2/19/13

My philosophy class was very interesting today. Today we took notes as usual, but then our professor told us an interesting story about a professor at San Francisco State University. This professor was a Christian apologetic or someone who defends the Christian faith. He has been a Christian apologetic for more than 25 years, but then something happened. This Christian apologetic that has been defending the Christian faith for a very long time, claimed that he "sensed" the presence of the Lord Krishna, which is one of the many gods in the religion Hinduism. He turned away from defending the Christian faith and placed his faith in something called Hare Krishna which is an Indian religious movement where you sing, dance and devote yourself to union with god or Brahman. Did you understand what I just wrote? Usually this happens the other way around. How can someone be so deeply devoted to defending the Christian faith, but then "feels" the presence of a god that does not exist and fall away from this faith and turn to something that is a lie? There is only one reasonable explanation. This man has not studied his faith that well and as has turned away to lies. It's just like it says in the bible "For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires , they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths." 2 Timothy 4:3-4 Doesn't that pretty much rack up most of the human race and also this speaks about how people will be deceived in the last days by false teachers. Watch your back. These people that won't listen to us, listen to the lies of the world and not from born-again Christians who are true believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. They listen only what the world tells them. "They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever know God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood." 1 John 4:5-6 Also the Word of God tells us to stay away from philosophy and things of the world. "See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ." Colossians 2:8 The lies of the world can be very deceptive, that is why always go by the what the bible says instead of what the world tells you. Don't end up like that San Francisco University professor that has been led astray by the enemy to believing in lies. Focus on the Word of God and follow what is says no matter what. Their will be more evil in the coming days so watch your back, and keep praying and focusing on Christ. God bless!