"Faith" means firm conviction, and that means concentration of spiritual power. If you notice, most of these churches, be they Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, are dead and have no power because they have not understood it right what is "faith".
Not by power, not by might, but by my Spirit saith the Lord.
You could say they are dead because they do not know God, nor what Christ genuinely taught. Should we all become Daoist and harness Chi?
What I said does not invalidate anything from Scriptures, and have nothing to do with other religions.
Aren't you saying that faith is actually channelling a magic force instead of conviction/ belief/ trust in God? That is very much like Chi or Kundalini, so it does have relevance.
What I said does not invalidate anything from Scriptures
That's not what I said. I was agreeing that they are evidently dead, but your explanation at the cause of this isn't the most likely one I'd pick out. But as you bring it up, it does contradict scripture because God said for his people to be set-apart from that kind of pagan mentality, and to not fall for the magic arts trickery of his spiritual adversaries. Exodus 22:18, Leviticus 19:31, Deuteronomy 18:10-12, Galatians 5:19-21, Revelation 21:8, Acts 19:19.
People who practice magic arts view this commandment as an attempt to weaken people, keep them as slaves. Where as the Bible is clear that it is a protection against forces that desire your destruction, and by engaging in such things you consent to the will of whatever is lending you such powers or the illusion of power.
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