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A Calvin Research Group Academic Resource, Module 015A1
Analysis Of Mind Manipulation
Introduction To The Methods Which The World Uses To Fight Truth
Dr. Johnson C. Philip & Dr. Saneesh Cherian[Revised byJoe Giuffrida]
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The Race To Control Minds
Mind-control
and manipulation is nothing new. It began when Satan induced one thirdof the angelic host to rebel against a benevolent God. With the superhuman wisdom,understanding and power that the angels have, only an extraordinary blinding of theirintelligence could have achieved this feat. Satan did that successfully.With one success at hand, it was a minor job for Satan to control and manipulate humanminds that are no match for angelic intelligence. Yet the checks and balances created byGod are so powerful that in spite of six millennia of Satanic distortion, persuasion, andinducement, the humans are not yet fully on his side.At the same time, the switching of allegiance from God to Satan has assumed alarmingproportions in the twentieth century. Not only unbelievers, but even children of Godhave begun to follow this master-strategist in the twentieth century. Satan has beenaided in this task by the modern technological breakthroughs, especially the onesdealing with communication and medicine. So far his inability to be at many placessimultaneously has been a hindrance to the execution of his plans, but with modernmass-media communication technology it has now become possible for him to influencelarge masses in spite of his physical limitations. Thus it is time for concerned Christiansto take action.The subject of Mind Manipulation has a special interest for those who are in the field of apologetics and polemics. This is because today many arguments are won by influencingand controlling the MINDS directly instead of allowing a process of reasoning and sortingout the truth. Reasoning alone does not work directly in such situations, and theapologist would have to use additional tools to unmask error and also to defend truth.
Mind Control And The Bible
Most Christians have heard only about mind control methods used in Communistcountries and other similar dictatorships. Thus they consider it only as a subject of political interest. The intimate connection of this subject with the spiritual life isunknown to many of them, yet Mind Control has a deep connection with spiritual life.When a father chooses a spiritually and morally corrupt but academically excellentschool for his children instead of one that has excellent spiritual atmosphere, but whichis not the top school in the country, he is exhibiting his naïveté about the power of mindcontrol. He does not realize that soon he will have his son or daughter back with highhonours, but totally decadent in mind. Once minds have been captured, and oncedegenerate passions have been instilled, they will begin practicing it all as soon as theygain their independence. Thus, the human mind is a critical component in the spirituallife of every person.The human mind is such an important factor in spiritual life that mind-related words are
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used hundreds of times in the Bible. Here is a sample list of some of these words:
Mind/Minds 111 Times
Thought/Thoughts 139 Times
Think/Thinks 82 Times
Heart/Hearts 963 Times
There are many more mind-related words, but these statistics are sufficient to alertevery thinking person about the importance of this subject. There are many topics in theBible which are not mentioned even one tenth of this many times, but to which we givegreat importance. Thus, this subject must also be given the importance due to it.Some might feel that in spite of the data above, questions still arise as to whether thehuman mind has such an intimate relationship with spiritual life. Paul in 2 Corinthians11:3 says, "I am afraid, lest as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your
MINDS
should be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ" (NASB).Obviously the mind has a direct relationship with one's spiritual choices, and this is whyPaul is greatly concerned about their minds.The same idea is affirmed in Ephesians 4:17-19 which in NASB says, "This I saytherefore, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer as the gentiles alsowalk, in the futility of their MIND, being darkened in their UNDERSTANDING, excludedfrom the life of God, because of the IGNORANCE that is in them, because of thehardness of their HEART; And they, having become CALLOUS, have given themselvesover to sensuality, for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness". Thispassage also makes it clear that once the minds are controlled or influenced, people getinto ALL kinds of impurity with GREED. To those who have been observing society in thelight of the Scripture for some time, this does not come as a surprise.
Human Mind And Spirituality
All Christians these days are worried about the coldness and degeneration seen in thespiritual world. However, very few of them are able to perceive that part of the reason isour inability to guard our hearts.We seek the best education, job, housing, and society for us and our children. Many of us prefer to watch the best TV programmes, even if we have to spend money and get acable connection. Most of us also look for the best church for fellowship. However, in allthese the criteria are not how they feed and conserve our minds but rather how goodare these from earthly standards. Instead we ought to give priority to how theycontribute to a healthy and spiritual mind.In 1 Peter 3:15, the apostle says that we should "set apart Christ as Lord in ourHEARTS". If our obedience has to show in life, it has to originate in our mind. Proverbs4:23 says, "Keep your HEART with all diligence; for it is the source of all life".
Thecommunists have known this and have been recorded as saying that if they can have the firstfew years to influence a child, they can ensure that the child will always remain loyal tocommunist ideology.
Consequently, all degenerate movements and bizarre cults aim directly at the humanminds. The rest follows automatically. This blinding and controlling of human minds ismentioned by Paul in 2 Corinthians 4:4 when he says, "In whose case the god of thisworld has BLINDED the MINDS of the unbelieving that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ...". About believers losing their spiritual balance, theScripture says even this begins in the mind. In 2 Thessalonians 2:2 he says, "That ye benot soon shaken in MIND, or be troubled ...".
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The whole of Psalms 119 is a description of how the Scripture takes control of thehuman mind to produce a holy life. The same insight is repeated in Proverbs, which alsoreminds us that a man's character is dictated by what he is in his mind. "As a manthinks, so he is" (Prov. 23:7).Much is at stake in this battle for minds, and no Christian should remain ignorant aboutit.
Christian apologists have much more to worry about in this realm because in many casesits subtle tactics defy common rules of logic and reason.
Only an insight into the workingsof the deceptive mind manipulation techniques will help the apologist to win the war tocapture minds.To understand the ways in which mind manipulators can capture people's thinking, itwould be helpful first to look at one aspect of the human mind.
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Human Mind: A Diagrammatic Approach
Humans
act through a process of thoughts, words, and deeds. The possible range of theseactions is infinite, ranging from the holy to the unholy, mature to immature, wise to stupid,and from the proper to the improper. From a biblical point of view all these possible actionscan be divided into at least four main actions: essential actions, desirable actions, tolerableactions, and forbidden actions. Diagrammatically, these can be represented as shown below:
All Possible ActionsForbidden ActionsTolerable ActionsDesirable ActionsEssential ActionsDesirable ActionsTolerable ActionsForbidden Actions
Obviously, the range of all possible actions is vast, and includes actions that are bothproper as well as improper. When these actions are separated from each other, we getat least four different categories of human actions.
Essential Actions:
The smallest group is made up of all the actions essential for abeliever. This would include love for God, commitment, honesty, etc. Every believer issupposed to fulfill these requirements from his own free will.
Desirable Actions:
The next larger group would be made up of desirable actions. Theseare not compulsory, but it is highly desirable to see these in the lives of believers. Thiswould include all those activities and choices that strengthen a believers holy walk andviewpoint.
Tolerable Actions:
The next group would include all those thoughts and actions which arenot expected in a believer, but at the same time which are not sinful. This is similar to thespeech and actions of a baby that are abandoned when he grows up. Parents tolerate manythings in a growing child and with the right expectations these things will go away with theeventual arrival of maturity. Though not sinful in themselves, these things can lead a personto sin if he does not abandon them as he matures.
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