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3. “New Age gains its appeal by emphasizing the importance of experience and spirituality. New Age also seduces in its worship of self (God is within you) and its apparent freedom from guilt (no such thing as sin). I didn’t realize it at the time, but the further I got into the New Age movement, the farther I got from God, whom I was desperately seeking. I was constantly moving from one practice to another, reading the latest book, seeking the latest “experience”.

5. According to tradition, the wise men were sages, watchers of the constellations, observers of the heavens, in a cultural and religious context which saw the stars as having significance and power over human affairs. The wise men represent men and woman who seek God in the world’s religions and philosophies: an unending quest. Men and women who seek God.

6. Nations shall walk by your light,
“Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem!
See, darkness covers the earth,
and thick clouds cover the peoples;
but upon you the LORD shines,
and over you appears his glory.
Nations shall walk by your light,
and kings by your shining radiance.”

8. “For the Son of God became man so that we might become God.”

9. C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
“Oh, Aslan,' said Lucy. 'Will you tell us how to get into your country from our world?' 'I shall be telling you all the time,' said Aslan. 'But I will not tell you how long or short the way will be; only that it lies across a river. But do not fear that, for I am the great Bridge Builder.”
C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

10. “Many of those taking an interest in New Age are seeking deep, spiritual experiences and meaning in their lives. I know. I’ve been there. It began more than ten years ago. Although raised, baptized, confirmed and married in the church, I did not really know God. I knew of Him, but I didn’t really have a relationship with Him. With a deep desire to know something more than what I was getting out of my occasional Sunday attendance, I began to look elsewhere.”