\u201cAladdin\u2019s Lamp Version\u201d by nakedpastor David Hayward<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>Why do so many encourage magical thinking? Because then you need a magician. Authority and power tends to prefer the people be spellbound than rational. It is better for the masses to be mystified than discerning.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve seen it so many times. It\u2019s dangerous, but it works! All a person has to do is say, \u201cI hear from God, and he has something he wants me to say to you!\u201d and the person is hooked! Most anyway. I\u2019ve seen it. Actually, I\u2019ve been it! People are so hungry for proof of the spirit that the hook doesn\u2019t even need bait, it just needs to be shiny. The hook is \u201cThere is a god\u201d and the shine is, \u201cHe has something to say to you personally\u201d. There\u2019s money in that.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not against spirit, but I am against its misuse. I\u2019m not against mystery or the unexplainable, but I am opposed to it being marketed like snake oil.<\/p>\n
Discernment of spirits. Where\u2019s that gift when you need it?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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