Discussion Jumpstarter
Study leader reference - not a definitive answer
Question 1
Enda described the New Age as “disguised as an angel of light,” oriented toward “love and light,” and even “bringing…a golden age of peace and harmony”; what does his story suggest about how evil most effectively imitates the good, and what does that reveal about God’s commitment to truth rather than spiritual “vibes”?
Another way to ask: Enda said the New Age looked like “love and light” but was really harmful. What does this show about how evil can look good, and what does it say about God caring more about truth than good “spiritual vibes”?
Discussion Jumpstarter
Direct Answer
Enda’s story suggests evil can be most deceptive when it borrows the language of goodness—“love,” “light,” and helping the world—while quietly drawing people into lies and bondage. It also shows God’s commitment is to truth that holds up under testing (Scripture and Jesus’ authority), not merely a “good” feeling or spiritual experience.
- Enda says the New Age looked morally attractive: “They were all orientated towards love and light.”
- He summarizes a common New Age mission as helping “the earth elevate its consciousness…usher in a golden age of peace and harmony.”
- He calls it “so deceptive” because “it looks good,” adding it is “disguised as an angel of light.”
- He became convinced there was real spiritual power, but later saw “contradictions…times they lied…demonstrations of their cruelty…bad fruits.”
- In contrast, when he turned to Christ, he says, “I opened the book and I began to read and I knew it was true…everything made sense.”