Christians and Alternative Medicine

I have a sister that is a licensed RN and has a good head on her shoulders, is supposed to be a Christian, but now has added to her career a practice in "Wellness" and alternative healing that is patently unscientific, called "Field Control Therapy" - involving what seems like a form of bioresonance, muscle testing, energy field detection/manipulation, and water memory.

Because of this development in my family over the last few years, it has come to my attention that this kind of thing is becoming very popular. There are SO many alternatives however and some of them are actually legitimate and not spiritually dangerous or at least innocuous. However they tend to be mixed up with a lot of eastern Spirituality and mysticism, probably because health was so tied in to spirituality for the eastern cultures. And I'm not saying they are wrong about that (body mind and spirit are connected in many ways). But if you use their unbiblical Spirituality to fix your body and mind, you are in effect worshipping a false god and exposing yourself, possibly, to demonic oppression and influence.

So Christians should be exercising GREAT caution when participating in any medical practice that seems new. There are always new forms and procedures being dreamed up, so just because it's not in the list does not mean it's OK. You have to look at the underlying methodology.

I heard recently about a mother who recently delivered a baby, and two women came into her room and just started practicing this energy healing on her. She was very uncomfortable with that, even though she was not familiar with this sort of practice. But apparently the medical community is getting on board too, because these ladies were walking around the hospital practicing their thing on people.

Here are a list of links of sorts of healing techniques that are available. I have not read them all, but Ankerberg is on the whole a fairly good place to start. As always, compare everything to Scripture.

Holistic Medicine - pt 1 - An Overview
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0706W3.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 2 - Acupuncture / Acupressure
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0806W3.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 3 - Altered States of Consciousness
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0906W3.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 4 Anthroposophical Medicine
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA1006W3.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 5 - Attitudinal Healing
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA1106W3.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 6 - Autogenic Training
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA1206W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 7 - Ayurvedic Medicine
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0107W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 8 - Bioenergetics & Reichian Therapy
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0207W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 9 - Biofeedback
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0307W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 10 - Bodywork Methods
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0407W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 11 - Breath Awareness
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0507W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 12 - Medical Channeling
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0607W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 13 - Chiropractic
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0707W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 14 - Chromotherapy / Color Therapy
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0807W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 15 - Crystal Healing / Crystal Work
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0907W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 16 - Dowsing
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA1007W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 17 - Dreamwork
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA1107W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 18 - Edgar Cayce Healing Methods
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA1207W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 19 - Herbal Medicine
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0108W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 20 - Homeopathy
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0208W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 21 - Hypnosis and Hypnotic Regression
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0308W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 22 - New Age Intuition
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0408W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 23 - Iridology
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0508W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 24 - Kirlian Photography
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0608W2.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 25 - Martial Arts
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0708W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 26 - New Age Meditation
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0808W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 27 - Muscle Testing
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0908W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 28 - Naturopathy
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA1008W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 29 - Osteopathy
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA1108W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 30 - Polarity Therapy
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA1208W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 31 - Psychic Anatomies
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0109W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 32 - Psychic Diagnosis, Psychic Healing, and Psychic Surgery
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0209W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 33 - (Medical) Psychmetry (Radionics)
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0309W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 34 - Psychosynthesis
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0409W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 35 - Reiki
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0809W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 36 - Shamanistic Medicine
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0909W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 37 - Audio-Visual Therapy
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA1009W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 38 - Therapeutic Touch
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA1109W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 39 - Applied Kinesiology
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA1209W1.htm

Holistic Medicine - pt 40 - New Age Visualization
http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/new-age/NA0110W1.htm