I received this warning in an email and wanted to share it to my readers. After reading this review, I urge my readers to neither buy nor read this book.
I wanted to pass this warning along. The sad truth is that there are numerous "spiritual" books that go completely against the Word of God. Please be cautious and vigilant in all you read. Trust God and the Church for anything spoken against either of them is a lie.Beware of the book, Conversations with God...Two particular books, "Conversations with God" and "Conversations with God for Teens," written by Neale D. Walsch, sound harmless enough by their titles alone. These books have been on the New York Times best sellers list for a number of weeks, and! these publications make truth of the statement, "Don't judge a book by its cover/title." The author purports to answer various questions from kids using the "voice of God". However, the "answers" that he gives are not Bible-based and go against the very infallible word of God...
[One girl] poses the question "I am living with my boyfriend. My parents say that I should marry him because I am living in sin. Should I marry him?" His reply is, "Who are you sinning against? Not me, because you have done nothing wrong." Another question asks about God's forgiveness of sin[s]. His reply "I do not forgive anyone because there is nothing to forgive. There is no such thing as right or wrong and that is what I have been trying to tell everyone, do not judge people. People have chosen to judge one another and this is wrong, because the rule is "'judge not lest ye be judged.'" And the list goes on.
Not only are these books the false doctrine of devils, but in some instances even quote (in error) the Word of God. These books (and others like it) are being sold to school children (The Scholastic Book Club), and we need to be aware of what is being fed to our children. Our children are under attack. So I pray that you be sober and vigilant about teaching your children the Word of God, and guarding their exposure to worldly mediums, because our adversary, the Devil, roams about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). And how many of us know that lions usually hunt for the slowest, and weakest and YOUNGEST of its prey. Pass this on to every Believer you know. God bless! And, if in doubt, look at the books yourself.
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Thank you for the warning.
How sad that people believe they are turning to "help" or to find hope in God's Word, and it's really some author misconstruing the Truth.
+J.M.J+
Anyone else catch the contradiction in that alleged quote from "God"?
"There is no such thing as right or wrong.... People have chosen to judge one another and this is wrong..."
How can judging people be wrong if there is no such thing as "wrong"?
Call me crazy, but I don't think God would make such a stupid blunder.
In Jesu et Maria,
Rosemarie
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Walsch must think she's God.
Matthew, you're very right. Unfortunately, too many people think they can decided morality for themselves so they avoid the words of the Holy Church. It is as if they do make themselves "gods".
Anonymous, No I haven't heard of that book before. Would you like me to do some research of it for you?
Okeedokee....nice to know so I don't pick it up for myself or my kids. The deceitful one is at it again, eh?
Rosemarie, I am glad that you are thinking critically about this, however, you are not looking at the context of each use of the word 'Wrong'
The first time God says wrong, he is referring to moral right and wrong, The second refers truth. Truth does have rights and wrongs, either something is true, or its not.
This is what God talks about early on about how limited language is.
And Matthew, Neale is a guy.
Finally, Just read the first book. If you are true of faith then this book should not effect you. However, if you are afraid that this book might undermine what you thin, might pierce your safety bubble, If your afraid that you might learn something, then go ahead, don't read it. If there is one thing that these books have taught me is that it doesn't matter, I love you regardless.
tggekko,
Love you, too. That's why I'm telling you that if you're a Catholic, you need to spend more time studying the true faith. And if you're not a Catholic, then you should find out about the true faith, so you can know who Jesus Christ really is.
When a man,(not God) claims to speak (write) for God, if he's not lying he wouldn't tell a young girl it's okay to live and have premarital sex with her boyfriend. You can be sure that's not God's voice. God loves his children and when they're in troube, as that kid surely was, He'd help them to get out of it, not tell them "it's okay, keep on hurting yourself."
Learn about Jesus, tggekko, the way, the truth, and the life. This Neale character does not know the true God. He writes only about the god he has created to please himself. But God can not be created by you or I. He is who He is, and He has revealed Himself to us through His Son, and through the Church that His Son built on the rock of Peter. Neale's god would leave that young girl to wallow in sin and trouble. The one true God won't.
Love you, tggekko. May God bless you and may Mother Mary keep you.
The first time God says wrong, he is referring to moral right and wrong, The second refers truth. Truth does have rights and wrongs, either something is true, or its not.
Let me see...
1.There is no such thing as right or wrong....
2.People have chosen to judge one another and this is wrong...
You said the first one refers to morality, while the second one refers to truth. Either I'm so dumb I can't understand your logic, or you used the wrong words.
If there's no such thing as morality, I don't see why it's wrong to judge people. It's a choice anyway. What's so wrong about judging people? Whatever that doesn't harm others is harmless, right? ;)
The truth is there's no such thing as "right" or "wrong"; it's only a matter of perspective. Plain and simple, "don't judge people". Jesus taught us that, didn't he?
If you want to warn others about the book, you should read it, study it, find its flaws and show them to the world. You shouldn't just read others' reviews and think you know all there is about the book. From what I've read, the review took the book totally out of context; like how others did to the bible. Let your mind open and see for yourself if what it says make sense.
God loves us all equally.
supposedly the conversations with god books are wrong but still nobody says anything about all these priest molesting young kids! i think i would rather stick to conversations with god!
Do read the book before you call it a blasphemous lie. :)
I have listened to a good bit of the book on CD. When I first started it, I knew it was nuts, but wanted to finish it because I think the more we understand the arguments against our beliefs, the better we are able to handle them.
For those who are impressionable eg teens or people looking for advice, I would steer away from this stuff.
The CWG series is required reading for anyone who finds themselves questioning their current religion and anyone who isn't happy with the answers the church and the bible provide for questions about ourselves, God, life and death. This is my new bible.
I agree very much that right and wrong do not exist. Allow people the right to beleieve what they choose. the book isnt going to cause violence in the world. Its a tool that people can use when their old beliefs no longer suite them.
Sorry but this book is against what bible teaches us.. We should try to know what God wants for us rather than following our own desires. I'm currently reading the book and have found it contradicting the word of God. If we plant in the farm of our natural desires we are sure to die but if we follow the God's will for us, we will have eternal life.
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