Faith Filled Family Magazine October 2016 | Page 17

with the occult present. Forms
of the occult in pagan religions,
What do all of these things say? magic, prophecy, enchantments,
What does the Bible say? How necromancy, and divination are
confusing all of this can be? Well, considered choices we make to
many things we have discussed participate in or not, but involvethat is part of the occult. We ment in one of these will drive
have discussed how God has a relationship with Christ away.
revealed HIS will and predicted Others considered as possible
in the future in prophecy. God occult practices have been ruled
has done great miracles to prove improbable or ruled out comHIS power. So, why would peo- pletely, but these will be based
ple need to turn to supernatural on your individual practice.
power, when they could turn to
God? God cannot be in our lives Eastern medicine and yoga,
ever. Amen.”

reiki, tai chi, and all these things
may worry us that we are crossing the line with this. What if my
doctor prescribed it for me? Well,
chances are the type of yoga
you are doing may not be the India rendition encompassing the
physical, mental, and spiritual
disciplines of Hatha yoga and
Rāja yoga. Instead, other forms
have broken off, and the original
part of Hinduism practiced for
centuries has been replaced by
a more concentrated version of
stretching exercises.