Participants: Patti Barnes
Series Code: DIV
Program Code: DIV000009A
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00:01 The contents of the following program
00:03 are not intended to substitute 00:04 for the advice of your healthcare provider, 00:07 and the producers of this series 00:09 assume no liability 00:10 for the use or misuse of the material presented. 00:21 Creation or evolution, 00:24 design or random chance, 00:27 they say it all began with a big bang, 00:31 but when we look at the amazing human body, 00:34 the answer is obvious. 00:36 The complexity of the design 00:37 exceeds anything man has ever made. 00:41 The body, it only have been designed 00:43 by the Master Designer we read about in the Bible. 00:47 Join us, 00:48 as we explore the miraculous development of the human baby. 01:08 Divine Design. 01:25 Hello I am Patti Barnes, 01:28 director of the Midwifery program 01:29 at Hartland College. 01:31 Today we're going to discuss 01:33 a few new age practices 01:36 that have found their way in the arena of child birth. 01:40 The term new age is difficult to define, 01:43 but perhaps a simple way to look at it 01:46 is a repackaging of many aspects of spiritualism 01:51 that trace back through eastern religions 01:53 to ancient Babylon in Egypt, 01:56 but originating with Satan's first lie to Eve. 01:59 "Thou shalt not surely die, thou shall be of God." 02:06 Spiritualism is one of the three unclean spirits 02:09 mentioned in Revelation 16 02:11 that go out and deceive the whole world 02:14 in these last days. 02:16 In volume five of the Testimonies 02:18 for the Church page 443, we find this counsel. 02:23 "There are many ways of practicing the healing art, 02:26 but there is only one way that Heaven approves. 02:30 God's remedies are the simple agencies of nature 02:33 that will not tax or debilitate the system 02:36 through their powerful properties. 02:38 Pure air and water, 02:40 cleanliness, a proper diet, 02:42 purity of life, 02:44 and a firm trust in God are remedies 02:47 for the want of which thousands are dying." 02:50 Indeed, there are many ways of practicing the healing art, 02:55 and new age techniques are among them. 02:58 First, let's look at the subject of Hypno-Birthing. 03:03 Hypnosis have been gaining in popularity 03:05 over the past few decades 03:07 across a wide variety of fields. 03:10 We find it in business, athletics, psychology, 03:14 medicine, dentistry, 03:16 religious worship, and now child birth. 03:20 Some assume that 03:21 there is nothing more than a placebo effect 03:23 when hypnosis is used in the field of medicine. 03:26 Other seem convinced 03:28 that healing and pain relief can be greatly aided 03:31 by the use of hypnosis. 03:34 Just what is behind these claims, 03:36 and is there any truth to them. 03:38 More importantly, 03:40 is there any danger in the use of hypnosis. 03:44 To answer these questions, 03:45 we must consider its history and who has promoted it. 03:50 We find that many eastern religions 03:52 have practiced it for centuries 03:54 including Hindus, Buddhists, witchdoctors, yogis, 03:58 spirit mediums, and so on. 04:01 That should immediately raise some red flags for Christians. 04:06 Whether the practice of self hypnosis 04:09 or one person hypnotizing another, 04:12 the result is nearly the same. 04:14 A trancelike state in which the subject is left vulnerable 04:19 to the impressions of another person 04:21 or even demonic spirits. 04:25 First, the mind is emptied often by the use of the mantra 04:29 or repetition of a word or phrase over and over 04:33 until the mind drips off 04:35 into a somewhat altered state of consciousness. 04:38 Eastern religious practices 04:40 use this method to come 04:42 in contact with their inner voice 04:44 or the God residing within. 04:47 This is based on pantheism 04:50 and it's foreign to biblical meditation 04:53 which fills the mind as opposed to emptying it. 04:58 The Bible way is to meditate on verses of scriptures 05:02 not in vain repetition, 05:04 but in searching out its meaning 05:06 or claiming its promise. 05:09 Jesus warned against the occult and apostate method 05:12 when he said in Matthew 6:7... 05:16 "But when ye pray, us not vain repetitions, 05:20 as the heathen do." 05:22 There is a definite difference between trusting God 05:25 to help you through labor by prayer and praise, 05:28 claiming His promises over 05:31 against the hypnotic method of altering your state of mind 05:35 and convincing yourself 05:37 that you can do great things including escaping labor pains. 05:42 I once had a client who was convinced 05:45 that she did not have to suffer contractions 05:47 believing that it was not God's will 05:49 for Christians to suffer pain. 05:52 The result was she was delaying 05:54 the natural process of contractions 05:56 that would push the baby down to the birth canal. 06:00 There is power in the mind, 06:03 but in this case it was only providing an obstacle 06:06 when she finally consented 06:08 to work in harmony with her body, 06:10 the contractions did their appointed work 06:13 and the baby was delivered. 06:15 While it is true that believers in Christ are redeem 06:18 from the curse of the law, 06:20 that doesn't exempt us 06:21 from all of the consequences of sins, 06:24 which includes pain. 06:26 When Jesus rescues us 06:27 and places us on that safe glass, 06:30 He will wipe away all tears 06:32 and there will be no more pain and sorrow. 06:35 In the mean time we must endure suffering and hardship 06:39 through His grace including labor pains. 06:42 The argument is often raised that if we use 06:45 Christian based hypnosis, there is no problem. 06:49 That's an oxymoron 06:50 as hypnosis is not Christian but pagan. 06:54 The only trances recorded in scripture 06:57 for believers were those induced directly 07:01 by the Holy Spirit, 07:03 not by self-hypnosis or another person. 07:06 An empty mind is a vacuum 07:08 that demonic forces are more than ready to occupy, 07:12 while there are some that would scoff at this idea, 07:16 it is nevertheless a real threat. 07:19 Consider this passage from the book, 07:22 The Great Controversy, page 556. 07:25 "The claim that men can hold intercourse with evil spirits 07:28 is regarded as a fable of the Dark Ages. 07:32 But spiritualism, 07:33 which numbers its converts by hundreds of thousands, 07:37 yea, by millions, 07:39 which has made its way into scientific circles, 07:42 which has invaded churches, 07:44 and has found favor in legislative bodies, 07:47 and even in the courts of kings- 07:49 this mammoth deception is but a revival, 07:52 in a new disguise, 07:54 of the witchcraft condemned and prohibited of old." 07:58 Those who argue that hypnosis work should consider this. 08:02 It is the masterpiece of Satanic deception. 08:05 It wouldn't be much of the deception 08:07 if it didn't work. 08:08 It is actually because it does seem to work 08:12 that it makes it appealing and therefore more dangerous. 08:17 In Leviticus 19:26, 08:19 God prohibit the use of enchantment. 08:22 "The Hebrew word translated enchantment is Nachash. 08:27 And it means to hiss, whisper a spell. 08:32 This spell could very well be the same 08:34 as the trance of hypnosis 08:37 and may also be what Paul warned about 08:39 in 2 Timothy 3:13. 08:42 "But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, 08:46 deceiving, and being deceived." 08:50 The Greek word for seducers is go'-ace, 08:54 meaning a wizard has muttering spells. 08:57 Sister White support this interpretation 09:00 in volume two of Mind, Character 09:02 and Personality, page 714. 09:06 "Innocent though it may appear, 09:08 this mind cure, 09:10 if exercised upon the patients, 09:11 will in its development be for their destruction, 09:14 not their restoration. 09:16 Second Timothy 3 09:18 describes persons who accept error, 09:20 such as one mind exercising 09:22 complete control over another mind. 09:25 God forbids any such thing. 09:27 The mind cure is one of Satan's greatest sciences, 09:31 and it is important that our physicians see clearly 09:34 the real character of this science, 09:37 for through it 09:38 great temptations will come to them. 09:40 This science must not be allowed 09:43 a particle of standing room in our sanitariums." 09:46 Another new age practice that has really gain popularity 09:50 in recent years is called placentophagy, 09:53 consuming of the placenta. 09:56 We would readily admit 09:57 that there are vitamins and minerals 09:59 in abundance in the placenta, 10:00 but to eat human tissue 10:02 is nothing less than cannibalism. 10:05 The placenta has served the purpose of several organs 10:10 for growing fetus, including the lungs, 10:12 the kidneys, and the liver. 10:14 We shouldn't be eating such tissue 10:16 from any animal much less from a human body. 10:20 For a time, mothers were being encouraged 10:23 to cook the placenta 10:24 but now the practice of encapsulating 10:26 the placenta has become popular. 10:29 Let it not be forgotten that while there may be 10:32 some nutritional value, 10:34 there may also be great dangers in this practice. 10:37 The placenta acted as a filter 10:40 and a barrier between the mother and the baby 10:43 blocking many harmful substances. 10:45 It also contains blood and waste products 10:47 that should not be ingested. 10:50 It is time that Christians exercise 10:52 our God given sense 10:53 just because some animals 10:55 might the placenta is not any reason 10:58 for us to do that. 10:59 Many animals eat almost anything, included feces. 11:03 A dog will consume his own vomit 11:05 and contrary to the theory of revolution 11:08 we are not mere animals, 11:10 but created in the image of God. 11:13 There is one instance in the Bible 11:15 where it speaks of woman eating their placentas. 11:18 It is found in the famous chapter 11:20 of Blessings and Cursings Deuteronomy 28, 11:23 we find the following curses 11:25 for the rebellious people of God 11:27 in verse 56 and 57, 11:31 while their city is under siege and they're starving to death. 11:35 "The tender and delicate woman among you, 11:38 which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot 11:41 upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, 11:44 her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, 11:47 and toward her son, and toward her daughter, 11:50 and toward her young one 11:52 that cometh out between her feet, 11:54 and toward her children which she shall bear: 11:57 for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly 12:00 in the siege and straitness, 12:02 where with thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates." 12:07 The Hebrew word for young one is translated afterbirth 12:10 in the margin. 12:11 The New King James translates it placenta. 12:16 The delicate woman is reduced to cannibalism. 12:21 The last new age practice 12:22 we will consider is that of touch therapy 12:25 based on ancient eastern practices. 12:28 Actually there is usually no touching at all. 12:31 The practitioner holds his or her hands 12:33 inches away from the body of a patient, 12:36 moving them around to detect the energy fields, 12:40 sometimes called the key or the vital force, 12:42 where energy start to be out of balance, 12:45 the hands are moved to redistribute the energies. 12:49 Where there is excess energy or bad energy, 12:52 the practitioner may place one hand, 12:55 palm down toward the ground 12:57 to channel it away from the patient's body. 13:00 Some believe they can transfer 13:02 some of their own energy into the patients. 13:05 Some spiritualistic physicians and midwives 13:08 use similar techniques on women in labor. 13:11 Ellen White often spoke of vital force 13:14 but never in a spiritualistic way. 13:17 She simply was referring to vitality 13:19 and strength of a person, 13:21 not the mystical ki or yin 13:23 or yang of ancient Chinese culture. 13:26 Let us stand strong in God's word 13:28 like Daniel and his three friends, 13:31 who were found healthier 13:32 and ten times wiser than all the magicians, 13:35 astrologers, and sorcerers 13:37 in all of Babylon. 13:39 We read in Daniel 12:3. 13:43 And they that be wise shall shine 13:45 as the brightness of the firmament, 13:47 and they that turn many to righteousness 13:49 as the stars for ever and ever. 13:54 Join us next time for more of Divine Design. |
Revised 2016-10-17