I am THE way THE truth and THE life and 'Indigo Children'


One thing that gets my goat is the typical post modern attitude of 'What's true for you is fine - its true to you - but it is not necessarily true to me.' This of course is utter nonsense. Truth is truth is truth!

Some time ago there was an article in the Metro paper about 'Indigo children'
Apparently Indigo Children:
* Have an indigo aura around them
* Can read your thoughts
* Can see the future
* Know when you are lying
* Have heightened senses
* Are the next step in the evolution of mankind
* Tend to be disobedient and are often misdiagnosed as having ADHD
*'The special powers of indigo children make them 'older' than the adults around them. They have come to us at this time because we
need old souls to help with the survival of the planet.'
* In short are here to save the planet

I do not know whether this looks like true teaching to you? Apart from the fact that I would rather have someone who is without sin to bring salvation than a disobedient child! Indigo children is new age teaching of today - but we know by tomorrow - these people might well have jumped on another merry go round of belief.

Jesus is quite clear in his teaching. When he says 'I am THE way THE truth and THE life' and that 'no one comes to the Father except through me' he means exactly that. There is only one way to the Father, only one truth and only one source of life and Jesus is the answer to all three.

David in Psalm 119 gives us clear indication as to the essentials of truth:

(1) Truth will always bring you close to God:
v 151: Yet you are near Lord and all your commands are true

(2) Truth is forever and unmovable:
v 89: Your word O Lord is eternal, it stands firm in the heavens
v 91: Your word endures to this day
v144: Your word is forever true

(3) The truth is absolutely and completely true or not true at all
v160: The sum (totality) of your word is truth

Hans Kung said: 'The church which abandons the truth, abandons itself.' How true!

But worse still - the church that abandons the truth abandons Jesus!

Comments

stella said…
There are huge indigo festivals in Taiwan around August. They promote those beliefs you talked about. I didn't understand everything because of the language, but it was really weird stuff.
April 30, 2008 at 4:01 AM
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