THE SECRET A Necessary Critique

Dr. Jobe Martin Biblical Discipleship Ministries www.evolutionofacreationist.com www.biblicaldiscipleship.org

 The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, 2006

(Atria Books: 1230 Avenue of the Americas NY, NY 10020/Beyond Words Publishing, Inc. 20827 N.W. Cornell Road Suite 500, Hillsboro, OR 97124-9808) www.beyondword.com.

Rhonda Byrnes little book The Secret is an unprecedented international success.

The Big Question is: Why?

PROVERBS 14:12
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

 Something remarkable is underway. It is moving with almost dizzying speed, but it has no name and eludes description.
Marilyn Ferguson, The Aquarian Conspiracy, p.18

Its all about YOU!!!!

The earth turns on its orbit for You. The oceans ebb and flow for You. The birds sing for You. The sun rises and it sets for You. The stars come out for You. Every beautiful thing you see, every wondrous thing you experience, is all there, for You. Take a look around. None of it can exist without You. No matter who you thought you were, now you know the Truth of Who You Really Are. You are the master of the Universe. You are the heir to the kingdom. You are the perfection of Life. And now you know The Secret. May the joy be with you!
The Secret, p. 183

 Were really now moving into a new era. Its the era where the last frontier is not space, as Star Trek would say, but its going to be Mind.
Dr. Fred Alan Wolf, The Secret, p. 181

 Why would a little 199 page book achieve international attention and skyrocketing success within a few weeks of its entrance on the scene of books in print?

 What does The Secret say and teach that generates so much excitement and vigorous approval among its readers?

Even Oprah Winfrey has helped to spread the secret. Oprahs first program on The Secret received such a huge response that eight days later she aired an unprecedented follow-up show called One Week Later: The Huge reaction to The Secret. The book and DVD have also been featured on a variety of network talk shows, including CNNs Larry King Live and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
James K. Walker and Bob Waldrep, The Truth Behind The Secret (Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers, 2007), p. 10

Many centuries ago the following words were written:

EZEKIEL 28:3-5
Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches.

We often get distracted with this thing called our body and our physical being. That just holds your spirit. And your spirit is so big it fills a room. You are eternal life. You are God manifested in human form, made to perfection.
Lisa Nichols, The Secret, p. 164 (emphasis mine)

2006

APRIL, 1984

Susan Taylor, Editor in Chief, Essence, April 1984

Get quiet, and ask the power within for ways to change stressful conditions in your life. Then listen to your inner intelligence.With this inner power we are also masters of ourselves. You are a child of the universe, part of a divine process. The degree to which you accept your divinity determines how much It can work for you. Get busy practicing the Presence within. Be still and know that you are God. (emphasis hers)

PSALM 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

But Rhonda Byrne writes: You are God in a physical body. You are Spirit in the flesh. You are Eternal Life expressing itself as You. You are a cosmic being. You are all power. You are all wisdom. You are all intelligence. You are the creator, and you are creating the creation of You on this planet. The Secret, p. 164. (emphasis mine)

Twenty-two years after Essence, The Secret is teaching the same occult deceptions. And much of this is sounding more and more like the faddish Emerging and Emergent Church. (more on the Emergent Church later), also go to www.lighthousetrails.com.

Rhonda Byrne says (The Secret, p. 173): You must focus on the presence inside of You. Take a moment and sit still. Focus on feeling the life presence inside you. As you focus on the presence within, it will begin to reveal itself to You. It is a feeling of pure love, and bliss, and it is perfection. That presence is the perfection of You. That presence is the real You. (emphasis hers)