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Five False Prophets of Health Reform
by!
Fred Hardinge, DrPH, RD!Associate Director, GC Health Ministries
Five False Prophets of Health Reform
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...”
Five False Prophets of Health Reform
“Satan can present a counterfeit so closely resembling the truth that it deceives those who
are willing to be deceived...” GC 528
For every truth the Devil has a counterfeit!
© 2012 Fred Hardinge, DrPH, RD
Don’t Be Fooled By Imitations!
Five False Prophets of Health Reform
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)
Is That All There Is to Human Life?�
Isn’t there MORE?
Five False Prophets of Health Reform
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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Good and Evil Must Be In Balance!
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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
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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
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Two Kinds of Supernatural Healing
•Divine Healing
• Satanic Healing
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Therapeutic Procedures
Apparent HealingWhy?
Was it the therapeutic procedure, or a placebo,
or the natural course of the disease (remission)?OR
Supernatural Healing
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
Divine Healing !
•God used the therapeutic procedure!
•Encourages lifestyle change with God's help!
•God's miraculous intervention!•Increases faith in God & His Word
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Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Acupuncture
• Acupressure
• Herbalism
• Taichi (balancing energy by body-mind exercise)
• Eastern meditation (altered states of consciousness
• Yoga (disciplines)
• Reflexology
• Healing Touch
Year 1950, Average Life Span in China 35 Years
50#Years#Later
• Average life span 70 years
• Why the change? • The scientific approach!
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Ayurvedic Medicine
• Energy balancing • Manipulation of
“prana” energy • Altered states of
consciousness • Aura readings • Transcendental
meditation
• Astrology • Mind-body
healing • Aromatherapy • Herbalism • Biofeedback • Yoga • Macrobiotics
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Satanic ConceptHealth and Healing Involves Balancing Energy
Illness is the result of an imbalance in energy
“The basis of all treatments in the
Ayurveda system is the balancing of the life energies within
us.”
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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]
Five False Prophets of Health Reform
Hatha Yoga Exercise
• Purpose: release blocked, congested, universal energy
• Stimulate activity of Chakras
• Create spiritual awareness
Martial Arts Herbs
AcupunctureMeditation
Tai Chi
Methods of Balancing Energy
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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
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Motivation is Key
“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
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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
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Remember: It Is Not What, But
Who
And!It’s Not You, But Christ
Five False Prophets of Health Reform
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...”
©2013 Fred Hardinge, DrPH, RD
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