This is from Martin Luther regarding people who contemplate God:
Monday, April 14th, 2008 | 
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Posted by John under: Lovers of the Truth,The Falling Away
“They expect to recieve personal messages from God without using the Word of God. They are being fooled by the devil’s tricks. If you want to contemplate, then contemplate the right way. Read the Bible. Listen to sermons on God’s Word. Honor your father and mother. Help a needy neighbor.”
Lovers of the Truth
“Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.”
—Malachi 3:16
The Falling Away
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”
— 2Thessalonians 2:3
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;”
—2 Timothy 4:3
Martin Luther Continues: “Don’t let Satan trick you. Approach spiritual matters in a different way. The true contemplative life is to listen to God’s Word and believe it. Like Paul, decide to deal with only one subject: Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
When I am talking about faith, I’m not talking about merely acknowledging that something is true. That kind of faith doesn’t place any confidence in what God says. It merely states, ‘Christ’s suffering and death are historical facts.’ Genuine faith, however, confesses, ‘I believe that Christ suffered and died for me. I have no doubts about this, and I rest in this faith.’”
The Laodicean Church no longer hears the voice of God…they are listening to the many voices of the devil, who has tricked them. They do not lean on the Word of God…they compromise, minimize, and dilute the Word of God. They seek to satisfy a spiritual hunger with a counterfeit spirituality based on feelings/emotions, experiences, and mysticism…they are in error. Guard yourself against this error and rescue the Laodiceans you know from it. The days are short.
Pastor Doug
1 Cor 2:2
Leslie says Comment posted on April 14th, 2008
Finally someone speaking the truth!
Los13 says Comment posted on June 03rd, 2008
Im so tired of all these “profits/prophets” selling miracles! I cant seriously respect the intelligence of anyone who attends these “miracle” crusades…a wicked and perverse generation seeks after signs and guess what there are gonna be plenty! ~Maranatha
Jan says Comment posted on July 30th, 2008
Let there be no compromise of God’s
Holy Word.