Five False Prophets of Health Reform by! Fred Hardinge, DrPH, RD! Associate Director, GC Health Ministries Don t Be Fooled By Imitations! 2012 Fred Hardinge, DrPH, RD 1.WORKS -- I can do it myself. 2.EXTREMISM -- I am the standard... 3.I THOUGHT -- It s almost like... 4.GREED -- I can profiteer from others needs... 5.SPIRITUALISM -- But it works... Satan Says there is MORE Then the serpent said to the woman, You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. Genesis 3:4,5 (NKJV) For every truth the Devil has a counterfeit! Satan can present a counterfeit so closely resembling the truth that it deceives those who are willing to be deceived... GC 528 Is That All There Is to Human Life? Isn t there MORE?
Ancient Greeks said there is More Plato spoke of the body and the SOUL Greek dualism was a popular belief in the time of Christ When the four dimensional body dies, a spiritual element, that exists in another dimension (5th) other than time or space, continues to exist in another place beyond the reach of the physical world. False Theories Attractive Satanic agencies are clothing false theories in an attractive garb, even as Satan in the garden of Eden concealed his identity from our first parents... These agencies are instilling into human minds that which is deadly error. 8T 294 Most Christians say there is More Greek dualism is a mainstream Christian belief today. At death the eternal, immortal SOUL which is not limited to time or space goes to heaven or hell. The soul is conscious after death. The dying see a white light beckoning them to the world beyond. Many pray to the dead and the saints. Appeal to Know MORE Satan beguiles men now, as he beguiled Eve in Eden, by exciting a desire to obtain forbidden knowledge. "Ye shall be as gods," he declares, "knowing good and evil." 4SP 373 The BRAIN is the Organ of the Mind, Soul and Spirit The Brain is the physical organ of the mind No Brain No mind The Brain is the physical organ of the soul No Brain No soul The Brain is the physical organ of the spirit No Brain No spirit
Good and Evil Must Be In Balance! Two Kinds of Supernatural Healing Divine Healing Satanic Healing Satan Can Work Miracles "We need not be deceived. Wonderful scenes, with which Satan will be closely connected, will soon take place. God's Word declares that Satan will work miracles. He will make people sick, and then will suddenly remove from them his satanic power. They will then be regarded as healed. These works of apparent healing will bring Seventh-day Adventists to the test. " 2SM 53 Devil s Healing! Devil removes curse of disease (2SM 53)! Devil fakes it (apparent healing)! Includes some form of mind control! Weakens faith in God & His Word Therapeutic Procedures Apparent Healing Why? Was it the therapeutic procedure, or a placebo, or the natural course of the disease (remission)? OR Supernatural Healing Divine Healing! God used the therapeutic procedure! Encourages lifestyle change with God's help! God's miraculous intervention! Increases faith in God & His Word A Special Test for Health Reformers "The truth for this time, the third angel's message, is to be proclaimed with a loud voice as we approach the great final test. This test must come to the churches in connection with true medical missionary work." CH 506 Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Acupressure Herbalism Taichi (balancing energy by body-mind exercise) Eastern meditation (altered states of consciousness Yoga (disciplines) Reflexology Healing Touch
Satanic Concept Health and Healing Involves Balancing Energy The basis of all treatments in the Ayurveda system is the balancing of the life energies within us. Year 1950, Average Life Span in China 35 Years Illness is the result of an imbalance in energy 50#Years#Later Average life span 70 years Why the change? The scientific approach! Goal of Yoga The means by which the human soul may be completely united with the Supreme Spirit pervading the universe and thus attain liberation [immortality] Ayurvedic Medicine Hatha Yoga Exercise Energy balancing Manipulation of prana energy Altered states of consciousness Aura readings Transcendental meditation Astrology Mind-body healing Aromatherapy Herbalism Biofeedback Yoga Macrobiotics Purpose: release blocked, congested, universal energy Stimulate activity of Chakras Create spiritual awareness
Methods of Balancing Energy Martial Arts Herbs Motivation is Key Tai Chi Acupuncture Meditation Unfortunately many Christians are not able to discern if a healing method has been infiltrated by the enemy. They then fall prey to occult practitioners, especially when their first goal is health at any price instead of asking for God s will at any price. Samuel Pfeifer, (1988) Healing at Any Price?, p. 51 Only Safe Course You must burn their idols in fire, and you must not covet the silver or gold that covers them. You must not take it or it will become a trap to you, for it is detestable to the Lord your God. Do not bring any detestable objects into your home, for then you will be destroyed, just like them. You must utterly detest such things, for they are set apart for destruction. Deut. 7:25-26 NLT Satan Can Perform Miracles These persons overlook the testimony of the Scriptures concerning the wonders wrought by Satan and his agents. It was by Satanic aid that Pharaoh's magicians were enabled to counterfeit the work of God... No mere impostures are here brought to view. Men are deceived by the miracles which Satan's agents have power to do, not which they pretend to do. 4SP 372 Remember: It Is Not What, But Who And! It s Not You, But Christ
1.WORKS -- I can do it myself. 2.EXTREMISM -- I am the standard... 3.I THOUGHT -- It s almost like... 4.GREED -- I can profiteer from others needs... 5.SPIRITUALISM -- But it works... ` healthministries.com/vfi2014 2013 Fred Hardinge, DrPH, RD Assignments sanchezl@gc.adventist.org Deadline: March 1, 2014! Class Evaluation: http://svy.mk/1fnprjh https://www.surveymonkey.com/ s/blvtdnp