Babylon transferred her satanic worship system, where contemplative Transcendental Meditation became the vehicle to stoke the power, to Rome. Rome melded into the what we call the Roman Universal [ Catholic ] Church, that has wielded that same power; and it is wicked.
From "My word like fire!"...wordpress
Like all Christian contemplatives, Bickle works hard at presenting this [ Contemplative, Transcendental Meditation ] as biblically acceptable. He states there is “…a lot of counterfeit mysticism…” Before teaching his Christianese mantra method, he again emphasizes he is not talking about Eastern or Oprah religion.
I am sorry to say contemplative prayer seems foundational to IHOP, which means much deception has occurred, and will continue to occur. As covered elsewhere, Mike Bickle wants Fire Within, a book promoting the teachings of Catholic contemplatives Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross, to be the “manual for IHOP-KC.”
Mike Bickle claims that "God is restoring contemplative prayer to the church."; He goes on to claim that contemplative prayer is a God-ordained means of entering into the fullness of God, and that the brightest lights in church history have been Roman Catholic mystics who lived during the dark ages.
He went on to say the western church had much to learn from these mystics,” writes Jocelyn Andersen. I am quoting Andersen because the contemplative teaching where Bickle says these things seems to have been removed from the web.
Long time IHOP teacher and Missions base senior leadership member Dana Candler is the author of Deep Unto Deep. A reviewer writes, “[ "Deep Unto Deep: The Journey of His Embrace"] is inspired by the journal of Dana Candler who spends most of her time in contemplative prayer in KC, Mo. at the Int. House of Prayer.”
In Communion With God: Deep Unto Deep, Candler states, “Contemplative prayer is the way into the Ocean of Divine Love. It is the way that this fire of intimacy ignites within our being. In this love communion, the tremendous experience of God in the inner man takes place. Until this inward fire is ignited, stewarded, and released within us, we will walk as dead men. For we are only alive in the realm of love.” (Italics Candler’s) [ nirvana BT ]
Contemplative prayer, Candler writes, “is the great missing element of the prayer ministry in the Church today: touching the very core of what the New Covenant is about. This very reality brings the highest transformation in this age.”
[…and them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Mal-cham. (Zephaniah 1:5)]....
What Candler has unknowingly asserted is that the gospel is not enough–we are “dead men” until we experience the “transformation” through contemplative prayer. She, of course, would not see it this way at all. To the contemplatives, this deceptive meditative state is what Jesus intended for us all along.
Since Candler is not only a teacher, but influential in missions, are some IHOP missionaries teaching contemplative practices? [ All are!..BT ]
If we are to believe Fire Within, the contemplative book Mike Bickle wants as “the manual for IHOP-KC,” we need the contemplative teachings of Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross to understand some biblical passages.title of the book is Fire Within: St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and the Gospel–On Prayer.
Incredibly, Bickle’s “manual” is about Catholic, contemplative mystics! Also for sale on the website are books by and about St. John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, and even Madame Guyon.
Another book being offered is The Forgotten Desert Mothers, by Laura Swan. Swan writes, “We begin to discard our old ways and go in search of new ways of communicating with God. Our prayer matures and takes on new forms.” And what are these new forms?
Swan states, ”Centering prayer, lectio divina, Christian meditation, Taize, and the Divine Office are all sought. Prayer moves us toward the simple: often sitting silently before the Divine–in contemplative or centering prayer–is all we feel drawn to do.”
Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline is for sale; as is Clowning in Rome and The Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen.
James Goll’s Dream Language can also be purchased through the IHOP bookstore. According to Product Description, “After centuries of neglect, the church is rediscovering the realm of dreams and visions as a legitimate avenue for receiving divine revelation.”
Goll, too, is a contemplative. In his study guide on Consecrated Contemplative Prayer, Goll writes, “I wish to express thanks to our Lord for the writings of Richard Foster.”
I am not trying to aggravate those who support IHOP, but is it possible Bickle’s…odd…interpretation of certain Bible passages is the result of contemplative prayer? Make no mistake: contemplative practices can change–or determine–a person’s theology.
In an audio message, Mike Bickle apparently voiced great enthusiasm for contemplative prayer. Jocelyn Andersen has transcribed some of what was said. Kim Olsen of Discernit has reproduced IHOP’s promotion of contemplative prayer.
Perhaps it is not surprising that these have vanished from the web but can still be examined because of the diligence of these two saints.
One last thing: If you are wondering what contemplative prayer is, here is a link to an excellent article, What Is Spiritual Formation?
We are in a war. Through contemplative practices a false Christ–many false christs, actually–have great opportunity to deceive.