Yoga: Okay for Christians or not?

[sunilgill_87]

yoga is not okay for christian. its belong to hinduism not christianty

 

[mcdusia]

i also cannot agree that doing streching physical exercises influences on somebody who treats it only as a sport. Apostle Paul said that he could eat something, what was sacrificed to idols, treating it as a normal food, not asking about where it comes from. (1 Cor 8, 10:25)
we cannot seek in yoga or pilates or whatever else any kind of spirituality, even christian spirituality (coz this way is not in the bible) but we can just do sport.

 

[StopPolloition]

i also cannot agree that doing streching physical exercises influences on somebody who treats it only as a sport. Apostle Paul said that he could eat something, what was sacrificed to idols, treating it as a normal food, not asking about where it comes from. (1 Cor 8, 10:25)
we cannot seek in yoga or pilates or whatever else any kind of spirituality, even christian spirituality (coz this way is not in the bible) but we can just do sport.

Reread that verse. Paul never said he would knowingly eat food offered to idols. He said he wouldn't ask for the sake of conscience. His primary aim was to win souls not to be contentious. However, he did say that if he knew it was offered to idols he would refuse to eat it. You can't partake of the table of the Lord and of devils. This lesson is one that we can use in all parts of our lives.

Even the so called Praise moves are questionable in my book. They're an alternative to Yoga. Anything that is derivative of the world is questionable for believers. Someone mentioned "Christian" porn being next. It's already here. The concept is that all the actors and actresses are married couples and therefore not engaging in anything illicit; potentially as a tool to aid marriages (folly!) The problem is that Christians shouldn't need or want an alternative to porn or for that matter rock and roll, going to the club or yoga. We should avoid the very appearance of evil.

Yoga isn't just an empty set of poses and stretches that absent of the yogic mindset are benign, they are a preparation for death. The yogic poses and meditation prepare the practicioner to offer themselves to pagan gods (read: DEVILS) as a sacrifice. John Lennon was entranced with what he saw as serenity in these activities and was largely responsible for not only introducing it to the general populace of the US but also for veiling its occult nature. Lennon said Christianity would die out and that the Beatles were already more popular than GOD. He rejected Christianity, yet was a steadfast adherent to Eastern mysticism.

That Yoga can provide some physical benefit is not only secondary, it's irrelevant. Prostitution can provide excercise as well AND income...but that hardly makes it alright for Christians to do. Christians need to stop trying to blur the lines and follow peace with all men and holiness, without which no man will see God. If there can be a question of a thing's roots or moral impact, don't do it.

 

[LeanaJo]

Well, if Yoga isn't good, then can I still do Pilates? I love Pilates and love having some flexibility in my joints. Does help you in the long run later in life. I see no problem with it.

 

[rlowe]

Check this out

PraiseMoves: The Christian Alternative to Yoga, DVD
By: Laurette Willis

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[Beatriz]

To me, Yoga is fine.
Who cares if it is of eastern origins? So are our numbering systems, chess, and, well... Christianity.
It matters more what we do with it than what it originally was.
I think we live in a society that needs to be more health-oriented, so if people want to get fit using Yoga I don't see the problem.
Then again, that is just me.

 

[jeffsi435]

Yoga: Okay for Christains or not?

I am not really into yoga and haven't tried it, but I would be okay with it depending on how it is presented. If it is just a matter of stretching then it should be okay, but it could also be presented by the leader or teacher as a part of eastern thought and religion and then it wouldn't be okay. So, I guess it depends is my answer.

 

[51_5_16-18]

I would say overall nit would be ok to Yoga- if your concience allows it. Many things in our lives come from otehr religions but we do not realize it. If you truely beleiv Yoga is wrong then you should not do it- I equate it to the problems of eating meat Paul talks about in Romans 14. But I do wanmt to say I do not think there is anything wrong with meditation as long as you are meditating on the right thing.

Joshua 1:8 NIV
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

Psalms 1:1-3 NIV
1 Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.
So if we meditae on the Lord and his laws it will help us.

 

[DutchChristian]

TAKE HEED!

No yoga for christians!

Yoga is not just some set of harmless physical exercises but is always and automatically connected to demonic spirituality so called "enlightenment" and "path to self realization" which is an evil wicked lie! Yoga and spirituality are not separate they always come together in hidden form one or the other: Which these new age occult eastern teachings have hidden in yoga which is inseparable from this spirituality of the devil and is based on the KUNDALINI serpent EVIL DEMONIC spirit!

It involves with certain witchcraft breathing techniques and certain hand postures: which is all witchcraft!

Do not be involved with it!

Yoga is FORBIDDEN for all christians! These are all eastern spiritual and occult be "self-god" inner exercises and worship of inner self (that which is a lie)

It is WITCHCRAFT!

FLEE from it and repent do not be involved with it do not even read about it it is all a lie!

Yoga will never give you peace, yoga it is all a lie!

Only The Lord Jesus Christ Can Give you PEACE do not be involved with these demonic exercises that always come with yoga and breathing techniques that evoke evil spirits and this so called: kundalini serpent (= satan's evil and dark malicious spirit who he covertly presents as if a love and light spirit, and even wickedly pretends to be covertly as to be the real Holy Spirit! but is NOT! Have you seen some of the charismatic movement's involvement with this kundalini spirit as in: people barking like a dog and moving and rolling on the floor anyone?)

if you are involved with yoga you are actually doing exercises with a devil together as your personal instructor!

YOGA -DEPART AND FLEE FROM IT!!!


(i know i used to be formerly in the new age for 7 years, before coming to Christ!)

And besides yoga: mindfulness, reiki and meditation work with and resemble overall the same principles it is all evil and not for the christian, it is all a LIE you MUST STAY AWAY from all of these!

 

[B-A-C]

Exercise is OK. I can do many types of exercise without meditation and "becoming one with the universe". Why worship the created, instead of the creator?
Any spiritual meditation needs to done with God in mind. From that perspective, I said no.

 

[rizen1]

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[AudreyNicole]

I do yoga twice a week and I love it! It is a wonderfully peaceful way for me to relax my body before and after I train. I also use it as a prayer time with God.... I empty my mind of every thought and distraction, and use the hour to focus entirely on Him. (I carry a prayer list in my journal so I always try to go through that.)

I believe Christians have freedom in Christ; and I follow the word which says, "5One person regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind.6He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord, and he who eats, does so for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who eats not, for the Lord he does not eat, and gives thanks to God.7For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself;8for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.9For to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living." Romans 14:5-9

I use the Yoga I do to glorify God, but I am fully aware that many of my brothers and sisters in Christ do not do Yoga to glorify God. As long as we are fully convinced in our own mind!

 

[#1Evangelist]

The body is the temple of the lord - why wouldn't it be okay for us to engage in activities which are scientifically proven to improve the body's ability to function?

Also, there seems to be some misunderstandings regarding meditation. Meditation is only the act of clearing your mind - and there is nothing inherently religious about that. There's also nothing wrong with joining a yoga class whether there's an instructor or not and if you disagree, tell me what exact sin is it to follow the instructions of an authority figure here on Earth.

 

[Glow]

I have two views on this.

My first view stems from this: I used to be on the side that said "No yoga!" but then I realized something based on Romans 14, and it became clear to me. The poses in and of themselves are not wrong. After all, Paul tells us that nothing is unclean in and of itself. Jesus even said, "It's not what goes into the man that defiles him but what comes out of the man -- that defiles him." (Matthew 15:11)

The "poses" and "moves" are just that. They are not unclean in and of themselves. (I don't believe a Christian can "open their mind to demons," and nowhere in the Bible have I read of demons interacting with the minds of people who practice neutral things like exercise moves and music. Saying that a drum beat or an exercise pose is demonic is like saying that food sacrificed to idols is demonic in and of itself. It's all about the heart as Jesus said. Your heart makes you unclean.)

HOWEVER. My second view is this: The fact that doing yoga may associate a Christian with a foreign God (of Hinduism) might make some Christians uncomfortable, and "if your brother is grieved by your food," then...it might be better to abstain if it offends someone.

 

[SteveL]

Yea just take the excersizes they do, but don't call it yoga and don't do it with people who do it in a spiritual or religious way.

 

[DutchChristian]

Yea just take the excersizes they do, but don't call it yoga and don't do it with people who do it in a spiritual or religious way.

be still @SteveL: your being satans mouthpiece

you must Repent and believe The Gospel!

John 14:
6 Jesus saith unto him, I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.

 

[Fragrant Grace]

Yea just take the excersizes they do, but don't call it yoga and don't do it with people who do it in a spiritual or religious way.

@SteveL

What DutchChristian has said is right

You can't dress wrong up to make it look right.....it is still wrong

As Christians we are called to meditate upon the Word of God........
.........not upon the inner body and mind for spiritual divine connection as is done in yoga

For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
Luke 8:17

 

[Estrella]

Definitely not recommended for those who are not stable and convinced in their Christian faith. Or for those who were previously involved in New Age or Eastern spirituality. Because for such people yoga can easily become an invitation to explore further and to gradually turn to philosophies that are not compatible with Christianity.
That doesn't mean it's harmful for everyone. Surely there are people who are able to practice only the physical aspect. Just don't' decide for a course before finding out what exactly they're about and if they teach only exercise or also the ideology.

 

[Chad]

There are plenty of exercises of different types for every body type, male or female that you can incorporate into your own personal regime without getting involved with any religious and dangerous 'system' per se such as yoga.

Exercise and religion combined such as yoga is absurd in my view and unrelated.

 

[gglearner]

I was having neck pain, headaches. So, I thought of doing yoga and somehow I couldn't go to classes and that's good. Then read an article about yoga, its not only stretches but involves meditating mantras then decided not to go for it.
I think God showed me the way when I was confused about yoga, from that article I could learn some more things.