JMP@VMS.BRIGHTON.AC.UK (pharmacy John Pickett) (01/17/90)
>Date: Fri, 12 Jan 90 16:42:48 CST >From: Kurt Evans <D2MG@EARN.SDSUMUS> >Subject: False Peace and False Light The Testimony of Elliot Miller > Liz's answer once and for all delivered me from my conflict. I >could finally understand why drug use, or for that matter, Eastern med- >itation or any method of inducing altered states of consciousness, was >not the way to reach God. It was possible to have a spiritual exper- >ience--even to feel blissfully enlightened and serene--without *really* >experiencing God. Spiritual evil can and does masquerade as spiritual >good (2 Cor. 11:14), and trancelike states of consciousness tend to open >one up to such influences. Drugs for spiritual purposes are a quick route to hell. See in Revelation 9,21; 18:23 Greek word pharmakeia meaning enchantment with drugs Revelation 21:8 pharmakeus enchanter with drugs Revelation 22:15 pharmakos drug(s) Variously translated: Magic arts, magic spells, sorceries, sorcerers In the love of Christ, John Pickett