Monday, August 19, 2019

IN the NEWS - Williamson on Christ

Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. Hebrews 13:9

"Promoted as a favorite author of Oprah Winfrey, Williamson is among the most visible New Age teachers in the world and has authored several New York Times best-sellers. 
In the Democrat presidential race, she currently stands in the bottom tier among the top 13 candidates, less than 1% nationally, according to today's RealClearPolitics average of polls. 
During that debate, Williamson used the phrase "dark psychic force," which also trended in Google searches.
In a 2016 interview with BeliefNet, Williamson said Jesus was a human who "completely self-actualized and fulfilled in all ways the potential glory that lies within us all" when he was on Earth.
"Jesus actualized the Christ mind, and was then given the power to help the rest of us reach that place within ourselves. He was sent down by God — as we all are."
This New Age idea holds that when Jesus entered humanity approximately 2,000 years ago, He reached such a state of enlightenment that He realized He was unified with God just as everyone is, Bancarz continued. Jesus' claim to be God, then, was not unique; like anyone else can, He self-realized His own deity and lived from a higher consciousness — that He and everything else in Creation is God.
"All is God and God is all," Bancarz said, explaining the New Age belief. "And to live from this state of mind is to embody the consciousness that Christ had, and to step into your Christ-self. Since you have your own indwelling divinity that makes you Christ."
CP