"The law of attraction is a law of nature. It is impersonal and it does not see good things or bad things. It is receiving your thoughts and reflecting back to you those thoughts as your life experience. The law of attraction simply gives you whatever it is you are thinking about."
-- The Secret
Sounds a lot like Jiminy Cricket: "When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are. When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true."
In reviewing the best-seling book and movie The Secret, Donald S. Whitney states, "The problem with The Secret is that it focuses our hope selfward and not Godward. It is all about self-empowerment, self-fulfillment, and getting whatever we want."
More interestingly, Whitney draws the following comparison: "The Secret is nothing more than Name It-Claim It, Positive-Confession, Prosperity Theology (without God and the Bible), built on a foundation of New Age self-deification."
I have not read this book, nor do I intend to do so. But its worldwide popularity is stunning and indicative of how badly our sinful nature wants to believe that we are truly in control.
Monday, March 12, 2007
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Preach it, Sister!
Weird. Did you know that Dr. Whitney used to be my boss when I worked in the school of theology? - LB
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