If you are not closely involved with new age people you may not notice what it is. The subtlety in the message.
You may see the obvious gross errors which are abundantly obvious without a thorough reading. So why read it all to comment accurately? Comment accurately that it is not good reading from a small amount or others reviews who you respect?
But I certainly would want to protect my congregation and tell them there is no value in reading it and potential danger.
So if as a pastor you feel you must, then you have the freedom to read it cover to cover. But I say that is unnecessary for a valid opinion
There are many books now coming out on spiritual emotional healing.
They substitute this healing of emotional damage for the true gospel
They make God to be one who is about healing their emotional damages and traumas instead of their sin.
I was asked to write a review to promote one just he other day
These are obscuring the gospel that is for all people and all conditions and with one solution.
If they want to read fiction it is one thing but this is a perverted view of God and people should strongly be warned to avoid such things.
They are designed to draw people into the politically correct culture of feelings being the most important value and God is female or anything goes if it helps us.
This is not like CS Lewis fiction or Tolkien or Shakespeare
To me this is false religion, new age religion.
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Originally Posted by PeaceMaker Why continue reading, throw it in the fire, repent and then ask the people why they would to consider such trash? | Why does Rev. Phillips need to repent for reading this book so he can best explain why it is wrong to his congregation? |
that was a joke, for emphasis
In other posts I have said go wash your eyes out with scripture. whatever.
take a breath and think about it.