The New Age Consciousness: The Mirror Reflection Of The Christian Worldview

The New Age Consciousness that is escalating around the globe conflicts with the Christian worldview in many ways; Yet at the same time, it is almost a mirror reflection of the Christian worldview with specific exceptions. "He created everything there is- nothing exists that He didn't make. Eternal life is in Him, and this life gives light to all mankind" (TLB John: 13-4). There will come a time when one is going to have to look at their reflection in life's mirror and make a choice. Believe in Christ or continue to be self-righteous, believing in one's self-created destiny. "But the wisdom that comes from Heaven is first of all pure, quiet and allows for discussion, full of mercy and sincere Then it is peace-loving and courteous... And
One choice to the next, relying solely on one's intuition and thoughts turns out to be an unending circle of chasing dreams and disappointments. One worldview that has gained momentum is the New Age worldview which is highly syncretistic and eclectic. This new Consciousness denies the existence of a Transcendent God. The belief is there is no Lord of the universe unless it is each of us. The new age religion has also borrowed from naturalism the hope of evolutionary change for Humanity. In comparison to theism and naturalism, the New Age places a high value on a person. Theism grounds this into each person being made in the image of God while The New Age consciousness continues to maintain the number of individuals as all human beings are alike in their everyday Humanity if one is valuable all are ( James Sire, The Universe Next Door 179-180). In other words, Shirley MacLaine would state, "legitimately I say that I created chocolate chip cookies, the Statue of Liberty, Terrorism, The Beatles, and the Vietnam War... and if people reacted to world events then I was building them to react so I would have someone to respond with thereby enabling myself to know me better (Sire 185). "The priority is to reach out in love to a confused and dying world with the good news of God's forgiveness, peace and hope to Jesus Christ" ( Robert E. Coleman The Master Plan of Evangelism: Forward by Billy Graham). Unchanged
One accumulates with the understanding provided by Jesus Christ and His Holy Spirit as having traveled so far on the path of God's plan; The choice of Free Will gives power to the "yes" however there cannot be a yes without a "no." Upholding that side of God's plan which is to end all evil once and for all. Flannery O'Connor expresses the fate of the person who continues to say "no" when God is asking for "yes" in "Parker's Back." Stumbling along through life Parker trips into elopement with a woman of faith and eventually finds his faith by the finale. Parker runs away from his calling only to come "crying like a baby back into the arms of Jesus by the old pecan tree" (Encounters 571-580). According to Bill Hull In The Complete Book of Discipleship; "there is a right thing in the wrong way." Hull provides an example of New age beliefs and a Christian Worldview. Hull brings it down to a couple of philosophies that are at War with each other. The first is Jesus' way is the way of submission, humility, sacrifice, and patience. God's disciples live for others; This is a God-centered worldview, just as Jesus was a man for others. In the Jesus way - life isn't about us - it's about God. The Jesus Way shows us that the end is just as important as the means. The other philosophy which dominates is the consumer way; this is the world of consumption, speed, assertiveness, and fame. In the consumer world, it's all about