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LTRP Note: <\/strong>The following letter to the LT editor and the response this person received from Focus on the Family is used with permission from our reader. Important to note that FOF’s response is\u00a0similar to the response\u00a0FOF was giving back in 2006 (when we received a letter <\/a>from them)\u00a0when asked why they were promoting Richard Foster and Gary Thomas and where they stood regarding contemplative spirituality in general. In comparison, the 2011 response from FOF is more detailed than the 2006 letter from the same FOF staff member (Tim Masters from the Executive Office) but is essentially saying the same thing. Worth noting, the arguments that Masters gives in defense of contemplative prayer have been scripturally refuted by\u00a0Lighthouse Trails authors,\u00a0showing how contemplative advocates have taken Bible verses and used them out of context. We have given references to a number of those refutations below.<\/p>\n

Dear Lighthouse Trails: <\/strong><\/p>\n

I just wanted to thank you for all the work you put into getting the truth out. \u00a0I look forward to every single newsletter and have learned so much from you all – and continue to! \u00a0Without you I’m afraid I’d be as misguided about contemplative prayer as most christians are.<\/p>\n

Also I’d like to thank you for your alert about Focus on the Family. \u00a0After reading in the newsletter <\/a>about their attempt to sell this lie to kids I promptly quit giving financially to them and explained to them why. \u00a0I’d like to forward you the email response I received from them. \u00a0It saddened and alarmed me. \u00a0More and more well known names in christianity are promoting this lie \u00a0– many actually claiming that they’re not doing it! \u00a0Please read this email I received from FOF.<\/p>\n

Thank you again and I join with you in praying against this lie.\u00a0<\/strong> (name withheld)<\/p>\n

Letter from Focus on the Family – <\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Friend: <\/strong>Thank you for writing to Focus on the Family.\u00a0 It was good of you to contact us with your candid concerns about our ministry\u2019s involvement with what has sometimes been called \u201ccontemplative prayer.\u201d\u00a0 Thoughtful, honest feedback like yours is always welcome here at Focus headquarters.\u00a0 We\u2019re happy to have this opportunity to respond to the thoughts you\u2019ve shared.<\/p>\n

While we appreciate your input, we also feel bound to inform you that you are mistaken on a couple of different fronts.\u00a0 To begin with, your assertion that Focus on the Family is \u201cpromoting\u201d contemplative prayer and spirituality is neither fair nor accurate.\u00a0 Yes, we have occasionally referenced speakers and authors who deal with subjects of this nature \u2013 individuals such as Richard Foster<\/a>, Larry Crabb<\/a>, and Beth Moore<\/a>.\u00a0 But none of this, in our opinion, amounts to \u201cpromoting\u201d contemplative prayer.\u00a0 The truth of the matter is that we have far too much else on our plate to become involved in any such activity.\u00a0 The heart of our outreach is practical family ministry.<\/p>\n

That said, we also find it hard to understand why any particular\u00a0method<\/em>\u00a0of prayer should be regarded as \u201ca dangerous deviation from sound Bible practices.\u201d\u00a0 After all, there are probably as many different\u00a0ways<\/em>\u00a0of praying as there are people offering prayers.\u00a0 Besides, there is nothing unbiblical or anti-Christian about solitude, silence, and contemplation.\u00a0 Far from it!\u00a0 After all, it was not in the wind, the earthquake, or the fire that the Lord spoke to Elijah, but rather in the \u201cstill, small voice\u201d of intimate, personal communion (1 Kings 19:12) [see our note\u00a0below on 1 Kings 19:12*].\u00a0 David highlights the value of this type of spiritual discipline in Psalm 4:4, where he writes, \u201cMeditate within your heart on your bed, and be still.\u201d\u00a0 Another Psalmist similarly represents the Lord as exhorting His people to \u201cbe still and know that I am God\u201d <\/a>(Psalm 46:10).\u00a0 And Jesus Himself, who lived and breathed the Old Testament Scriptures, often retired to quiet, secluded spots in the wilderness or on the mountain where He could converse with His Father apart from the noise and distraction of the crowd (see Mark 1:35).\u00a0 In time, His disciples learned to follow His example in this regard.<\/p>\n

On the basis of this firm biblical foundation, a strong tradition of Christian contemplation and mysticism has grown up within the church over the past 2,000 years \u2013 a tradition that has nothing whatsoever to do with \u201cdangerous\u201d New Age spirituality.\u00a0 Many of the early church fathers <\/a>of the first three centuries of the Christian era \u2013 men like Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory Nazianzus, Basil of Caesarea, John Chrysostom, and Anthony of Egypt \u2013 were contemplatives who had mystical experiences in prayer.\u00a0 It is even possible to trace this strain of spirituality to the apostles themselves:\u00a0 Peter, for example, who saw visions on the roof of the house of Simon the Tanner (Acts 10:9-16), or Paul, who speaks of having been \u201ccaught up to the third heaven\u201d where he \u201cheard inexpressible words which it is not lawful for a man to utter\u201d (2 Corinthians 12:2-4), or John, whose encounter with the risen Christ while \u201cin the Spirit on the Lord\u2019s Day\u201d gave us the Book of Revelation (Revelation 1:9).[see “Does God Sanction Mystical Experiences?<\/a>“]\u00a0 In our view, it\u2019s not the form or style of such experiences, nor the methods or techniques of prayer that precede them, that should determine their legitimacy, but rather their content and the degree to which they either do or do not bring glory to the Lord Jesus Christ.\u00a0[See our\u00a0article on Intent.]<\/a><\/p>\n

We hope this reply has clarified our perspective for you.\u00a0 Thanks again for caring enough to contact us.\u00a0 Don\u2019t hesitate to let us know if we can be of any further assistance.\u00a0 God bless you.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Timothy Masters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Focus on the Family<\/strong><\/p>\n

LTRP Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

* <\/strong>The following explanation about I Kings 19:12 is from Ray Yungen’s book, A Time of Departing.<\/em><\/p>\n

Question:<\/strong> Isn\u2019t I Kings 19:12 an example of when contemplative prayer is condoned in Scripture? Elijah heard a “still, small voice.” Isn\u2019t that referring to the silence?<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer:<\/strong>This passage in no way indicates that Elijah was practicing a mantra exercise. On the contrary, it was the prophets of Baal who “called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying, \u2018O Baal, hear us!” (I Kings 18:26). Now Elijah was in a cave, not to practice contemplative prayer, but to hide from Jezebel\u2019s threat to take his life. Also, his encounter with God was something he did not initiate but God initiated Himself, thereby emphasizing that Elijah was not practicing a mantra. If anything, from his conversation with God, we might conclude that he was also hiding from his ministry and God Himself, as he was feeling hopeless.<\/p>\n

Related Stories:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Letter from Focus on the Family: Takes Lighthouse Trails with a \u201chealthy dose of salt\u201d & defends contemplative Gary Thomas <\/a><\/p>\n

Letter to Editor: Does Beth Moore Still Promote Contemplative Prayer? <\/a><\/p>\n

Serious Concerns for Focus on the Family Marriage Conference <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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