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Yin And Yang - How To Deal With It As A Christian
Contributed by Robert Sickler on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: Americans may be infatuated with Yin and Yang but they neither understand its strengths nor its weakness; they certainly do not understand the hidden dangers.
For example, where is the sense of complementary opposites in the fact that we always see the same side of the moon? Of course the Chinese never realized it, but the North Pole is always cold and the surface of the sun is always hot. Then there is the fact that everything goes into a black hole but nothing comes out. How does YinYang explain the fact that an electron can be in two places at the same time? What is the opposite of a neutron? Nothing! We might say that an acid and a base are complimentary duals but what is the complimentary dual of the Higgs-Boson particle? So you see, the universality of YinYang philosophy falls apart if you truly understand the universe.
The informed mind realizes that the natural law of a universal set of opposite, yet complementary forces, demands that this reality transcends all of nature. If it is not all inclusive it no longer is a natural force. If gravity did not apply in every area then the laws of gravity totally break down, which would mean that gravity is a phenomenon instead of a natural law. In other words, YinYang may have some relevance as a phenomenon, but it is not a natural law, which covers all of reality.
Yes, YinYang has a beauty, which we would do well to understand, but it is also filled with misconceptions and downright mistakes, which need to be avoided. There are a number YinYang principles, declarations, or laws that are completely wrong. For example:
• There is not infinite variety in the universe – a neutrino is a neutrino, a 15 Hz wave is a 15 Hz wave, and a photon is a photon.
• There are absolutes - saved is saved and lost is lost; there is nothing else.
• God is one source for everything – it is important to add that our one source is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
• Everything does not change - Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
• Everything does interrelate but everything is not opposing - God, Jesus and Holy Spirit are interrelated but not opposing.
• The belief that everything contains part of its opposite is in error. – God is purely good and Satan is purely evil.
• The extreme of any condition will not always produce extremes in the opposite – God is the extreme of Good but He does not produce righteousness in Satan; and, Satan is bad but He does not produce evil in God.
IS YINYANG EVIL
Christians are taught that the desires of the flesh war against the Spirit, and that the desires of the Spirit war against the flesh, because these two forces are opposed to each other. (Galatians 5:17) Many people believe this internal conflict in man is the result of a struggle taking place in the spiritual realm between good and bad spiritual forces: God and Satan. In Christian scripture we read: Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. (Revelation 12:7-9) Even though modern or postmodern Christendom is turning its back on the idea of conflict between God and Satan, the historical impact of this idea has helped shape the American perspective of Yin and Yang. Thus, Christians have corrupted YinYang and now YinYang has the potential to corrupt a person’s understanding of Christianity.
