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May 28, 2011 · Ms. Winfrey turned the black church’s ethos of self-reliance in the face of suffering into an exaltation of suffering itself. Oprah Winfrey became emotional during the taping of one of her...
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Jan 4, 2022 · Oprah Winfrey is arguably one of the most influential women in the world. With a daily viewership that has peaked around 10 million, The Oprah Winfrey Show definitely has the potential to impact the lives of many people. The Oprah Winfrey Show definitely promotes much that is good. However, there is another side of Oprah that has only recently ...
Jun 10, 2009 · Unfortunately, this mission has taken her — and by default, the nation — on a spiritual trek through the questionable theology of the New Age. An appearance on the Winfrey show turns self-help writers into familiar gods in the pantheon of self-improvement.
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- Law of Attraction
- Follow Your Heart
- We Are Little Or Mini Gods
- Oneness
- All Roads Lead to Heaven
This one is probably the most popular. This is the belief that if we think positively and have faith, we will get whatever we desire from God. The Law of Attraction is based on the idea that “like attracts like.” Teachers of the Law of Attraction will often tell you to believe, imagine, or visualize what you want from God and He will make it true f...
The next New Age belief that has bled into the church is the belief that we should follow our feelings and that our emotions are indicators of truth and guidance. People are often told to do what feels right. It sounds good initially but scripture reminds us that trusting in our own minds is foolish. Other versions read, “He who trusts in his own h...
This belief was popularized by false teachers like Kenneth Copeland, Joel Osteen, and Oprah among others. The idea is that because we are children of God, we are also mini gods and can obtain anything we please because we are also divine in nature. We see this in the church when individuals focus on serving self and their desire for money, fame, an...
Next, oneness is the idea that we can become righteous or one with God by being sinless, not by faith alone. The Bible teaches that sanctification is a process and there isn’t a destination that we arrive at here on earth. We don’t become “one” or perfect in God until we are united with him in heaven. However, we are called to obey God by renewing ...
Finally, this is the teaching that one can believe in Jesus and practice other faiths. They believe that there are many spiritual or religious paths to God and heaven. When we read the Gospel of Matthew, we see that Jesus is very clear that we must enter through the narrow gate to receive salvation. The wide gate leads to destruction. (Matthew 7:13...
Dec 19, 2022 · “As I study the New Age movement, it all seems to say exactly what the Bible has said for years, but many of us were brought up with a restricted, limited understanding of what the Bible said.” She uses biblical terms but defines them according to the New Age dictionary.
Now with Oprah’s open zeal about The Secret, New Age philosophy (which so contradicts the gospel message of salvation through Jesus Christ alone) will be further propelled into the lives of millions of Oprah viewers. Oprah Winfrey is what would be referred to as an Alice Bailey or New Age Christian. In actuality, such a term is an oxymoron ...
Oct 10, 2022 · The Old Roots of New Age. New exhibit explores how once-obscure beliefs spread through publishing and pop culture. Tom Jacobs. Here’s the thing about the “New Age” movement: Most of it isn’t “new” at all. Notions such as summoning the gods or goddesses within, the power of positive thinking and finding female empowerment through ...
