Friday, September 26, 2008

The Secret and The Bible, Part 2

One of the huge clashes between the Bible and The Secret is this:
The Bible teaches that there is God, the Creator, and there is creation. God is distinct from creation and everything that is not God is created by God.
Or, to put it another way, “There is one God, and it ain’t you!”

Yet in The Secret, John Hagelin is quoted saying “Ultimately we are the source of the Universe…we are the creators of Universal destiny. We are the creators of the Universe.” (page 160)

Lisa Nichols, quoted on page 164: You are eternal life. You are God manifested in human form, made to perfection.”

There are several more similar quotes, and then on page 183, the climax of it all: “The earth turns on its orbit for you. The oceans ebb and flow for you. The birds sing for you…None of it can exist, without You…You are the master of the Universe. You are heir to the kingdom. You are the perfection of life. And now you know The Secret.”

Again, you may not believe the Bible; my point is that the Bible and The Secret teach two very different philosophies, despite the writers of The Secret pretending otherwise.