A MUST READ....A FORMER CATHOLIC SPEAKS ABOUT "EVANGELICAL MYSTICISM"

I have just read such a great article! The article is written by a former practicing Roman Catholic who exposes the false religion of Roman Catholicism and how the emerging church and many evangelicals are uniting with Rome through Catholic mysticism.

He includes some quotes of the Canons from the Council of Trent that are anti-biblical and demonstrate how Roman Catholicism is not true biblical Christianity.

In this article, the author T.A. McMahon also explains some Catholic mystical terms and their dangers. Some of the unbiblical practices explained are the following:

Lectio Divina, the Jesus Prayer, Ignatian Examen, Labyrinth Prayer, Stations of the Cross, and the Centering Prayer (many of these, by the way, the MB Biblical Seminary in Fresno is teaching)

I highly recommend reading this brief article. Here are its final quotes:

"As a former Catholic, it's hard for me to fathom the evangelical church buying into the religious occultism of Roman Catholicism. It makes no sense. Visit any country where that religion is taken seriously. What becomes obvious is a people who are in the bondage of superstition. On the other hand, I shouldn't be surprised. Apostasy is growing rapidly, the religion of the Antichrist is taking shape, and mysticism, whether it's the Catholic variety, the Sufism of Islam, yoga and the gurus of Eastern mysticism, the Shamanism of native religions, or otherwise, is a common yet powerful magnet that draws all religions together.

We need to be watchmen on the wall as we see this evil invading the church, warning especially-should our Lord delay His return-our next generation of believers. They are the clear targets of this mystical seduction."

**for more info about the false teaching of Roman Catholicism, read this article about how Mennonites are embracing its teaching at For the Author**

Iran President-A Man of "Peace"?

Because my husband and I are still members of the mennonite brethren conference, we receive the MB Herald monthly, which reports on the going-ons regarding MBs. I'm not in favor of many things that are going on at many of the MB seminaries, and so I don't like to have my name attached with being a member anymore. However, we have not yet withdrawn our membership. In the November issue, I was shocked to see a picture of MCC (mennonite central committee) interim executive director pinning a dove, usually associated with peace or the Holy Spirit, onto the shirt of Iran President Ahmadinejad. If you don't know who Ahmadinejad is, well here are a few things you should know:

• Referring to Iran's late revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Mr Ahmadinejad said: "As the imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map."

• He said in 2005 that the Holocaust was a "myth"
  

• Western powers suspect Iran of enriching uranium to build a nuclear weapons capability. Iran says its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful.

• President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran had reached the significant milestone of 3,000 centrifuges for uranium enrichment. Experts say this could be sufficient to produce enough material for a nuclear bomb within one year, if Iran wanted to do so.

Is a man who wants to wipe Israel off the map, denies the Holocaust, yet says his nuclear programme is "peaceful", someone the MCC should be pinning a dove on? Is this man peaceful? Does he plan to promote peace? I agree that we are supposed to promote peace. Jesus does say "blessed are the peacemakers", but do we need to go so far as to pin a dove of peace on him?

He hates Israel and the Jews-God's chosen people. What was the MCC thinking when they had a representative pin a dove representing peace on this man, who hates God's chosen people? Was that really necessary?