Look who's Exercising with Ignatius

Who is this Ignatius guy and what’s with these things called 'exercises' so many are using and teaching in churches and Bible colleges these days? Let's see what some well known ministries have to say about this.

In the following explanation, Pastor Ken Silva says these were the exercises used by the “Spiritual Gestapo unit of Ignatius.” See here:

Who is Ignatius of Loyola?
apprising.org

Regarding Ignatius Loyola's Exercise of Examen, T.A. McMahon of The Berean Call writes this:

Ignatian Examen is an occult visualization technique taught by Ignatius Loyola, who founded the Jesuits in the 16th century. His exercise teaches one to visualize oneself in the presence of Jesus and then interact with Him during his earthly events, e.g., "at the Last Supper and the Garden of Gethsemane, at the foot of the cross, and laying Jesus' body in the tomb."6 This has one adding content to Scripture from his imagination and opens a person to demonic manipulation (2 Corinthians 11:4; Galatians 1:8).

-Evangelical Mysticism?(The Berean Call)

Then there’s this thing I read, written by Chris Pinto:

Jesuits

When the Bible began to be translated into the languages of the common man, it resulted in the Protestant Reformation. What few modern day Christians are aware of, however, is that Rome launched a Counter Reformation in 1540 with the establishment of the Society of Jesus (also known as the Jesuit Order). Their purpose was to destroy the work of the Reformers and bring the world back into the Dark Ages. It is our belief that the Counter Reformation continues to this day, and is the real secret behind the Ecumenical Movement, the World Council of Churches, the European Union, and the Emerging Church.

Several years ago, I met with Roger Oakland while we were still based in California. Roger had been teaching on the Emerging Church and its connections to Rome. When I first saw him, I asked: "Do you think this is the continuation of the Counter Reformation?" His immediate answer was, "Yes ..."

... which brings us to Rick Warren and Tony Blair.

-RICK WARREN, TONY BLAIR & THE VATICAN AGENDA
by Chris Pinto

Say what? Could this counter reformation still be going on? In the light of these eye opening explanations, isn't it strange who you find promoting and participating in the spiritual exercises of Ignatius of Loyola these days? I took a quick look around and found these, for starters...

• Willow Creek through various speakers and things.
• Mennonite pastors - see here.
• Tony Jones - see here and here.
• Trinity Western University (a local Christian school) -see here.
• Tony Campolo in his book called The God of Intimacy and Action: Reconnecting Ancient Spiritual Practices.
• Youth Specialties, here.
• Peter Scazzero in his book Emotionally Healthy Spirituality.
• Leighton Ford, Billy Graham's brother in law, in his book The Attentive Life.
• A Christian Missionary Alliance church, see here.
• Saddleback Church by recommending the Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Calhoun (scroll down here).
  
• And most obviously, of course, the Jesuits.

Click on the links for evidence.

Just some things to think about.

Related:

IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA: THOU SHALT OBEY THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND MY RULES (apprising.org)