Dr. Strange New Age Power Pails to Power of Christ

Rating: 9/10 (16 November 2016)

I have now seen the movie. The spirituality of the movie has a Gnostic premise. While it nay help the young see beyond the scientifically arrogant, it falls right in the lap of the New Agers who will probably love the movie. Regrettably, they have no discernment between demons and angels, since demons are angels that appear good and wise.
I grew up on the Dr. Strange comic books and was fascinated by them. Having no religious training, being raised in a scientific/atheist/perverse broken home it did make me aware that some people believed that there was more to creation than meets the eye. The casting of Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Strange was a good match to the character drawn by Steve Ditko. Likewise the special effects reminded me of both his artwork and several LSD trips I had before I became a Christian.
I also had out of body experiences both as a non-Christian, and as a believer in Christ. After my 1st year of being born again, I had an out of body experience where my body lay in bed, my soul sat up and my spirit was across the room. I was in sin at the time, sleeping with my girlfriend who was asleep next to me. Satan came to me and tried to tell me a prophecy that will never come to pass.
My first year as a believer I was also baptized in the Holy Ghost and had miraculous experiences. At one time I was teleported from one hotel floor to another. I had my arms and legs grow out and adjust to even lengths. But these experiences were either because of a crisis I was in (trapped in a stalled elevator) or because of a need for healing.
Jesus Christ holds the universe together by the power of his faith and word. Demons need people because God made us in His own image, that is being able to believe and speak. In the natural we believe for some project, then speak about how to accomplish that project. In the supernatural we believe the Word of God and we speak into our lives. This is the basis of God moving miraculously in our lives. These miracles occur only according to the will of God, not for our personal pleasure. But it is the medium of faith in God, without doubt, that enables miracles to happen. Miracles are not for everyday use. They are for emergencies. God expects us to live by the natural laws of creation that we already know. This was one good point in the movie. Dr. Strange was told by Mordo that they were to protect and live by the natural laws, even though they were guardians of the multiverse to keep the evil forces out of the earth.
All through history demons have sought people who would help them accomplish their will by getting people to believe their lies and speak those lies. This is the essence of all magic. This movie, as much as I enjoyed it, will most likely be a cult following for New Agers who do not understand that they are willingly yielding their God given ability to believe and speak things into existence to demons. As a word of caution, I say it is a movie that needs a strong Christian world view to watch to avoid the seduction of deception.