Many in our society have accepted this New Age gospel. Genesis 3 indicates that man will be deceived by three lies of Satan. The first lie is that he will know all things. Man will have all knowledge and wisdom at his disposal. The second lie is that man will surely not die, but that he will be reincarnated again and again.  The third lie, and the most dangerous, is that he will become "as" or "like" God. Matthew 24:20 and following indicates that the Christian, the very elect of God, can be deceived by the signs and wonders accompanying the New Age Messiah.

As God's people we cannot let our guard down. For Satan is as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour with his insidious gospel. The Church must stand with its Sword drawn, that it might discern the teachings in this day. Otherwise, it will truly accept the lies of the Evil One as truth.

Characteristics of salvation according to proponents of the New Age.

* It is the unfolding of one's consciousness to the point where the true self, the            


divine nature, is realized. As a flower unfolds petal by petal, so too does          


spiritual evolution unfold, revealing the deeper realms of God-consciousness.


*It is the gaining of enlightenment. It is a state of consciousness where the person's


separation from other humans is transcended and unity is achieved.


* It is absorption of the one into the all. Individuals loose their distinctive            


personality and become one with their own impersonal energy called God.


[Christianity teaches that humans are finite beings who only become whole, in the            


biblical sense, when they receive God's spirit. Therefore, true spirituality results          


from an act; it is not simply a part of human nature.]