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Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

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this demon-God and acting according to his teachings. The world which is supposedto be benefited so much by phrenology and animal magnetism, never was so corrupt.Satan uses <strong>the</strong>se very things to destroy virtue and lay <strong>the</strong> foundation of spiritualism.I was directed to this scripture as especially applying to modern spiritualism:Colossians 2:8: “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit,after <strong>the</strong> tradition of men, after <strong>the</strong> rudiments of <strong>the</strong> world, and not after Christ.”Thousands, I was shown, have been spoiled through <strong>the</strong> philosophy of phrenology andanimal magnetism, and have been driven into infidelity. If <strong>the</strong> mind commences to runin this channel, it is almost sure to lose its balance and be controlled by a demon. “Vaindeceit” fills <strong>the</strong> minds of poor mortals. They think <strong>the</strong>re is such power in <strong>the</strong>mselvesto accomplish great works that <strong>the</strong>y realize no necessity of a higher power. Theirprinciples and faith are “after <strong>the</strong> tradition of men, after <strong>the</strong> rudiments of <strong>the</strong> world, andnot after Christ.” Jesus has not taught <strong>the</strong>m this philosophy. Nothing of <strong>the</strong> kind can befound in His teachings. He did not direct <strong>the</strong> minds of poor mortals to <strong>the</strong>mselves, toa power which <strong>the</strong>y possessed. He was ever directing <strong>the</strong>ir minds to God, <strong>the</strong> Creatorof <strong>the</strong> universe, as <strong>the</strong> source of <strong>the</strong>ir strength and wisdom. Special warning is givenin verse 18: “Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility andworshiping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffedup by his fleshly mind.”The teachers of spiritualism come in a pleasing, bewitching manner to deceive you,and if you listen to <strong>the</strong>ir fables you are beguiled by <strong>the</strong> enemy of righteousness andwill surely lose your reward. When once <strong>the</strong> fascinating influence of <strong>the</strong> archdeceiverovercomes you, you are poisoned, and its deadly influence adulterates and destroysyour faith in Christ’s being <strong>the</strong> Son of God, and you cease to rely on <strong>the</strong> merits of Hisblood. Those deceived by this philosophy297

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