2006-10-15 12:24:18 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not at all. Yoga is from the eastern religions, designed to channel spirits. You cannot separate the spiritual from the physical. A true Christian would not practice any ritual or practice from another religiln. Your heart must be pure and undivided unto God.
2006-10-15 12:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by alms2thepoor 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋
No is is not ok for a Christian to participate in yoga. "Christianity cannot be integrated with yoga and remain Christian. To think otherwise imperils the Christian truth and faith. As the managing editor of 'Hinduism Today,' Sannyasin Arumugaswami, remarks, 'Hinduism is the soul of yoga 'based as it is on Hindu Scripture and developed by Hindu sages. Yoga opens up new and more refined states of mind, and to understand them one needs to believe in and understand the Hindu way of looking at God. . . . A Christian trying to adapt these practices will likely disrupt their own Christian beliefs'.' East is east, and west is west, and if Christianity is to remain Christian, 'the twain' should never be married. Can yogic practices be integrated with the Christian faith? Pastor Larry De Bruyn
2006-10-15 13:07:15 · answer #2 · answered by Just Cuz 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
in case you suspect interior the capability of the Holy Spirit then there isn't any choose for yoga. plus, as i comprehend it, yoga meditation and Christian meditation are distinctive. i'm going to be incorrect yet i'm instructed that meditation by using yoga, in some unspecified time interior the destiny, encourages you to clean your innovations. Christian meditation is the prepare of clearing your innovations of each little thing however the innovations of Christ.
2016-11-23 13:33:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, A true Christian does not practice the arts of false religions. As the Bible says to "abstain from even the appearance of evil."
2006-10-15 13:31:04 · answer #4 · answered by CM 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes,because i'm christian and i've been doing yoga since i was 9 yrs old and many of the people who go to my church go with me!so in my opinion if i wasn't suppost to be they would have told me by now cus i'm now 13 and i love yoga cus it relaxes me and keeps me in shape so i think ..yeah it's ok!
2006-10-15 12:31:20 · answer #5 · answered by linduhbby 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why on earth not? My favorite minister teaches yoga.
2006-10-15 12:27:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes. luckily, i don't have to practice yoga to be flexible. i can lick my rear end without much difficulty. wanna see???
2006-10-15 12:27:57 · answer #7 · answered by St. Anthony of Y!Answers 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When in doubt ask yourself what would Jesus do.
If you think it's ungodly don't. If you think it's healthy and others agree, by all means do it. The bible says to do all things in moderation AND to the glory of God.
2006-10-15 12:32:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
it's my understanding that yoga involves meditation...don't see why it wouldn't be it's not WORSHIP, is it?
2006-10-15 12:28:00 · answer #9 · answered by phyllis_neel 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Certainly. The exercise is good for you.
2006-10-15 12:26:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋