There is a view among those who believe in 'new age' mysticism that 'Christ' is some kind of higher mystical state that Jesus somehow attained to at some point in His life on earth, which any of us can attain to - with or without Jesus. 'Christ-consciousness' is a term that has been used for… Continue reading Further thoughts on ‘Many Christs’
Category: Philosophies of Man
Progressive Christian?
There is a 'movement' in Christianity called Progressive Christianity. It came riding on the back of the 'Emerging Church' movement. But is it really 'progressive'? How? One would assume by the description that it is a movement climbing higher in the faith, reaching greater depths of spiritual knowledge in Christ, having innovative and effective ways… Continue reading Progressive Christian?
Feelings and philosophies
During a conversation with a Hindu friend of the family, she claimed to 'feel' God, to experience God through nature. This is a classic Hindu belief, that God is in everything - the trees, even a fly as she had stated. This is called panentheism. The belief that God is a kind of essence that… Continue reading Feelings and philosophies