Is it okay for Christians to do Tai-Chi?

Is it okay for Christians to do Tai-Chi?
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[@msanchagrin]

"So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. " Rev 3:16

[@jacqieustioneverythingsmit5323]

God's Word says that we are saved by grace through faith in Christ Jesus and not by our own efforts or works (Ephesians 2:8-9) Rom. 8 Verses 38 to 39 [38] For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, [39] Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[@lukemichaud3197]

I think the physical discipline is not bad. It is the spiritual effect that you shouldn't practice. Learning how to have control of your body, is not the same as subscribing to the spiritual effects. The same with meditation and martial arts. Focus on God and having the control to surrender every part of yourself to Him fully. If learning better control of your body helps with that the motive is right. If trying to have control over your body is to glorify you then it is bad.

[@augustameyers5257]

Jesus did not come to make bad men good, but to make dead men live.

[@roseyoung5066]

Thank you for helping me to understand. I gave up Yoga many years ago because something in my spirit kept nagging at me, then I investigated and realized, by participating I was inadvertently worshipping foreign gods by even doing the poses. I think many, many Christians don't understand this, or don't want to understand this.

[@RM-zo2yf]

I felt this, too and this is why I pray to Jesus before doing Yoga, Tai Chi and Qigong.

[@intannur717]

Yeaa good idea... Ask God's permition before you worshiping another gods... So polite 😂😂😂

[@RM-zo2yf]

@@intannur717 your snarky replies are unnecessary but it shows your true character. Thanks bunches!

[@wemuk5170]

Just for u, Rose. Yoga is worshipping foreign gods. This is openly known: its worshipful poses. But Taichichuan is different. No religious worship therein. Every taichichuan pose has an inbuilt fighting [practical] application. Consider… (1) Fact: Taoism is a religion that was already around in the 4th century BC whereas as a matter of historical record, taichichuan (meaning,in Chinese, the ‘supreme, ultimate boxing/fist’ for which taichi is its abbreviation) or evidence of taichichuan practice did not exist nor emerge until the 18th century. (2) Taoism became well known during the Tang dynasty (8-10th century AD) but still no sign of taichichuan appeared, despite how the cultivated Chinese in that golden era of China loved to put everything down on record on paper in archives. How then can ancient Taoism be said to create and underpin this relatively modern martial art, called taichichuan? That ‘creation story’ from ancient times in mountain temples is the stuff of legends & hearsay, coming from taichi teachers who may be naive or gullible or who simply have not done their own homework. They assert such ancient BC roots, to make their art look ‘ancient’. The only logical inference and conclusion from existing evidence (not wild, unproven folk legends or hearsay assumptions) we now have in China today, is that, taichichuan is a Neo-Confucianism martial art that emerged during the 18th century. However, the educated elites were sufficiently enlightened to absorb & repackage peasant Taoist concepts & ideas, nominally, into their secular Neo-Confucian philosophy, to make their arts look ‘spiritually appealing’ to [attract] common folks, in order to battle the rise of Buddhism in China at the time. The Neo-Confucian scholars and officials thus borrowed and absorbed terms and concepts from their rivals into their rational, secular philosophy but strongly rejected and looked down on the superstitious and mystical elements of Taoism and Buddhism. (3) Take a look also at the clearly pagan roots of Christmas in history. Yet consider: what is ‘Christmas’ to many Christians today? Not what it was to the Puritans, surely! Accordingly, regardless of what taichi may once have meant, its practice today, needs to be evaluated on the basis of what it means today, to many who practise taichi for physical & mental health only. And certainly not for any spiritual worship/power unlike as in, any religion or anything religious. No mainstream taichi teacher can explain sensibly how taichi benefits anyone - spiritually. Certainly, one who tries to explain or who hopes to be your spiritual master, monk or priest will be the creepy exception to steer clear of! Thus if taichi is so-called Taoist, you might as well forget about what Christmas has become today & claim: Christmas is still so-called pagan today. Why? Well, because Christmas had been either mixed or somewhat affected by its pagan roots to such an extent that the majority of people who celebrate Christmas globally are not even practising Christians. See such ‘mix’ in detail in: www.cabinnotes.net/taichichristianity.html Whether about the roots of Christmas, Easter or Taichichuan, we do need to be consistent with our approach + not opine on matters we do not know terribly well outside our sphere of familiar knowledge, just like I mentioned Jesus Christ to Muslims as my Saviour & focused on only Christ & steer clear of any discussion on Mohammed (even though I had learnt Arabic as a child + we had a copy of the Koran at home in the past). (4) In any case whatever you fear, love, esteem, need, desire, depend or dwell on MORE than God, that is your spiritual heart idol, or your practised ‘religion’ - be that your intense/habitual preoccupation with your social media, smartphone, sport, social/climate justice cause, your career, art, entertainment, kids, health or taichi. The question to ask, with regard to, matters that are not designated as sinful living by God’s Word (such as idolatry, pride, lies, practising fornication, adultery and homosexuality) isn’t the specific reductionistic question: Does this thing look sinful or not? Much like the pointless way liberal progressives have claimed notwithstanding Scripture, that practising homosexuality between ‘practising’ Christians genuinely in love, looks like a beautiful thing or that “becoming transgender is a sacred journey of becoming whole” (thus wrote Rowan Williams). What a shock! If you look, go beyond superficial looking + instead ask the holistic question(s) required, all-time, by Scripture: Am I giving glory to my Lord by and in this matter? Am I living Coram Deo? If one accepts that taichi is secular, then, the Scriptural direction has to be 1 Cor 10:31. Do it all for the glory of God. Does practising taichi cause you to give thanks & praise to God for it as a blessing received from Him? Does it give you opportunities wherein you witnessed Christ & the gospel to the lost, to your instructor & others, thereby making His ways & salvation known? Psalm 67. Just make sure you do not stumble others to sin, 1 Cor 10:32, for example, by speaking the truth in love. No wonder you are further instructed to keep your peaceful conviction quietly between you & God, if unquestioned, undisputed: Rom 14:22. However, for those in doubt for whatever reason(s), they must stay out, Rom 14:23b. Feel conflicted? Follow your present speaking conscience. Stay out. If you do whatever you believe is not right, you are sinning. Yet, with regard to a disputable matter (not designated as sinful behaviour or sinful lifestyle or sinful living in Scripture), please do not pass judgment on your brothers or sisters in Christ, who belong to the Lord + who will stand before His judgment seat to give an account of themselves to Him, just like you, Rom 14:10-12. Hope that helps. I don’t do yoga. Nor taichi, though we know other Christians who do taichi just for physical & mental health.

[@altha-rf1et]

Told one lady the other day that goes to our church saw me working out in the front yard She said that Christians should not do that, I told her that it helps me with my Parkinsons, Clears my mind, and evil thoughts which enables me to pray to Jesus more with a open heart instead of my burdens

[@jennaducharme6154]

I am a Tai Chi instructor. I've always felt peaceful when I do Tai Chi. I have a black belt in Taekwondo I didn't feel evil as I did training. I did try yoga that gave me a bad feeling. I would just stay with Tai Chi that is spiritually peaceful.

[@stephenpflemingmusic270]

He said on 2.50 we become god... And at the End... It is vastly different... The Most high has no hard or darkness in Him, He is only light, not a mixture/balance of dark n light, and we are in Him with his Holy Spirit in us... X

[@markdaniels1730]

It is absolutely false to characterize Tai Chi as a "blending of good and evil". But even if that were the case (it's not, but even if it were...), the same is said about God in the Bible: "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things." - Isaiah 45:7

[@remybomb4690]

Creating and being is 2 different things just because I created 2 doors into a building doesnt mean i have 2 use both or that i even look at both of the doors

[@yourlifematters]

Thank you for this video. - Very informative and very authentic. Clearly you had firsthand experience with Tai Chi and now you have eyes opened because you are a Christian. Pay no attention to the hurtful comments below. It baffles me how people can be so mean. As Christians, even in disagreement we should be able to communicate kindly and with respect.

[@johnmorpheus120]

Where in the Bible does it say that? It says to expose things of darkness actually and have nothing to do with the unfruitful works of darkness. Unless this guy repents then he will not see heaven. Sure, we are to teach him with long suffering and love for his spirit but we don’t unify to pacify as he has to be ready to humble himself and believe the gospel of Jesus as the only way to the Father

[@yourlifematters]

@@johnmorpheus120 - Not sure what you are referring to. Where is the bible does it say what? This guy does seem to have his eye opened to the works of darkness through Tai Chi and that is the purpose of his video - to warn and inform Christians who think there is nothing wrong with Tai Chi. I think maybe you, and many who commented below have misunderstood his communication. The purpose of this video is to explain the philosophy behind Tai Chi (where to the point good and evil merge and you become God) but that this belief is vastly different to Christianity as he declares in 3:20. This guy is Malaysian so the way he speaks can be confusing to some. He is NOT proclaiming himself to be God. He is showing you that if you participate in Tai Chi that is the religion you embrace and then he asks you a rhetorical question, do you think that matches up with Christianity?

[@DaisyLewis-fr7tb]

@@johnmorpheus120 God wants us to be healthy, tai chi lowers blood pressure, makes our bodies strong. I heal the body from the inside out. Everyone lives in sin, saying bad words is a sin, drinking alcohol and taking drugs is a sin. Knowing to do the right things but not doing them is a sin, the path to hell is paved with good intentions.

[@thehappyhoof]

Wow thank you so much for explaining that. This scripture came to mind, "Either make the tree good and it's fruit good or make the tree corrupt and it's fruit corrupt, for the tree is known by its fruit." And Jesus also said this: Luke 6:45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

[@AndMakrid]

Jesus also said "be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves" Mathew 10:16.

[@khappy1286]

He was very clear. It is vastly different than Christianity.

[@bobjerk2492]

His bottom line answer is, "No." If you hear him all the way out - he is not preaching the merits of Tai Chi at the beginning - he is just fairly stating what Tai Chi adherents would say. Later, he contrasts that with Christianity and reveals that Tai Chi, when practiced in its full form, is NOT compatible with Christ. While I agree that Christians should not seek to become God (that seat is filled), we should strive to be as much like the Lord, Jesus Christ, as possible. The more similar to our Creator we become - the more pleased He will be with us.

[@whatweshouldknow5648]

And not to judge one another on the way we praise as long as we believe in our hearts there is only one God and that Jesus is the son of God. He may have meant in a different way and we just don't know how to interpret it like the Bible until we get older and find the truth. I'm not interested in tai chi I just didn't know much about it I was curious to find out if it was a of religion origin.

[@JE-western-rider]

@@whatweshouldknow5648 Daoist Philosophy / religion. The way of the tao. Wudang Mountains.

[@mejltestowy5410]

Is it possible to use it as sports (like non religious Wushu vs Tao chi, Kung Fu), breathing exercise (vs chi gong, yoga) or stretches (vs yoga)…? Many positions, exercises look the same in religious version and non religious

[@catchacabbie]

I do Tai chi for health reasons and don’t look at it in any other way apart from its help’s me to ease the fibromyalgia symptoms.

[@bobjerk2492]

@@catchacabbie The ability to compartmentalize is not present in most people. Congratulations on your success. I bought my mother a Cuddle Ewe mattress and quilt for her fibromyalgia and she loves them - but getting up and moving around would be nice for her also - if she would do these things.

[@AffirmationQueen]

Wow!!! You taught this lesson!!! You are an amazing teacher!!!! I am reminded of the scripture that said " one cannot be luke warm.

[@Nyny.1000]

Great clear video. Wondered this for years

[@joyedwardsbeauty]

Well said , this is what I needed to hear. I was searching for the origin of tai chi and if somatic sound can be used by Christians and then I found ur page.

[@amurgcodru]

I read a book years ago about Martial Arts and Orthodox Christianity. All great saints and even all great biblical figures where Martial Artists. They went to war, they fought.. There wasn't all "peace" and "love". Heck, even the greatest "saints" commemorated by Orthodoxy and Catholicism were actual high ranking officers in the army! THe premise of the book was that martial artists are calmer and better because they learn to express their anger through the martial art, and true martial artists became grounded. Indeed, adopting any martial art doesn't mean you should start praying to those gods or follow the religion. If people would look at all religions, we'd soon see that most of them have a lot in common, actually, most of them have approximatively the same solutions to our modern problems. Martial = Form of warfare, fighting. How else to protect yourself and protect your country? Anyway, the book addressed MANY very interesting points in which I came to change my mind and stop viewing martial arts as bad, instead, as something necessary Remember the saying: "But test everything. Keep what is good, and stay away from everything that is evil."

[@pariwartand.3993]

I’m grateful, god bless u bro

[@PaperDrummer240]

Hey says "They are vastly different." He says the belief of Tai Chi is that god exists as energy in everything and that god is both good and evil. "Master philosophy has blended good and evil." but GOD is absolutely good. So no, Tai Chi is not a practice for a Christian. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6W8q519mtGknbs But is it possible to divorce this foundational belief and only hold on to the principles that of which is simply awareness of specific aspects of reality? The meditation is not to empty the mind but to become aware of the internal and external. He says, "the master has blended hard and soft" is it possible to just leave it at that? Hard and soft, not with the implications of good and evil? I think most people who take up the martial art practice of Tai Chi do it because it is a health practice that the elderly can do and because it is a defensive martial art. I don't think the average person is trying to be a Master. Maybe the practice of Tai Chi as a Christian is just a "slippery slope" so to speak. To aspire to be a Master, now that there is the danger. and how do we consider this question when looking at 1 Corinthians 8 ?

[@personincognito3989]

Well spoken

[@JE-western-rider]

As a Sun and Yang style practioner, there are lines I can't cross, as that road will take me to the way of the Tao.

[@shannonpoppe8659]

You don't need to add the Taoist philosophy to tai chi. Martial arts always has two parts to it, and yes-most if not ALL founders had some sort of "spiritual awakening" when they founded the art. But you don't need to follow their beliefs to do the art. Yoga is based off of poses that were used to worship pagan dieties, tai chi (correct me if I'm wrong) is essentially a balancing art. You are taking the natural movements of nature and your every day Life and applying it to a better center, making you more aware of your own body and improving your physical state and therefore, simultaneously improving your mental state. Maybe if you want to become a higher level then to acheive that you need to get into the spiritualism of it (most martial arts require that, if you are associated with a hombu dojo) But if you just want to learn how your body works, or to get better mobility, then there is absolutely nothing wrong with doing tai chi from a Christian point of view 🤷

[@JE-western-rider]

have been performing Sun and Yang styles TaiChiChaun for 4 years and have taken time to look into the spiritual origins of Tai Chi. My instructors have us develop our Chi with Qigong and practice. We stimulate our acupressure points with Qigong. We mediatate to practice Tai Chi principles - posture, weight shifting, clearing the mind, deep and controlled breathing, and relaxing the joints. These principles are what makes Tai CHi different from exercise. And we do this without bringing in Taoist philosophies.

[@allimonybaba4195]

''Supreme is blending of good and evil, so it is neither good nor evil?" uh uh, God is all good and all Light. In Him there is no darkness nor shadow of turning and definitely not a blending of good and evil. the Bible says we are passed from darkness to light, not into a cloudy grey mist. I wish he did not try to justify it like a spiritual enlightenment philosophy, because to be honest I really want to try tai chi as an exercise regime to boost my health only, not dabbling into anything, you know, and this guy's not helping much to put my mind at ease.

[@janet-Spirit_of_the_Living_God]

Maybe you can find a teacher who will teach it just as exercise, but the class I tried I've decided to stop because it's all about "developing chi" the energy, cultivating it and after every routine "playing with the chi" you put it back into your body. It was also so slow for me that I wanted to fall asleep. I've also been more depressed after starting it, but that might be other circumstances, too.

[@AndMakrid]

S Sekali, blending soft and hard has nothing to do with good and evil. You can be the meanest man in the world and be extremely soft, and some of the most principled men seemed externally hard. You don't have to change your religion in order to practice a martial art or a choreography. Don't destroy your life because of this man.

[@meesterwillemzon3857]

Start using just the technical aspect...like faldenkrais....uses movement instead of stretching....I use the y tube Channel faldenkrais with Alfons

[@jairogranadosbarquero7246]

I think you missed the point. He is not advocating for eastern religions, quite the opposite.

[@personincognito3989]

Indeed he is. It is his belief and he explained what he believes however it is very opposite on the Bible belief.

[@jent9044]

Thank you I had always been interested with Ti-chi because it looks more pure balanced and peaceful than regular martial arts but I know I know I should not lower my expectations I want to be a child of god just like Jesus…

[@miriansp1020]

Hallelu-YAH! You have wisdom and discernment!

[@catthouser9032]

Wonderful explanation. I wanted to go to class at a senior center. When I read about the philosophy behind TAI Chi I became conflicted. I think we westerns don't get that we can't take the religious part out of yoga and martial Arts..ki or chi or whatever they call the life force. It is too interwoven. It's like playing football with only the defense and no offense. Thank you for helping me get clear on this. My soul will be stronger for it. God Bless and Keep You.

[@davidganexplores2787]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hofZk6N_o8enrqs try to understand this Christian Professor

[@tebogomarokana2740]

Thank you, straight to the point

[@jeevan875]

Someday someone: Is breathing okay for christians? We should do all that helps live a good life.

[@jkbattle5940]

He is completely wrong. Tai Chi can be practiced as a philosophical discipline, but that is certainly not integral to its practice. I have studied more than one form in which it is practiced as solely a physical discipline with no religious underpinnings at all. Further, there are Christian instructors who incorporate the elements of Christianity into the practice if their students desire. It is completely up to the practitioner, and not inherent to the martial art.

[@kaymitchell6143]

Thank you

[@John3.36]

They who teach what you are talking about have blended this ideology which is the opposite of Christianity with Christianity, so they are in error and are justifying their evil. If you are a Christ, follow Christ, not the world and its ungodly teachings.

[@bruno66yc]

in Taiji, one overcome hardness with softness. As Christians, we overcome hatred with love and forgiveness. so please don't distort taichi to suit your belief, nor put words in Christ's teachings with your limited understanding.

[@davidganexplores2787]

Nothing to do with religion,

[@jacqieustioneverythingsmit5323]

Rom. 8 Verses 38 to 39 [38] For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, [39] Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[@theresabeville4420]

Is there a difference in tbe martial art practice of tai chi and the meditative ( for health and relaxation only) practice?

[@onedirection3510]

This gentleman is believably speaking from his heart but as he’s clearly not Christian, it’s anybody’s choice to heed his words or not.

[@NathanSmutz]

AT 2:54 he lays out the philosophy (mixing good and evil, becoming God), then shows how this is incompatible with Christianity.

[@DIPPLEDORP]

He is a Christian convert

[@gracesunshine6716]

God Bless you

[@kawahxue8332]

BEST EXPLANATION

[@ThespianJ]

He said, “You become God.” He said blended good (light) and evil (darkness). A the end, he said it’s vastly different from Christianity.

[@NathanSmutz]

This reminds me of something in Ecclesiastes (7:15-18) that's always given me pause. Is this truth, or just the recorded conclusion of a worldly man?: I have seen everything during my lifetime of futility; there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his wickedness. Do not be excessively righteous and do not be overly wise. Why should you ruin yourself? Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time? It is good that you grasp one thing and also not let go of the other; for the one who fears God comes forth with both of them.

[@sarahfoxen1353]

I was thinking of that too

[@Ozman676]

May God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ,amen.

[@ludodick7648]

Nice teaching I think I should subscribe your channel

[@KristalRobertsDaniels]

I know this is an old video, but does this basically mean there are no martial arts that are ultimately safe for christians?

[@stagegmom2012]

God is the creator of all life and life is energy. I think the Tai Chi is simply moving with these energies that are all around us and is therefore benign and not evil at all. Offer up the TC session as a prayer of surrender for God's power and life to flow through and to you and see what happens.

[@chad_washing]

That was difficult to understand.

[@Spladoinkal]

Tai Chi is about "Cultivating spiritual energy" through your body. Those that practice believe there is both good and evil in the world and a Tai Chi master's philosophy is NOT to get rid of evil but to balance both evil and good. They don't believe in God but believe they hold the "Spiritual energy" which means they think more that they can be God.

[@bluefairyuk]

I found christian Qi Gong… I will learn that because with every move the instructor talks about christian words and concepts beautifully

[@theresabeville4420]

blue fairy uk... you may have just bought some magic beans called "christian chi gung". you cannot hang a cross on this practice and make it christian... you are playing with some very ancient spirits who are crafty, cunning and invasive

[@winniefindstheway]

@@theresabeville4420 agreed, i was looking for testimonies of people who left qigong for jesus and saw qigong methods named after Jesus and felt sick to my stomach thats like trying to say their is Christian yoga... the two don't mix... i know at one point i may have believed they can but God made it quite clear they cannot

[@arlenegutay9475]

Thank you for clarifying Tai Chi, I'm about to try it for 3 days since it gives me relaxation after work. Yes God is supreme and Holy.

[@lindarichter1068]

Tai Chi and yoga are very different from traditional western exercise regimes. I see nothing wrong with borrowing from cultures and making something new. Never once while doing yoga or tai chi was I thinking I was worshiping any god. I do think I was participating in a good activity that another culture had discovered. The inward focus on relaxing while moving is a helpful counter to calisthenics. The only western physical exercise that I have done that focuses so completely on what you are doing inside as much as outside form is dance, whether classical ballet or modern dance. You just cannot achieve certain qualities of movement by just attacking them.

[@davidganexplores2787]

So what the conclusion?

[@ChopinIsMyBestFriend]

I want to be more in tune with my body since I practice martial arts but I do not want to participate in occult practice. I just want good balance.

[@monke6912]

How to ask god to give mee dbz powers so i can defend earth from bad things that god lets me I am yust weeb i wan to see all thing that god created and not get in way

[@daboodeef179]

I don't really do tai chi but I know tai chi people. real Tai Chi has absolutely nothing to do with mysticism. there might be tai chi people who on the side have done mystical training and tried to incorporate it into their art. but it's a martial art for fighting and secondly for health depending on how you practice and if you do it correctly. every human has a physical body and a spiritual body. most people's spiritual body is seriously underdeveloped (myself included) and many probably don't even believe they have one. but with most tai chi out there you are only working with the energy of your physical body which is for health and you aren't even doing anything spiritual. you are not blending good and evil nor are you becoming god that is a bunch of crap lol that sounds like some new age bullcrap it has nothing to do with tai chi and that isn't even tao philosophy lol people just like to make things up about stuff that they don't understand and then foolish people believe them. with genuine spiritual development it's about dissolving the self and unifying with a higher power and returning to your original design. returning to purity and true holiness. it's not about becoming God the people who say that are cult leaders and not true teachers, but instead you are filled with the spirit of God and it overflows through you and you become an agent of grace. and what happens at the end of the path which is extremely rare but I've heard about 3 people who've had this happen where they were so advanced in their spiritual practice that all darkness was completely gone from them and they were spiritually developed at the highest levels and they actually left this physical world without dying and went into a higher plane or heaven or wherever. Jesus and Elijah aren't the only ones who've had something like that happen to them there are others. might not be the same but something similar.

[@alayonjosh]

So what if only want to consume the good and expel the bad and not master it 🤔

[@ghiansudelo2590]

God is perfect but, does that means He's absolutely good? In the Old Testament, He killed those who went against His perfect plan. Does that makes Him bad? I think God is beyond what we consider good or bad, soft or strong. Does God call us to be saints or to be perfect?

[@sashalegend1990]

Jesus did not come to take away or destroy he came that all may know him. I don’t know what is overall believes are but God works in mysteries ways so that all Men and Women may draw closer to him.

[@aggabus]

Psalm 143:6 KJV I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

[@ceeqeur]

"you become God"??? Hopefully just a misspoken.

[@fourierrocket]

When he said "you will become god", he was explaining what the eastern spiritism says. Not what christianity says.

[@ipt3000]

I think we need to let tai chi masters speak on this - not someone who is not knowledgeable about it very deeply. Being Asian doesn’t give u authority in the matter. What would Mantak Chia say?

[@shanefrance5071]

Love not the world and the things in the world....

[@irritated252]

after watching this video, i just had to login to youtube to criticise this. I'm of asian descent, born into a christian family. this video was most likely motivated by xenophobia that seeks to discredit asian practices. Taichi as an exercise, btw, has nothing to do with spiritualism. The guy in the video has surreptitiously muddled the exercise with religion. Yin and Yang does not refer to Evil vs Good by the way. Yin and Yang is referring to the relative duality of things (eg male/female, hot/cold etc) and about the need to balance between the duality to avoid extremes (like extreme christian evangelists). Yin Yang is a common concept used in traditional chinese medicine. Chi is somewhat like the equivalent of energy that is present in all things and there is no spiritual concept to it, just like Einstein would agree that all matter contain some form of energy. My sympathies to the flowers and leaves that were harmed in this video.

[@funkyfreshEazyO]

Psalm 82:6

[@davidganexplores2787]

Then why People need to exercise, if this fella it so sure, ask him what exercise Christian can do and what can not do. If chi is wrong, can u stop breathing for 20 minute, if that is no chi energy how your body going to process foods into energy chi?

[@PaulBodyBuilder]

U had me until you said we become gods

[@Spazzybrazy]

PaulBodyBuilder exactly like , at the end of the day if it crosses the line between respect and BOUNDARIES of The Truuuee god then ion want it

[@ultimatedrago4909]

Spazzygobrazy that depends on what you think by become God you could also say have God’s understanding and wisdom instead of becoming better than him

[@sarahfoxen1353]

Psalm 82:6

[@stephentoons]

Jesus taught the Kindgdom of God is within you. For Christians God IS in them.

[@CBTCFT]

I'm still not sure if he's saying its OK for Christians to do tai chi.... more confused than ever... seems like a nice man though!

[@brickdavidofficial6961]

Read between the last lines, and ask the Holy Spirit for revelation if you a Christian.

[@brickdavidofficial6961]

@Henry Rappleyea well said

[@NathanSmutz]

He makes his point about Tai Chi philosophy vs Christianity at 2:54 .

[@JE-western-rider]

@@brickdavidofficial6961 I have been practicing TaiChiChaun - Sun and Yang styles for four years. Should I or Should I not was worried me tremendously and have I have prayed about this. I have learned about the Daoist and their beliefs which are not scriptural. I have learned there are lines that I should not cross. Yes, I can practice on my own and with my instructor with out being told - Danger!! .

[@anthonybenitez9430]

We live in a form of hell state, i mean do you want to see the stars explode? YEA! WELL WHAT ABOUT THE SUN WE GOT oh snap oh no uh oh hot hot hot ouch

[@chromedome5252]

God is not the universe... God is outside of the universe. If God co-existed with the universe, then 'God' did not create the universe. But God did create the universe, therefore God is not the universe. The universe is energy, but that energy is not God, nor is it merely a belief in God. Flowers do not have a divinity in and of itself...

[@annambura314]

I am confused

[@jesusmatters1842]

It might clear your confusion. Read my explanations posted on 8/8/2021 (with a J - Jesus Matter is my User Name )

[@PastorEricRichardson]

Mixture of good and evil????? Beware do not be deceived!! Stay away seek Holy Spirit for directions

[@jari2ampuh]

When you are Honda, please do not go to Tesla maintenance centre. It is just not correct. The same is true for Tesla owner who go to gas station for refuelling.

[@AronMih]

the answer is No :)

[@willemrudolfs8641]

christianity is not the only way. asian religions but also the heathen european religions of old have much wisdom. we can learn from that and no must limit ourselves to the rather cruel god of judeo christian religion. who wants to be supreme but is not and never shall be.

[@SgtDukenberry]

This is hard to hear. I love Tai-Chi... but ultimately Tai-Chi is not my savior, Tai-Chi is not going to answer my prayers. Tai-Chi is not my God, my rock and my Redeemer... Thank you.

[@EileenJoyHappy]

What about yoga?

[@marileslie2705]

Kim Diez can i get your contact info

[@marileslie2705]

Kim Diez to talk about something’s really quick if thats okay

[@brickdavidofficial6961]

Yoga straight up from the demonic realm baby stay away. You can look it up on KZbin. People who Jesus set free from that gave their experiences.

[@rebeccagutierrez1960]

I have a friend who taught yoga in several universities in Florida and when he became a Christian he renounced the practice of yoga. And wrote a book about it.

[@tribeofmanasseh6640]

I'm interested to try this tai chi and I was somewhat conflicted but I suppose it's how you view it. Tai-chi to me shows that the practice is healthy, but only the practice is healthy. I do not believe what the taoist believes. I believe that this "chi" is merely loose or unfocused energy. I believe this energy to be light or at least a product of light since light is everywhere and can be trapped within the air, the flesh, the flower and the water, not a divine being but a product of a divine being. We all know that YAHWEH created the light, we all know that YAHWEH said Himself that the light is good so therefore if you would practice tai chi with a Christian view then you would just be working with the light, so long as you keep the Lord in mind and use tai chi to glorify God in a Christian way I don't see how it could be detrimental in any way. God bless.

[@thearchitect8908]

Tribe Of Manasseh I want to try it too but the thought of making a sin always comes to my mind.

[@John3.36]

www.gotquestions.org/syncretism-religious.html

[@gusbees2052]

Using it for medical since I do not believe it's a sin I believe it was given to us for healing purposes that's why auricular exist it is related and works very well

[@John3.36]

@@gusbees2052 you cannot differentiate using pagan practices for health or for spiritual purposes since they use the same practices. In Asia they do not separate the two.

[@Cloudforest811]

I don't think it is safe, just to let you know. Have you seen videos on line of tai chi or taekwondo masters? There is one where the master simply pushes a 'ball of energy' and from a distance, 7 men are thrown backwards. This is demonic. This 'energy' is the conjuring up of spirits. Please do more research before you yoke yourself with a potentially demonic and spiritually devastating practice.

[@michaeljmartin2094]

Wow, I have never heard a description of Tai chi that is so completely wrong. Tai Chi is not a spiritual pursuit. It does not seek to blend good with evil. I would hope that as a Christian you would understand that the energy in the universe that God created is not God, but like everything in this orld He created it is there for our use. If I know the energy is not Divine or God but a part of nature that God created for my use, there is no Biblical reason not to train.

[@jpegnow]

Are christians allowed to eat noodles ? Or eat with chopsticks ? Silly questions aren't ?

[@chrisliew9947]

Faulty logic and faulty theology.

[@meesterwillemzon3857]

I guess Wayne Grudem would have a hard time Galkin with the Guy for there is no theologe whatsoever....

[@Jagy11]

GOD LOVES YOU REPENT AND PRAY AND READ THE BIBLE AND ACCEPT THAT JESUS CHRIST DIED ON THE CROSS FOR YOUR SINS BUT THATS NOT A PASS TO KEEP SINNING

[@llllllllIIIIIIIIIII]

Good and evil together is wrong. Tai Chi philosophy is wrong. Simple as that.

[@markdaniels1730]

The guy in this video does not understand Tai Chi philosophy at all, and neither do you if you agree with him.

[@RussellsOnAMission]

Balance is in everything.

[@KJBTRUTH]

Good and evil do not blend. God is good and Satan is evil.

[@stopdropandtaichi]

After much consideration, with Christ in me, I have learned there is no protection when I'm not in Christ.. but in Christ, I am fully protected from any yoga, or Tai chi Spirit that's not in Christ. But every Spirit born of Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ, even before he came to Israel! Jesus Christ asked, how did King David know Jesus before he became human ("the LORD said to my Lord")? Jesus visited people and filled them with His Spirit before the new covenant! and He delivers me, (shows me how to stop) when I'm a blind perpetrator of evil, when I'm an intentional perpetrator of evil. From My judgemental thoughts, from my fears of other religious beliefs, from an actual demon with a goat/ lama appearance. He spoke bold prayer words thru me "Lord make me a demon buster" He moved me to cut my hair as a pact to receive His Holy Protection. At the moment the demon appeared and woke me, He filled me with His Spirit and became the Power in me, (no fear, just confident boldness), He was my actions, He gave me the visions to show me how to bind and lock the demon away in a "concrete dam". Done, no more problems, no note disturbances, my sleep competently restored. He flooded me with His powerful Pure Spirit one week after defeating that demon, baptism by Holy Spirit, Born Again, partly, and also cleansed from the fear of the psychic who was being contacted by a ghost. In Christ, His Spiritual indwelling cannot be overcome by any yoga belief or Tai chi deity, His Holy Spirit is too powerful! END OF STORY Y'ALL! Whatever you decide, if you do it out of fear, you are in the false god of Religieon, you are not in Jesus Christ Messiah Yeshua. If you choose to not be around a bunch of yogis and Tai chi people who worship their fitness and bodies like a god, you probably make a great choice. But how will we grow the kingdom if we don't encounter those who are thirsty for The True Spirit of Life, and share what we have been given with them? You first must receive His True Spirit of Compassion, Love, Boldness, Soundness, and it's not a spirit of fear or timidity. He does not give us a spirit of fear and timidity, but (His Spirit of) Power, and Love, and self-discipline. 2 Tim 1:7 I pray for great leaps and bounds in your journey into the Beautiful Powerful All Protective Fortress of Christ's Body. Peace! to my friends and to my enemies!!! 🙏🥰🙌🧏

[@bellbells872]

No disrespect but and yes there is a but God is God The Almighty, The Beginning and The End, we humans need Jesus . He save us, nothing or no one else can . Yes God created good ,,, > and through sin bad came this is why only Jesus can saves us ! Find Jesus please bad and good can never be in God. For God is Holy Only !

[@Shindai]

Your example of yin and yang being good and evil reveal how little you understand. They're opposites yes, but complementary. Up and down, in and out, light and dark. There's no value judgement, these things are not good or bad, they're just things that are different. The yin yang is about balance, not becoming God. Your understanding of qi is also wrong. The whole world is energy, matter is energy at slow vibration, quantum physics shows this. It's not about taking power from god. It's about relaxation, the letting go of tension, and the improvement of health. LIKE ALL EXERCISE. Tai chi is spiritually neutral. Talk of qi and whatnot is part of traditional Chinese medicine but isn't necessary to believe in, it's not a spiritual practice unless you want it to be, and only then it only provides a clear head to let you commune with whatever you like, be that your higher self or the deity of your choice. There are plenty of studies that document the physical and mental benefits of practice. Ultimately it's only physical movement. There's nothing ungodly or spiritually conflicting about exercise. Are christians allowed to go to the gym? To sit quietly? To get a massage? Anyone who claims it conflicts with christianity has their own agenda and is lying to you. Qigong means working with the breath, there's nothing mystical about breathing deeply. Claiming otherwise is total bunk, and dishonest. By focusing on the "mysticism" angle and how people are talking about "foreign gods" tbh y'all sound like you're just racist toward exercise that started in other countries. There's no inherant worship to yoga or tai chi unless you choose to dedicate your movement to your god. There's nothing evil about moving the body and breathing. To worship takes intent beyond gentle stretching. Y'all sound like you don't understand any of the things you're judging as ungodly.

[@willowstream]

When I see things like this I have to question whether or not there is any hope for our survival as a species. We a pathetically immature. If you think that the bible and the story and teachings of Jesus are the final word on what is acceptable or what is not, you are denying your ability to use your own mind, and if you don't trust your own mind, why do you trust your mind to decide to be a Christian? People are easily led. Human beings can be managed like cattle if they can be made afraid and then conveniently given the remedy for their fear by the people that made them afraid. That's the history of religion in a nutshell. If you can't trust yourself, if you can't feel empathy and love naturally and respect the workings of your own mind, why in the world can't you? What is it that makes you so unwilling to trust yourself?

[@brickdavidofficial6961]

If truly wanna know who you are get a personal relationship with your creator, and Satan and no devil from hell will have so much in the dark. God said let us make man in our image and likeness. Genesis 1:26-28. The devil don't want people to know the truth so he keep them away from reading the Bible, and if some do, the spirit of doubt attack their mind. I've experienced the prophecy that is written in the Bible is true. I have personal relationship with our Lord and savior Jesus the Christ son of the living God. He love you!

[@John3.36]

If we as limited human beings are the only source of truth we are in trouble.

[@khappy1286]

No one comes to the Father except the Spirit draw them. No mind comes to the Father except the Spirit draw it. The Bible is God. Genesis 1:1. John 1:1

[@chadwickdrummond5770]

smh first the founder created tai chi from a dream that god himself taught him to fight most people dont even know that. Also ive noticed people say the believe in life force and that it isnt religious to practice that. Qi is a vague word in china it means energy of any kind kinetic, potential,mechanical,electrical, momentum all can be defined as chi guess what qi was given to us by god.......i know crazy who woulda thought and you cant prove anything different with out god himself saying so, so unless you're bring the big guy upstairs stop just assuming it wasnt intended as a gift especially since he taught it to the founder in a dream. Also when i practice and have a good practice i feel energy build a tingling sort of guess what ive got that same feeling when ive gone into places of worship oh i know that probably grinds your gears god forbid you realize you're no one to even decide this. Oh and studies have been done with blood work and after 3 months white blood cell counts tripled which means their bodies ability to fight disease tripled but nah you've taken that is honestly a gift from god and basterdize it cause you wanna always make religion a pissing contest seriously this type of close mindedness makes me sick and has scared me totally away from religion. God gave us this and its disgusting that this is an argument even grow up and get off your high horse ya know like god intended you too. Sorry about any offense but i believe strongly that this came from a higher power and ill be damned if i let anyone tell me different. Holy spirit is a fancy word for qi now get over yourselves

[@John3.36]

Anyone can claim to have a teaching from God, but if it does not align with the scriptures, then it is from an imitator of God. AKA a demon. Be careful to follow doctrines of devils.

[@gusbees2052]

I do believe using Tai Chi or qi for medical use it's perfectly okay and for martial arts God clearly gave it to us to use that's why auricular exist but when you're getting into meditation and separating yourself as an individual from God and finding yourself you're opening yourself up to bad things.

[@John3.36]

@@gusbees2052 God said stay away from pagan practices, not to embrace them for 'medical' purposes.

[@gusbees2052]

@@PublishtheWord really

[@gusbees2052]

@@John3.36 god gave us common sense we no we have energy in r body which is simply electricity which we can use for healing and we can use for bad like every thing else God put on this planet and there are many things god dint mention in scripture we just have to use are intellect.

[@RussellsOnAMission]

You don't become God in Tai chi.

[@eunicederenne6098]

You become healthy!😊

[@clacicle]

This guy has no clue what yin and yang is. He has no clue to Taiji Chuan is.

[@davidm9618]

Yoga spelled backward is "agoy", which sounds very much like "agony", which is what my wife tells my pastor is her spiritual thought if I try to touch her areas, only at a screaming level. I know that you are now saying out loud, "but what does Agoy have to do with Tai-Chi?" Ok, good point. But Tai-Chi spelled backward is "Ihc-iat". So argue against that.

[@johnmorpheus120]

You have become your own God sir. That’s what the devil wanted for himself and then he was cast out of heaven. You have fallen for the same unholy spirit and doctrine of demons. Repent and seek deliverance

[@tai-chitvpastorellahealthp8741]

I am sure that this man is trying to do a good thing but he is 100% wrong about his characterization of Taichi. I have been taught by a 4th generation master and have been teaching Taich for 30+ years. So I am not telling you an opinion. I got my information right from the horses mouth. The last thing that Taichi is trying to do is turn anyone into God. In fact this practice is only involved in understanding natural LAw. It has nothing at all to do with religion. If you can't see hard and soft in nature the your eyes are closed but nobody with any knowledge is suggesting that you should become some blend of good and evil. This is nonsense. I stand by ready to debunk all of these myths. By the way I have been a Christian my entire life and if I had to chose between the 2 I would chose Christ anytime. This would be like giving up pizza to be with Christ. In reality one has nothing to do with the other.

[@Rontlc3317]

Lies from the deceiver your decieved.

[@TaijiquanGaoshou]

what a load of crap.

[@bruno66yc]

whole lot of bullshit. he neither knows Christ nor Taiji, but speaks from his limited mind.

[@ancora966]

False teacher! Be careful and avoid his teaching.

[@Jagy11]

GOD LOVES YOU REPENT AND PRAY AND READ THE BIBLE AND ACCEPT THAT JESUS CHRIST DIED ON THE CROSS FOR YOUR SINS BUT THATS NOT A PASS TO KEEP SINNING