Submit your own questionBack Q: Whatīs your opinion about A Minster that has been filled with The Holy Spirit for many years,that anoints people that are oil that are sick,just as Gods word say we chould do. He also is a M.D.,that on very rare occasions for certain people that has medical problem,He does a form of acupuncher,not the kind the eastern religon people do.He was a Doctor before God called him into the ministy.He sold His Practrice and went to O.R.U.,also and a college that Kennth Copeland has and got his Liscense to minister from both places. He Pastor of a large church in my area, with two other Pasorīs .I visited the church many years ago,from what I hear itīs on fire to Win Souls,and takes care of feeding the hungery,out side the wall of there church.Other than reg. Sunday A.M.and P.M.,& Wed.night service they have home Bible Study at different ones home serveral times a week.He has never got a salary,He said Him and his wife said they didnīt want the Church to give him a Salary, but the other 2 ministerīs do get a weekly Salary!He and his wife lives in a very simple home,and doesnīt drive new carīs.
A friend of mind went to it,and she and her husband says you can feel The Holy Spirt when you drive in the Parching area for service.she came over all excited after going they a could of times and told me about How free you were to Worship,in the Serviceīs and at the end they always have and Altar Service,where people are getting saved and also prays for the sick,as God word say,she just supized to hear he does a form of acupuncher,with his old Pastors there and a couple of Elders of the church,in thee peoples home,that has Cancer,or Lypus and she could remember the othe 2 people rare heath problems,
She invited me to visit there church or let He Pastor,come and this form of acupuncher on me,to help realive the Back pain I have so I can stop taken strong pain medication,because she knows it damaging my other orgins in my body,since I have been on strong pain medication since my accident in 1984!
She knows I am a Christain,and has been annointred with Oil and been prayed for by many Pastors with the Elders of not just the Church Iīm a member of and different Evanglist that has the Gift of Healing,that has held Reviavls in and around the are we live!I thank her but told her I woild have to pray about this,she said from what she knows from a family they are worrking with the Lady while her husband is praying in the same room,she said itīs like the needles are like the ones they use to perise your ears,she new that was my consecn!
Who you please give me your opinion!
God Bless You and Yours and Psalm 40 Ministries Always,In His Service,Ellen
Submitted by Ellen Futrell 9/8/2007 2:48:05 PM
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Dear Ellen:
I am using a quote from the first site that I could find on the Internet about Acupuncture (gotquestions.org) because it elaborates on this topic in a much more thorough way than I ever could.
(I am NOT familiar with this site but I DO COMPLETELY agree with this teaching about acupuncture)
Question: "Should a Christian participate in acupuncture / acupressure?"
Answer: Let us begin this answer with a bit of history. The origin of acupuncture is Chinese and it is a teaching of Taoism. Taoism is the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu and that advocates a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of non-interference with the course of natural events in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the tao or life force. It is also called Hsuan Chaio, which is a popular Chinese religion that purports to be based on the doctrines of Lao-tzu but which is actually highly eclectic in nature and characterized by a pantheon of many gods, superstition and by the practice of alchemy, divination and magic.
In this Chinese philosophy and religion there are two principles. The first is the "yin," which is negative, dark and feminine and the second is "yang," which is positive, bright and masculine. The interaction of these two forces is thought to be the guiding influence for the destinies of all creatures and things. In other words, there is no place for the one true God of the universe in this false religion. Ones fate is under the power of the balance or imbalance of these two forces. Acupuncture is an attempt to bring these two forces (yin and yang) into harmony and therefore positively affect the "destiny" or the health of the body. Acupuncture then is a mechanism practiced by adherents of Taoism that is used to bring the "yin and yang" of the body into harmony with tao and it is based in a false religion.
With that information as a basis, can we find an answer about false religion in Scripture? The answer is yes. There are numerous commands to Israel by God that deal with the false gods of the pagans that surrounded them. We find many of these commandments in Leviticus and again in Deuteronomy. However the first commandment God gave to Israel is the foundation of all of these commandments. "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me" (Exodus 20:3).
The question of whether acupuncture is Biblical is answered by the first commandment. That first commandment from the Old Testament is repeated in the New Testament (Matthew 22:37-40). Any practice that is part of a false religion is not Biblical. The fact that our society has been inundated by imported eastern religions and "New Age" practices is another sign of the "last days" (2 Timothy 3:1-7). However, these things are not "new" at all. Rather, they are the old counterfeit religions masquerading as legitimate practices. No wonder the Apostle Paul warned us that Satan and his ministers masqueraded as angels of light. "For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works" (2 Corinthians 11:13-15 American Standard Version).
Adding the word "Christian" to something does not legitimize it nor does it make it Biblical. The term "Christian acupuncture" is what is known as an "oxymoron" or a self-contradiction. In other words, the two words cancel out each other. Acupuncture is not based in the foundations of Christianity. The definition of a Christian means a follower of Christ. Acupuncture is a practice of an ancient Chinese religion and philosophy that has no place in the life of a born again believer. Acupuncture may seem harmless and innocuous and perhaps even "beneficial" but it is a doorway to the occult. William Divine, chairman of the California Acupuncture Association said, "You could bring one patient in and five different practitioners could look at him and they would come up with five different diagnosis and none of them would be wrong." In other words, none of these five practitioners know the truth they are all operating from their own opinions based in superstition rather than a diagnosis based in true knowledge. A needle piercing the skin could conceivably cause beneficial reaction to a nerve but that is not the original theory behind the practice of acupuncture. There are many who are practitioners of this philosophy that are deceived as to its true origin and what they are really involved with.
As to the difference between acupuncture and acupressure, instead of needles, pressure is placed upon nerve centers. For instance there are pressure points said to be in the sole of the foot and the palm of the hand that correspond to other areas of the body. Acupressure would seem to mean the same as deep massage therapy where the muscles of the body are exposed to pressure to increase blood flow. However, if the process is practiced in relation to bringing the body into the harmony of yin and yang then it is rooted in occultism. The question becomes is it being practiced as part and parcel of the same philosophic origins of Chinese acupuncture? The answer to that question would be the guiding issue.
The important issue here is separation for the born again believer from any and all practices that would bring them the danger of bondage to counterfeit religions. Ignorance of evil is a danger and the more we inform ourselves as to the true origin of the so called "eastern" philosophies and practices, the more we see that they are rooted in superstition, occultism and false religions that are in direct opposition to divine viewpoint found in Godīs Word. The worldīs false religions teach that there are "many paths to God." This is the ultimate lie. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me" (John 14:6 King James Version). The word "by" in this verse is the Greek word "dia" and it means through. None of the counterfeit religions can bring us into harmony with God. The only way is through the LORD Jesus Christ.
