What's "The Secret" not telling you? (This Review is based on the Book Format)
The book “The Secret” has been selling in the millions. Everyone from Oprah to Larry King have had the contributing teachers from the book as guest on their TV programs. This book really breaks down what the Secret is all about.
What you quickly discover by the 3rd chapter of this book is--- the real secret is: who’s secret it was, (Hicks) and who’s message it originally belongs to. You learn that the message and teachings of “The Secret” is called: ’The Law of Attraction’ and was a channeled message through Esther Hicks by an Entity know as Abraham. Now how creepy is that? Is this “Secret” really something a Christian wants to buy into? And if so, you just might get more than you bargained for. This and other spiritual concerns are discussed in this book.
Without a true understanding of Christian meditation, (which differs noticeably) from what is presented in “The Secret” a Christian could be easily mislead into metaphysical practices with harmful results. As the chapters go on, the Authors take the claims of health and prosperity made in the book “The Secret”, and examine the scientific claims of the “Law of Attraction” and reveal what a panel of Scientists have to say about this, and also examine the medical claims proposed by the book ‘The Secret’.
The Authors of this book reveal that: “The Secret” met it’s early success in the Mind Science churches, and at metaphysical bookstores. The authors write that TIME Magazine reported---"that before “The Secret” was a mainstream hit, it was selling briskly at New Age bookstores and New Thought Churches like Unity and Agape (Beckwith’s church)".
As to “The Secret’s origin of Religious teachings, it turns out that the booklist and the teachers Rhonda Byrne’s quotes in “The Secret” reveal almost all anyone needs to know. The teachings come out of the Mind Science religions, New Thought, and Christian Science and Unity. The doctrines practiced in Christian Science have been known to have dangerous consequences. Christian Science teaches that illness and suffering is an illusion. For the Biblical Christian, “The Secret” and it’s associated teachings should be Avoided. You can read the biblical warnings from the Bible from
Deuteronomy 18:9-13.
Watchman Fellowship is an Evangelical discernment Ministry. Visit their website for more information:
www.watchman.org The book can be purchased from Watchman (click here: "The Truth Behind the Secret. James K. Walker is the president of Watchman Fellowship an evangelical discernment ministry that provides research, evangelism and training. He holds an MA in Theology and is an ordained minister and is an adjunct professor of several Christian Colleges.
Bob Waldrep is the vice-president of Watchman Fellowship and executive director of Evangelical Ministries to New Religions. He is a graduate of Birmingham Theological Seminary. Bob has written articles addressing cultural spiritualities and is an expert commentator in national and international media shows and interviews.
Copyright © 2007 by James Walker and Bob Waldrep
Published by Harvest House Publishers
ISBN - 13: 978-0-7369-2298-2
Reading / Review Date: October 3, 2007
