Article by Zirkon Kalti
Nowadays, there are many Christians that perform meditations such as yoga, qigong, tai chi chuan and etc. We should not practice these types of meditations because they come from the pagan’s teachings. The Bible says that we should abstain ourselves from any activity that is of the devil (1 Corinthians 10:20; Galatians 4:8). The demons can posses themselves in all kinds of objects and activities. These meditation techniques are stemmed from pagan religions. Yoga comes from the concept of Hindu. Qigong is practiced by followers of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Tai chi chuan is formed from influences of Taoism and Buddhism. James 4:4 states that we must not befriend with the world. If you befriend the world, you will become God’s enemy. Practicing these kinds of meditation techniques will open a doorway in your life to the demons. The demons can use this as a foothold to accuse you before God. This is because you are giving your support to the teachings of the pagan religion.
Some Christians claim that it is all right to practice these meditations for the sole purpose of obtaining health benefits. We should not compromise with the teaching of the pagan in any way. God wants us to show complete obedience towards him. Peace comes from God (Matthew 5:9; Philippians 4:7; 2 Thessalonians 3:16; John 14:27). Whenever you feel troubled, you should tell Jesus about your problem and ask him for the solution. Jesus will grant peace to all those who meditate their minds on him (Isaiah 26:3; Philippians 4:6). God said that we will not be without problem when we are on earth but we should trust in him in all our problems (John 16:33). We must only depend on God for our strength and salvation. If you have trust in God, God will answer your prayer and help you (Isaiah 12:2; Romans 15:13; Romans 8:6).
Christians should read the Bible daily and meditate on the word of God. Philippians 4:8 said that we should meditate on whatever that is true, noble, right, pure, lovely and admirable. It is important that you read the Bible so that you know the word of God. If you don’t know the word of God, the devil can easily attack you. You can easily get confused when someone preach another gospel and be led astray if you don’t know the word of God (Ephesians 4:11 – 15). The devil will accuse us before God from time to time (Job 1:6 – 22). We must submit ourselves to God fully so that the devil does not have a foothold to accuse us (James 4:7; Ephesians 4:27).
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