The Savior completely makes this claim by "The Secret" fall flat on it's face. The Secret claims if you say, for example, "I want to be out of debt" according to The Secret by saying this you attract debt by the mere mention, even by the mere thought you will attract debt.
You can read in Matthew 7: 7-10
- 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
So, we now have been reminded that the "Universe", as they call it, does not hand out trials, tribulation or even wealth and success, just by the mere thought or audible mention.
The universe...ok, let's get real, God will give you what you ask, not single out one word in a thought or sentence and give only that to you. God is a thinking, feeling, emotional individual that cares for us. He's not some mystical being, without parts, passions, etc, just...out there as The Secret depicts the universe. Actually, it's a strange coincidence that The Secret's depiction of the "universe" is also how the Nicene Creed describes God.
What I find even more funny about everyone in the video is, most especially, they have a reverend...preacher, religious leader, saying the "universe" is responsible for all this. It's as if he doesn't recognize God's hand in all this.
Also why is it that 2 people in prison, in the exact same environment, one can be completely miserable and the other can be the happiest person? It's all about perspective, not the universe dealing out a bad hand to one prisoner and the universe dealing out a good hand to the other prisoner.
So for The Secret to say the "universe" is giving the homosexual man in The Secret all the flaque, that is crap.
The Secret almost contradicts itself. Mark Victor Hansen the "expert" at this concept of the law of attraction, he claims that it's the "universe" giving him all this crap, but then he goes right into personal responsibility.
Mr. Hansen tells him to look at all the things this man is focusing on, the homosexual man is focusing on all these negative things. The man changes his perspective from "I'm the minority that is being picked on" to someone that is just an ordinary person and boom, all the troubles that the "universe" was dishing out have disappeared.
This concept of the "Universe" being responsible for the fate of peoples' everyday events is crap, it's almost like people are believing in Greek gods again.
This truly rings of something that is deceiving the very elect.
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What is this "Secret" you are talking about man? I'm kind of lost on this one.
This: http://www.thesecret.tv/
Cody, I couldn't agree more that The Secret is pure baloney, but I do take issue with one thing you mention and I want to offer you some constructive criticism if you'll allow it.
Contrary to your statement above, the Nicene Creed makes no mention of a God without parts or passions. The Athanasian Creed, formulated a couple hundred years after the Nicene Creed (and which is rarely if ever used in churches today), gets a little closer, but to find the exact phrase "without parts or passions" you've got to come all the way up to 1647 and the Westminster Confession of Faith.
I've noticed that Latter-day Saints love to make negative comments about the Nicene Creed, but I think if any of them took the time to read it they would find much to agree with and very little with which to disagree. I think it's a beautiful formulation of simple foundational Christianity. For your benefit, here is the Nicene Creed in full:
I believe in one God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages, Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not made, of one essence with the Father, by whom all things were made.
Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven and sitteth at the right hand of the Father.
And He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; of His kingdom there shall be no end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the prophets.
In one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church; I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins; I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come. Amen.
So, my constructive criticism is this: if you're going to say this or that belief sounds like a creed, at least be informed enough to get the creed right.
Grace and peace to you!
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