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Originally Posted by Jo S
So do the disciples of the Hindu yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda. They also call on or recite the name of the Lord Jesus through a practice called "Jesus prayer meditation". It is considered "practicing presence".
The issue is that scripture says there are many Jesus' (2 Corinthians 11:4) and along with accepting a different Jesus comes a different spirit.
Does merely reciting the name of Jesus validate the practice along with the resulting effects? How do you know you are communicating with the Jesus of scripture and not another Jesus?
Does repeating a mantra in your "heart" then justify this practice?
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Scripture does not say there are many Jesus's. It says there is only one:
1 Cor 8:6 But we know that there is only one God, the Father, who created everything, and we live for him. And
there is only one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom God made everything and through whom we have been given life.
Because there is only one Jesus, if we use the name of Jesus only one Jesus will respond (if He wants to). The unique name of Jesus
became evident in Acts 19:17 "And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled."
Even a Hindu, or a Buddhist, or Muslim can call upon the name of the Lord and be saved. Remember that Abraham followed and called upon the Lord while technically still a pagan (he was called Abram at that time) (Joshua 24:2). Abraham could have been a yoga master for all we know, practicing yoga and chanting to "God" when the real God responded.