Going Against God, "Just For Fun"

Today we're hearing a lot about Spiritism or Spiritualism, not to be confused with spiritual or spirituality, as in "I'm not religious, I'm spiritual," or "I'm into spirituality."  The term Spiritism has replaced what was once called animism and other religious practices involving the invocation of spiritual beings. Some religions meld Spiritualism with Christianity.  For example, a blend of Christian and African folk beliefs that originated in Brazil is now practiced in the U.S.   Spiritualism is much the same as Spiritism only it has adopted Christian rites and prayers.  People visiting Spiritualistic services can be misled into thinking they're Christian churches. The problem is, Christianity cannot be melded with any other religion or practice. 

One of the major tenets of Spiritism is reincarnation.  The classic form of reincarnation originated in India in the 9th century BC.  In our modern world reincarnation has become a hot topic.  There are a variety of beliefs on reincarnation the most popular being that upon death the spirit leaves the body and seeks another body to enter. Belief in reincarnation gives hope for continuing one's existence in further lives to work off one's karma.

Ask Christians flowing out the doors of a Sunday worship service if they believe in reincarnation and many will give you a cavalier "Yes," like its no big deal.  But it is a big deal.  The big deal is that reincarnation rejects the Christian belief of the soul's final judgment by a holy God, with the possible result of being condemned to hell for eternity. Nowhere in the Bible does God give us the option of working off our karma. The Bible clearly explains what happens upon death: "Man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment" (Hebrews 9:27).

Christians must view sorcery as evil.  When the Apostle Paul came face to face with Elymas, a Jewish sorcerer, he called him a "child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right." Paul accused Elymas of perverting the right ways of the Lord.  (Acts 13: 10)  Through the Holy Spirit, Paul caused Elymas to go blind.  Not only did he put out the sorcerers eyes, he put him out of a job.  When it came to confronting evil, Paul never backed down, never hesitated, wavered or vacillated.  He had all the subtlety of a sledgehammer when going after evildoers.

God forbids participation in occultism for our own protection.  Its roots are steeped in pagan idolatry and drug use.  Sorcery is all about the quest for 'hidden wisdom' or 'deeper truth.'  This sort of supernatural knowledge is only meant for certain people, of course.  We call those who possess supernatural power (power is what its all about) shamans, witchdoctors, clairvoyants, trance channelers, spiritists, and the list goes on.  So, how does a spiritist go about getting in contact with the spirit world?  They claim they receive radiation, frequencies or vibrations from the dead.  "Communication from the spirit world manifests itself in psychical phenomena (e.g., telepathy, clairvoyance, trance speaking, and apparitions) and in physical phenomena (e.g., levitation, automatic writing, and poltergeist and ectoplasmic activities)." (1)

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