Articles on the New Age

Like New Agers, Christians have a supernatural world-view. That is, both belief systems view humanity as being more than a collection of molecules and cells.

Evangelical Christians also agree with those in the New Age that health and healing can come from outside the natural cause-effect universe.

It could be argued that any Christian who prays for God to supernaturally heal them in effect believes in a spiritual form of alternative medicine.

There are, however, important differences between New Age medicine and the Christian belief in divine healing. Christians, while relying on God's sovereignty, are not anti-traditional heathcare. They do not deny the reality of the physical, and they see that all healing is of God, whether directly or indirectly. God designed the human body to naturally fight desease and sickness. He also provided the wisdom of scientists and doctors to discover medical treatments and the wisdom of

While realizing the limits of science and medicine, a balanced Christian view will not be anti-scientific. A biblical world-view sees supernatural healing as not being antagonistic towards traditional medical procedures or natural health care based on real science