and what it isn't, what to expect from a gossip and what kinds of people God puts gossips with. I have already admitted that I have this problem. The question now is.. What to do about it??

First, ask God for forgiveness and help. He will help you if you truly want it. Remember that God knows what is in your heart. Next, be actively aware of the conversations you are in. Try to change the subject. If that doesn't work, remove yourself from the situation. If you "can't" then simply don't participate. It's hard to hold a conversation by yourself (though I have seen it happen). If you know someone who is a "known gossip" then avoid them as much as possible if not all together. Remember not to give them information you don't want thrown around because they are an untrustworthy lot. I have been known (recently) to say, "let's change the subject because this isn't who I want to be". You will be rewarded for your efforts. Either your friends will understand and support you, or be offended and not. Either way you can and will overcome this sin!

I hope those of you feeling convicted will take the next step to eradicate this from your lives. Those of you who aren't, well you aren't and that's not my business. I personally felt that being open and honest with family, friends and blog~land was a good first step for me.

TTFN,

Me

Why Cover??

I cover, I get asked often why I cover and my answer is very basic. "Because the Bible (God) says to cover." It really IS that simple. The rebuttal I get most often is that the Bible says that a womans hair is her cover. Unfortunately, most do not realize that this verse is taken out of context. Some of you will be mad and feel that your toes are being stepped on. Maybe you should ask yourself WHY you are upset, could it be that you are feeling convicted??

1 Corinthians 11:1-3 (King James Version)

1 Corinthians 11

1Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

2Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

3But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

To reiterate; The head of a woman is her man, the head of a man is Christ, and the head of Christ is God...

1 Corinthians 11:4-8 (King James Version)

4Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.

SO, it seems that a man covering his head while praying is dishonoring Christ (his head).

BTW, do you think this is why men are to take their hats off inside, and women don't?

5But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

A woman who prays with her head UNcovered dishonors her man (and by extension, God) just as if she had shaved her head.

6For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

If a woman is not covered, let her be shaved, and if being shaved is shameful, let her cover.

7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

Men, do not cover because you are the very image of God, but women come from men, and we are to be their glory.

8For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.

1 Corinthians 11:13-15 (King James Version)

13Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

Ask yourself, is it beautiful or proper (comely) to pray uncovered??

14Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

It is shameful for a man to have long hair

15But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

Women are to have long hair, because God gave it to her.

I think that this is where most people get confused. To be honest, I can understand that. Let's look at it this way..

1) Women are to cover
2) If a woman is not covered, let her be shaved (shorn).

If your hair is your cover, and you shave it (uncover) how can you shave your head for not being covered??


TTFN
Me

How To Be

How To Be A Good Wife I copied this from my HSM4Christ forum with permission. I really think it says volumes, and I try to accomplish this list every day! Get your work done. Plan tasks with an eye on the clock. Finish or interrupt them an hour before your husband is expected home. Your anguished cry "are you home already?" is not exactly a warm welcome. "She...worketh willingly with her hands." Proverbs 31:13 Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal on time. This is a way of letting him know you have been thinking of him and are concerned for his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospects of a good meal are part of the warm welcome needed. "...She bringeth her food from afar. She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens." Proverbs 31:14,15 Prepare yourself. Take 15 min. to rest so that you will be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work weary people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting. His boring day may need a lift. "She maketh herself covering of tapestry; he clothing is silk and purple. Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come." Proverbs 31:22,25 Clear away the children. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives, then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order and it will give you a lift too. "She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness." Proverbs 31:27 Prepare the children. Take just a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces if they are small, comb their hair and if necessary change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part. "Her children arise up, and call her blessed..." Proverbs 31:28 Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate noise of washer dryer, dishwasher, vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. "And that ye study to be quiet..." I Thessalonians 4:11 Be happy to see him. Greet him with a smile and act glad to see him. "...Her husband also, and he praiseth her." Proverbs 31:28 Some don'ts, don't greet him with a problem or complaint. Don't complain if he's late for dinner. Count this minor compared with what he might have gone through during the day. "The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her..." Proverbs 31:11 Make him feel comfortable. Have him lean back into a comfortable chair or suggest he lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillows and offer to massage his neck and shoulders and take off his shoes. Speak in a soft, soothing, pleasant voice. Allow him to relax to unwind. "Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all." Proverbs 31:29 Listen to him. You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first. "She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness." Proverbs 31:26 Make the evening his. Never complain if he does not take you out to dinner or to other places of entertainment. Instead try to understand his world of strain and pressure, his need to be home and relax. "Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates." Proverbs 31:31 The goal, try to make your home a place of peace and order where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit. "She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life." Proverbs 31:12

What IS submission??

Unfortunately women today have been so bombarded by the feminists movement that submission has become a dirty word. The general consensus is that any woman who submits to any man is a doormat. That is NOT the case. Anyone who knows me, for instance, will tell you that I am anything but. I borrowed this post from a sister at PH named "Jess" and posted it here with her permission. Anything italicized in this post is something that I have added. My hope is that those of you who read it can learn more about Biblical submission, and free yourselves by following it. God will bless you for it EVEN IF YOUR DH IS NOT CHRISTIAN!!


Basically, submission in a nutshell is this:
-You still have opinions.
-You still have rights.
-You are still a partner with your husband.
-You do not nag, manipulate, or otherwise "push" to get your way if your husband disagrees with you on an issue.
-You can offer suggestions and ideas to your dh, but if he says he'd rather do it such-and-such a way, then you follow his lead.
-You recognize that not always having your way doesn't mean that you are a doormat.
-You do not take submission to the point of allowing your husband to abuse you.
-You recognize that submission is not handing all of the responsibility over to your husband and saying "have fun with the bills honey!". For some women submission means doing as her husband asks and handling all the finances. For some women, submission means letting him handle the finances b/c that is what he prefers. (even if you think you will be better at it)
-You realize that to be submissive doesn't mean that you cannot work inside or outside of the home. It is an issue between you and your husband, and whatever he prefers is in your best interest.


It means if you are discussing a new car and you want the blue one and he wants the yellow and you've stated all the reasons that you think the blue is a better choice and he still disagrees, you drop it, and let him get the yellow, even if you don't think it's a good idea or just plain don't like the yellow one. (If it is proven later that you were "right", keep your mouth shut)

Submission is easier for some women who have husbands who greatly value their opinions, but we are all told to submit.

The Bible tells wives to submit to your OWN husband, not just any man, so it in no way means that you act inferior to men. The idea is to recognize that your God calls your husband your "head", that he is your leader, when push comes to shove.

The Bible tells men to "love your wives as Christ loves the church", also, and that's a really good picture of how it should be...submission shouldn't leave you cowering in a corner, and if it does, your husband is being abusive, and that's not okay. (again, even if he is not a Christian, you are called to submit)

Now, as for the "equally yoked" thing, it's simple. Most will agree that God was talking about marrying an unbeliever, b/c he follows that verse with "for what fellowship hath darkness with light", and talking about righteousness. The basic idea is that as a believer, it's gonna be harder if you marry an unbeliever. The unequally yoked comment immediately brings up the image of a donkey and a bull trying to pull a cart using the same "yoke". One is going to be way ahead and one lagging behind and they will struggle much before getting where they are headed.

So you hear that, and you're a believer and he isn't, does that mean you divorce him? NO. In fact the Bible also tells us that if any wives have unbelieving husbands, that we are to "win him with our actions" or something like that. Basically that we are to show him God's love, and live our lives above reproach so that he respects us and wants the joy that we have in our lives.


That pretty much sums it up. If you have a view or opinion on this, feel free to leave a comment.

Have a blessed day!

BigM

Are you a Christian, or a Christ follower??

The following article was taken from here.

Separating Christ-follower from Christian

Are you a Christian or a Christ-follower? Believe it or not, there is a world of difference in the New Spirituality that is replacing the Christian faith in today’s Christianity. On the surface, Christ-follower may seem to be a more accurate term than Christian since Christians are followers of Christ. But you can’t always judge a book by its cover. When the New Spirituality’s transformation to Christ-follower has been accomplished, the difference between the two will be as significant as the difference between dark and light, or the broad way and the narrow way.

This subtle separating of terms is being implemented in preparation for the Emerging One Church of the new world, for which Christian is too narrow and exclusive. Christian clearly says that followers of Christ are in the Christian faith (true Christianity), but Christ-follower inclusively allows for followers of Christ to be in any religion.

Accordingly, Christians are people of the faith, clearly set forth in the Word of God, but Christ followers will be people of faith—that is, any faith or religion. Christians believe that the right doctrine and theology—in other words, the right faith—are essential for salvation, but Christ-followers will believe that doctrine and theology are irrelevant because what you do is more important than what you believe. Christians believe there is only one truth, clearly set forth in God’s Word of truth, but Christ-followers will believe there is truth in every religion.

Inevitably, with unity at all costs becoming the foundation of the world and churches, Christian is already becoming a brand of shame. In the emerging new world, Christian says that you are intolerant, divisive, religiously bigoted, judgmental, and legalistic. In other words, Christian says to the world that you believe when God says there is only one way to God and none other that God actually means it. The world never has tolerated this faith very well.

Christ-follower, on the other hand, will become a badge of honor. In the emerging new world, Christ-follower will say that you are undogmatic, unifiable, open-minded, accommodating, and flexible. In other words, Christ-follower will say to the world that you believe God is inclusive of those whose way to God is different than the way given to us in His Word. It will say that you are tolerant of the other religions in the world and that you believe they can be just as right as Christianity. The world will tolerate this faith, or spirituality, just fine. Why wouldn’t it?

The New Spirituality of the Emerging One Church

If the New Spirituality’s emerging transformation to Christ-follower describes you and your beliefs, then no doubt many, if not all, of the following New Spirituality beliefs will ring true with you, especially if you can identify with the Emerging Church movement.

“‘THERE IS NO RELIGION HIGHER THAN--TRUTH.’… [Truth] must be underlying every world religion… Therefore, that a portion of truth, great or small, is found in every religious and philosophical system …”5

“[E]very man should be free to worship God in his own way.… His own God-illumined mind will search for truth and he will interpret it for himself. The day of theology is over and that of a living truth is with us.”6

It is “the pride of mind which sees its way and its interpretations to be correct and true, and others’ false and wrong.”7

“The teaching of Christ is not obsolete and out of date. It needs only to be rescued from the interpretations of the theologies of the past …”8

“Christ's major task was the establishing of God's kingdom upon earth. He showed us the way in which humanity could enter that kingdom … the way is found in service to our fellow men …"4

“It is through supreme service and sacrifice that we become followers of Christ and earn the right to enter into His kingdom, because we do not enter alone.”9

“The need is for vision, wisdom and that wide tolerance which will see divinity on every hand and recognize the Christ in every human being.”10

“The true Church is the kingdom of God on earth … composed of all, regardless of race or creed, who live by the light within, who have discovered the fact of the mystical Christ in their hearts.”11

“The message of God is clear. No matter what the religion, no matter what the culture, no matter what the spiritual or indigenous tradition, the bottom line is identical: We are all one.”12

“…Christian people are to recognize their place within a worldwide divine revelation and see Christ as representing all the faiths and taking His rightful place as World Teacher. He is the World Teacher and not a Christian teacher.… They may not call Him Christ, but they have their own name for Him and follow Him as truly and faithfully as their Western brethren.”13

“The Christ has no religious barriers in His consciousness. It matters not to Him of what faith a man may call himself.”14

“[‘The Christ’] has been for two thousand years the supreme Head of the Church Invisible … composed of disciples of all faiths.… He cares not what the faith is if the objective is love of God and of humanity.”15

These New Spirituality (New Age and New Gospel) beliefs are bringing humanity and its religions together in interfaith unity. They are foundational to the Emerging One Church (the universal religion of the new world) which is indeed “widely desired and worked for” in both the world and today’s Christianity:

“[R]eligions though diverse in their theologies and forms of worship … and though differing in their methods of application of truth, are united in three basic aspects …

“When men recognize this and succeed in isolating that inner significant structure of truth which is the same in all climes and in all races, then there will emerge the universal religion, the One Church, and that unified though not uniform approach to God … Theologies will disappear into the knowledge of God; doctrines and dogmas will no longer be regarded as necessary, for faith will be based on experience, and authority will give place to personal appreciation of Reality.…

“The history of religions, the foundations of doctrine, the origin of ideas and the growth of the God idea are being subjected to research and study. This leads to much disputation; to the rejection of old established ideas as to God, the soul, man and his destiny.” (Bold added)16

“Today, slowly, the concept of a world religion and the need for its emergence are widely desired and worked for. The fusion of faiths is now a field for discussion. Workers in the field of religion will formulate the universal platform of the new world religion. It is a work of loving synthesis and will emphasize the unity and the fellowship of the spirit. This group is, in a pronounced sense, a channel for the activities of the Christ, the world Teacher. The platform of the new world religion will be built by many groups, working under the inspiration of the Christ.

“Churchmen need to remember that the human spirit is greater than all the churches and greater than their teaching. In the long run, that human spirit will defeat them and proceed triumphantly into the Kingdom of God, leaving them far behind unless they enter as a humble part of the mass of men.…

“The churches in the West need also to realize that basically there is only one Church, but it is not necessarily only the orthodox Christian institution.” (Bold added)17

“This the church has hindered down the centuries, and has not helped because of its fanatical zeal to make ‘Christians’ of all peoples and not followers of the Christ. It has emphasized theological doctrine, and not love and loving understanding as Christ exemplified it.” (Bold added)18

"This Emerging One Church (universal, new world religion) is captivating today’s Christianity that has been easily fooled into believing that the Word of God is insufficient and irrelevant for our global-minded world. This goes hand in hand with the view that the “traditional” Christian faith is a “failure” in today’s world. As a result, no time is being wasted in replacing the scriptural faith of Christianity with the “loving understanding” and New Spirituality faith of the Emerging One Church. In its growing relativistic zeal to make Christ-followers and not Christians, today’s Christianity is joining the interfaith work of building the platform of the new world religion.

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Copyright © 2008 by Tamara Hartzell. All rights reserved.

Email Tamara: inthenameofpurpose@sbcglobal.net

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Endnotes:

4. Helena P. Blavatsky, “The New Cycle,” La Revue Theosophique Magazine, March 21, 1889,
5. Helena P. Blavatsky, “To the Readers of ‘Lucifer,’” Lucifer Magazine, January, 1888,
http://www.blavatsky.net/blavatsky/arts/ToTheReadersOfLucifer.htm.

6. Alice Bailey & Djwhal Khul, Problems of Humanity, Chapter V - The Problem of the Churches, (Caux,
Switzerland: Netnews Association and/or its suppliers, 2002), http://www.netnews.org.
7. Alice Bailey & Djwhal Khul, Esoteric Psychology II, Chapter I - The Egoic Ray, (Caux, Switzerland:
Netnews Association and/or its suppliers, 2002), http://www.netnews.org.
8. Alice Bailey, From Bethlehem to Calvary, Chapter Seven - Our Immediate Goal, http://www.netnews.org.
9. Ibid., Chapter Five - The Fourth Initiation, http://www.netnews.org.
10. Ibid., Chapter Seven - Our Immediate Goal, http://www.netnews.org.
11. Ibid.
12. Neale Donald Walsch, “What Is the Proper Response to Hatred and Violence?,” an essay in From the
Ashes: A Call to Action—The Spiritual Challenge, Beliefnet Editors, (USA: Rodale Inc., 2001), p. 19.
13. Alice Bailey & Djwhal Khul, The Reappearance of the Christ, Chapter IV - The Work of the Christ Today
and in the Future, http://www.netnews.org.
14. Ibid., Chapter III - World Expectancy, http://www.netnews.org.
15. Ibid.
16. Alice Bailey & Djwhal Khul, A Treatise on White Magic, Rule Ten - The Present Age and the Future, (Caux,
Switzerland: Netnews Association and/or its suppliers, 2002), http://www.netnews.org.
17. Alice Bailey & Djwhal Khul, The Reappearance of the Christ, Chapter VI - The New World Religion,
http://www.netnews.org.
18. Ibid., Chapter I - The Doctrine of the Avatars,http://www.netnews.org.

A longer list of endnotes is available HERE

I've seen this coming for a LONG time!

"Oprah and Friends' to teach course on New Age Christ"

This is a wake up Call....


You really need to read this

'Oprah and Friends' to teach course on New Age Christ

Many of you, like me, have probably been Oprah fans for a long time. This is very discouraging news to hear

about one who has such tremendous influence on the general public. Please ask God to show Oprah the real Jesus Christ.

Just to make sure this was true, I went on Oprah's website and there it is. The below article is very interesting, so I thought I would share.

Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 4:50 PM

Subject: Oprah joins false prophets Bible warned about http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/007/smith-oprah.htm or

'Oprah and Friends' to teach course on New Age Christ

Jesus Christ being reinvented, redefined, and blasphemed and, this false New- Age Christ teaching is about to make huge inroads into the world, with the help of the queen of television talk shows, Oprah Winfrey.

Oprah Winfrey, beginning January 1, 2008, on her daily radio program will off ER a year-long course on the New Age Christ , in a lesson a day and completely cover the 365 lessons from the Course in Miracles 'Workbook.'

Listeners will be encouraged to buy A Course in Miracles for the year-long course, and an audio version, recited by Richard (John Boy Walton) Thomas will be available on compact disc.

Those who finish the Course will have a wholly redefined spiritual mindset-a New Age worldview that include the beliefs that there is no sin, no evil, no devil. A Course in Miracles teaches its students to rethink everything they believe about God and life, and, bluntly states: 'This is a course in mind training' and is dedicated to 'thought reversal.'

The Course in Miracles -in reality-is the truth of the Bible turned upside down.

Oprah told her television audience that Williamson's book, A Course in Miracles was one of her favorite books, and that she had already bought a thousand copies and would be handing them out to everyone in her studio audience. Oprah's endorsement skyrocketed Williamson's book to the top of the New York Times bestseller list .

A Course in Miracles is allegedly a 'new revelation' from 'Jesus' to help humanity work through these troubled times. This 'Jesus'-who bears no doctrinal resemblance to the Bible's Jesus Christ-began delivering channeled teachings in 1965 to a Columbia University Professor of Medical Psychology, Helen Schucman.

One day Schucman heard an 'inner voice' stating, 'This is a course in miracles. Please take notes.' For seven years she diligently took spiritual dictation from this voice that described himself as 'Jesus.'

Here are some quotes from the 'Jesus' voice of A Course in Miracles :

· 'There is no sin! . . . '

· A 'slain Christ has no meaning.'

· 'The journey to the cross should be the last ' useless journey.'

· 'Do not make the pathetic error of 'clinging to the old rugged cross.''

·'The Name of Jesus Christ as such, is but a symbol!... It is a symbol that is safely used as a replacement for the many names of all the gods to which you pray.'

· 'The recognition of God is the recognition of yourself.'

· 'The Atonement is the final lesson he [man] need learn, for it teaches him that, never having sinned, he has no need of salvation.'

Popular author Wayne Dyer told his PBS television audience that the 'brilliant writing' of A Course in Miracles would produce more peace in the world.



This is God's truths:

2 Timothy 3 (King James Version)

King James Version (KJV)

2 Timothy 3

1. In the last days, perilous times shall come.

2. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, remorseless,

3. Without natural affection, truth breakers, false accusers, fierce despisers of those that are good!

4. Traitors, haut headed, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such, turn away.

Christians.....Take heed!!