Positive Thinking

TO THE EDITOR:

Most people have heard of positive thinking from authors like Norman Vincent Peale. So is positive thinking just another word for faith? The positive thinking theory implies that one’s positive or negative thoughts influence a person’s own body and personality and ultimate health. Such influence is believed to affect not only other people but also the entire world. This is an ancient occult belief and proponents claim we all have mysterious psychic power.

However, Mark 11:22 says, “Have faith in God.” Faith is placed in God and His omnipotence, not in the alleged power of the mind. The positive thinker doesn’t care if God is real or not. All that matters is what a person believes. People who have confused positive thinking with faith don’t believe in God

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