Oprah Winfrey is the most popular woman on T.V. There’s no doubt about that. I watch her show myself. The topics she covers are interesting, inspiring and eye-opening. I like Oprah. She seems to be a kind-hearted and generous woman. I especially love her “Oprah’s favorite things episode” where she literally gives away cars, gadgets and other neat stuff to her audience. However, I recently saw a a couple of YouTube video about her saying that she’s the Anti-Christ! Apparently, Oprah is promoting new age beliefs whose messages are opposed to Christian teaching. I am saddened that Oprah Winfrey is promoting such ideas. I believe Oprah is a good person but unfortunately, these new age ideas have swayed her from the truth. These days, spiritual ideas and teachings all claiming to be the “truth” can be found everywhere. I remember the time when the Da Vinci code came out. The Catholic Church protested because it blatantly questioned Jesus’ divinity. It claimed that he had a child with Mary Magdalene. The church forbade their members to read the book, some even burned it. As for me, I read the Da Vinci Code and I even found it entertaining! While other Christians condemned the book, I treated it like just another story. IT NEVER THREATENED MY BELIEF IN WHO JESUS IS, NOR HIS DIVINITY because I know Him through a personal relationship. I read my Bible and I know who He is. He is real to me. I experience Him everyday as I follow his WORD and ways. I am secure in that.
Do we really know Jesus personally? Or do our beliefs and ideas about Him merely come from what our pastors and church leaders are saying? If so, it would be easy to be swayed by these teachings. Do not suffer from what I’d like to call “spiritual insecurity”. Know where your faith stands. This will not just come from head knowledge you can get from reading and listening. Instead, it starts with a genuine desire to know God. Have a personal relationship with Him by surrendering your heart, mind and soul to Jesus.
My knowledge of Him comes from constant prayer, a lifestyle of worship and study of the Word. It’s not solely based on books, history, or what church leaders are saying.
When I come across a teaching or a revelation, I do not shy away from it. Instead, I examine and test the idea. Also, I pray and consult the Word. If any of its claims opposes anything from the Bible, I discard it. I recently posted something about Judas Iscariot. I know very well that the people who wrote this had questionable reputation. But what made me reconsider the story of Judas was its message of total surrender to Christ and following His will for your life whatever the cost, whatever it takes. This is the very Christian teaching that called out to me as I watched the documentary. Nevertheless, I do not believe all that the Gospel of Judas is saying are true. I just took with me truths I know not opposed to the Bible.
God wants to be discovered by each and every one of us. And if you desire to know God, reach out to Him directly in prayer. He is all- present and all-knowing remember? If He sees your good intentions in finding Him out, God will reveal Himself to you in amazing ways! The Bible says Ask and you will be given, seek and you shall find. With constant prayer, study the Bible- His love letter for you. It has everything you need to know about Him. As I always say, life is an adventure of discovering, knowing and loving God. As you get to know Him, you won’t get enough of Him! And you will be convinced that He is worthy of our love and worship.
5 comments:
Oprah may have the spirit of the anti-christ but is for sure not the anti-christ!
One of my favorite blogs is www.livingoprah.com the purpose behind the blog is to see what would happen if a regular woman lived as Oprah suggested for a year...It's amazing what Oprah tells us we "need" or "have" to do. The blog is a real eye opener. ~K
Hi Wendy,
I was inspired by your post. Yes, I agree with you that we must have a personal experience with Christ just like Paul on the road to Damascus. If we have Christ in us through a very personal relationship, then we cannot be swayed by different deceptive ideas. Regarding Oprah, her exposure to New Age teachings must have led her to that conclusion. New Age is a dangerous group since they use standard Christian knowledge and beliefs but with a little twist so others may be misled. They and other groups have sprouted to deceive those whose Biblical roots and spiritual relationship with God are not deep enough. Remember, Satan masquerades himself as an angel of light to deceive even the elect. They have terms like spirit guides and masters but are actually demons and they call channeling which is actually demon possession. They do meditations to call on the higher presence and they teach the cult of the self as opposed to Almighty God. Their affirmations are all centered on the self instead of God. They even teach that man is an emerging god. I know because I have studied their ways and was one of them before the Holy Spirit led me to Christ and was born again. Thanks for your post. God bless you and your loved ones always.
I am saddened by Oprah turning from the truth into this new age stuff as well. Any of us can fall away so it is so important to abide in Jesus Christ constantly. (I love that old hymn, "Constantly Abiding"). Oprah is an amazing person and I have a great deal of respect for her, but because she's so famous and likeable, it's very scary to hear her promoting this new age thinking because I'm sure many people will believe her.
Hi Wendy! I have to watch this as I have always admired Oprah for being the generous and helpful person that she is. I agree about having a personal relationship with our Lord, there is nothing better than being able to talk to someone at the end of the day. The Lord knows us inside and out, most often the question is, do we know Him the way he knows us? Everyday I feel the Lord strengthen my faith as we experience trials after trials but we hold on because nothing beats the adrenaline you get when you know that His hands are on you blessing you and keeping you. Have a great day Wendy!
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