Source: Can You Trust your Doctor by John Ankerberg and John Weldon

“Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese treatment using needles to allegedly stimulate the flow of chi (mystical life energy) in the body. In order to diagnose the condition of the chi flowing through invisible body channels called meridians, the therapist will usually examine 12 major “pulse” points, 6 on each wrist. After allegedly learning where the flow of chi is blocked or deficient, he will stimulate the proper acupuncture points. This stimulation of the “acupoints” will restore the flow of chi and maintain inner balance in the body. This supposedly keeps the body healthy. Acupuncturists claim they can cure everything, from migraine headaches to depression. The traditional acupuncture (magical) text is called Nei Ching, it was inspired largely by the astrological and occultic (e.g., Taoist) religious concepts of the day. The Nei Ching claims that the acupuncturist should be trained in divination, such as astrology, which the Bible condemns. Essentially, acupuncture involves a medical/religious practice based upon an ancient Chinese philosophy known as Taoism, which stresses the idea that one must live in harmony with the universe and its forces. Taoist practices incorporate occult techniques and rituals. Acupuncture deals with energy, not human physiology; therefore, the acupuncturist need not have a particular concern with modern medical science or physiology. Acupuncture is based on an occult philosophy involving the manipulation of energies (interestingly the spirits and gods of Taoism can be considered energies), and is traditionally associated with magic, astrology, and the occult; many modern acupuncturists are psychics who operate through occult powers, no doubt some successes in acupuncture is due to demonic forces. Both traditional and modern applications teach the occult idea that chi is divine energy or God, and that man is also God. When you are laying on a table being treated by an acupuncturist, you are opening yourself to a practitioner who believes in an universal life force, which is akin to a god in many religions. Christians should not seek practitioners who offer metaphysical cures that manipulate mystical energies. Acupuncture theory is incompatible with both scientific evidence and diametrically opposed to the Christian worldview. The spirit world has encouraged its use through mediums such as the late Edgar Cayce. Acupuncture is widely practiced in New Age occultism, which is all the more for one to beware of it.”

The origins of acupuncture alone should raise red flags:

“The origin of acupuncture is unknown, but similar practices can be traced to ancient shamanism. Dr. Samuel Pfeifer, M.D., a consulting psychiatrist and head physician at a psychiatric clinic in Switzerland, observes:

‘Treatment with needles, later termed acupuncture (from the Latin acus-“needle” and punctus- “point”) in the west, goes back to the earliest doctors, probably spiritistic shamans. They performed rituals similar to those found in today’s voodoo-cults, that attempt to expel evil spirits by sticking needles into the body of the sick. Later scholars abandoned the demonic model and integrated the use of needles into their astrological theories.’

Another source indicates that in the third to first centuries B.C., acupuncture was used in occultic ritual as a form of bloodletting, also permitting the escape of the ‘evil spirits’ related to disease.

Acupuncture may have had a similar occultic origin in China…” (Can You Trust Your Doctor? pg. 113).

Evidence indicates the reason why it can work is because of demonic influence:

“Because acupuncture rejects science and claims to manipulate mystical or psychic energies, the door is left open to spiritistic operations performed under the names of these energies. As Dr. Pfeifer observes,

‘The acupuncturists’ failure to present scientific evidence has created a lush culture medium for occult therapies. Increasingly, authors are not even bothering to explain acupuncture scientifically. They would rather rely on cosmic, spiritistic and occult powers, that are adorned with pseudo scientific labels…

Thus, an acupuncturist may be no more than a psychic/spiritistic healer who uses psychic abilities to diagnose or treat his patients under the concept of a universal life energy. When acupuncturists employ hand passes over alleged meridians to manipulate chi, the practice is indistinguishable from what many psychic healers do. Distinguishing a psychic or spiritistic invisible energies can be impossible. In acupuncture theory, every invisible power is traced back to chi. On what basis then can they be distinguished? Some acupuncturists have spirit guides and some claim to be able to manipulate the invisible chi energy merely by touch- again no different than what a psychic/spiritistic healer claims.” (Can You Trust Your Doctor?, pg. 140)

The following testimony comes from a Chinese doctor in Malaysia quoted in the book They Shall Expel Demons (Pgs. 135-136) by Derek Prince:

About eight years ago, at a retreat in Singapore, God spoke to me about the dangers of acupuncture and its link to the occult, especially its inseparable origin with traditional Chinese religion. I immediately renounced my practice of acupuncture- a skill I learned in Hong Kong and practiced successfully for five years.

As soon as I came back home, I announced to my startled staff of doctors, nurses and patients that acupuncture is dangerous and that I had renounced it and would not practice it anymore. I gathered all my machines, needles, books, diploma and charts and made a great bonfire of them publicly. The total cost of the items was about $15,000- but the blessings after that were priceless because:

1. My wife, who had suffered from chronic migraine and had acupuncture, done by me many times before, was immediately healed without medicine or prayer.
2. My unexplained fear of darkness immediately vanished.
3. My medical practice, instead of suffering a loss, received a doublefold increase in blessings.

About three years ago we saw a very unusual case during  a healing rally in Kuching, East Malaysia. A Christian lady came forward for prayer regarding her rheumatism. As soon as we started, the Lord gave a word of knowledge that she had submitted herself to acupuncture treatment in the past. She confirmed it, but each time she tried to renounce it, she was thrown onto the floor screaming in severe pain.

We realized that she was being tormented by demons that had gained entry to her body through acupuncture. After we took authority over the demons and cast them out in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, she was delivered and totally healed. She then told us that each time she had tried to renounce acupuncture, invisible needles began to pierce her over the parts of her body where she had previously submitted herself to treatment.

Let me end by relating a tragic case. The Christian brother who taught me acupuncture suffered from severe depression and committed suicide under mysterious circumstances. The world does not know the whole truth, because he had everything in life, but I think I know: He came under a curse and paid for it with his life.

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资料来源：《你能够相信你的医生吗？ 》（暂译）作者：约翰・安克伯与约翰・韦尔登

「针刺疗法是中国古老的医术，宣称能以针刺促进人体中『气』的流动（气是一种神秘的生命能量）。为了判断气在经络（不可见的流通管道）当中流动的情形，针灸师通常会检查十二个主要的穴点，左右手腕各六个。当他自称发现了气于何处堵塞后，便会以针刺激某些特定的穴位，借以恢复气的流动，进而促进身体的内在平衡。理论上，这样便能使得身体保持健康了。针灸师声称针灸什么都可以医，从偏头痛到忧郁症都可以。针刺疗法所依据的传统典籍叫作《内经》，当中有许多概念是与当时的占星与秘教（比如道家）有关。《内经》主张针灸师应当学习占卜，比如占星术，而这是《圣经》当中定为有罪的事。基本上，针刺疗法的在医疗、或说在信仰上的操作，是奠基于中国传统的道家哲学，强调人必须和宇宙及其中各种力量和谐共处，而道家的实践中则包含了秘教的手段与仪式。针刺疗法处理的是能量，而非人体的生理学；因此，针灸师不必太关心现代的医学科学或生理学。针刺疗法立基于此种秘教哲学，而此种哲学涉及能量的操控（有趣的是，道家中的鬼神也被视为一种能量），在传统上与魔法、占星与秘术有所关联；今日有许多针灸师实际上是通灵者，透过秘术的能力进行治疗，无疑地，某些成功的个案也与邪灵有关。当你躺在桌上，接受针刺疗法时，便是将自己向你的针灸师敞开，而他不但相信宇宙能量（在许多宗教中，此能量即类似于神），更是以针刺疗法将之付诸实践。基督徒不应该向这些操控神秘能量、来达成超自然医治方式的人寻求帮助。针刺疗法的理论与科学不符，且与基督徒的世界观背道而驰。无论是传统或者现代的教导，都说气是一种神圣的能量，甚至是神，且认为人也是神。灵异界人士透过灵媒来推广这种治疗方式，就晚近而论，有爱德嘉・凯西。此外，针刺疗法在新纪元运动中亦广为流传，我们当因此更加警惕。 」

针刺疗法的起源就该使我们竖起红旗：

「针刺疗法的起源无法确知，但类似的方法可以追溯到古老的萨满教。瑞士一位医学博士山缪・普法伊弗尔，同时也是一间精神科诊所的心理谘商师与主治医师，如此说道：

『在西方，以针进行治疗，后来称为针刺疗法的医疗行为，最早可以追溯至那些早期的医生，而那些人大概都是些萨满教的巫师。他们进行的仪式，与今日的巫毒秘教很类似，就是把针刺进生病的人身上，试图驱走邪灵。后来的学者把驱走邪灵的这部分抛弃了，并将针刺的应用融合进他们的占星理论中。  』

另一个资料显示，在公元前三世纪到一世纪时，针刺疗法在秘教仪式中是作为放血之用，同样是为了让与疾病相关的邪灵得以离开。

在中国，针刺疗法可能也有类似于此的秘诀起源…… 」（《你能够相信你的医生吗？ 》页113）

证据显示，针刺疗法具有医疗成效的原因是因为邪灵的关系：

「因为针刺疗法拒绝采用科学方法，而声称得以操控神秘或说超自然的能量，这些所谓的能量控制其实就是巫术了。正如普法伊弗尔博士所言：

『这些针灸师既然无法提供科学上的依据，就使得秘术治疗得以由此蓬勃发展。 觉得针刺疗法不必提供科学化解释的人越来越多。他们情愿倚靠宇宙能量、灵界的力量和秘教的势力，而这些不过是贴上了一些伪科学标签的东西…… 』

因此，针灸师与一个通灵治疗师其实没有差别，后者便是以通灵的能力诊断，并以一种宇宙能量的概念进行治疗。当针灸师以手循着根本无法被证实的经络来操控气的时候，这种方式与许多通灵治疗师采用的方式，其实已经无从区别了。可以说，针刺疗法的根本概念与通灵界里不可见的能量，也是无从区别的。在针刺理论中，所有看不见的能量都能追溯至’气’。所以说，不可见的能量和’气’有什么不同呢？某些针灸师是接受邪灵指引的，而另一些则自称只要用手接触，便可以操控不可见的气能量——再一次地，这与通灵治疗师所称的如出一辙。」（《你能够相信你的医生吗？ 》页140）

以下内容出自叶光明《赶鬼与释放》（页135-136），是一个马来西亚华人医师的见证：

「大约在八年以前，在新加坡的一场退修会中，上帝告诉了我针刺疗法的危险及其与秘教的关联，尤其是它的起源与中国传统信仰密不可分。我立刻就宣布放弃继续使用针刺疗法。我在香港习得这项技术，在那时已经成功实行五年了。 

我一回到家，就向我那些震惊不已的同事医生、护士与病人宣告针刺疗法是很危险的，并且我已经放弃这项医术，再也不会去施行了。我把我所有的仪器、针、书籍、证书和表格都拿来，在他们面前公开焚毁。这些东西总价大约一万五千美元，但后续我得到的祝福则是无价的，因为：

1. 我的太太先前长年偏头痛，接受过几次我与其他针灸师的针刺疗法。然而如今她却在没有吃药或祷告的情况下，忽然痊愈了。
2. 从前在我心里无法解释的恐惧与幽暗立即消失。
3. 我的行医之路不但没有损失，反倒祝福倍增。

大约三年之前，我们在东马来西亚古晋市的一场医治特会上，遇到了一个非常特殊的例子。一位基督徒女士前来为她的风湿病寻求祷告。我们才刚开始祷告，主就赐下知识的言语，说她先前曾经接受过针刺疗法。她证实了这一点，但每当她试着要宣布放弃继续接受针刺疗法时，就会摔在地上痛苦地尖叫。

我们意识到她是被鬼折磨，而那些鬼是通过针刺疗法进到她的身体里的。我们叫鬼服从、并奉耶稣的名把他们赶出之后，她就得到了释放，并且痊愈了。 那时她才告诉我们，每当她试图要宣布放弃继续接受针刺疗法时，隐形的针就开始戳进她先前让针灸师进针的地方。

让我以一个悲剧的例子作结。那位教我针刺疗法的基督徒弟兄患有严重的忧郁症，后来在诡异的情形下自杀了。这世界并不知道真相，因为他什么都有，但我想我知道原因：他是被咒诅了，且付上了生命的代价。」

如果你不认识救主耶稣基督，你可以接受祂进到你的心中，祂能将你从黑暗与罪恶当中释放出来，并使你的名字记在祂的生命册上。

如果你是真心想要接受基督，可以向天父唸出以下的祷告（不必完全一字不改没关系）：

「神啊，我发现我至今都没有为祢而活。我为自己而活，而这是错的。请原谅我所有的罪，就像我也原谅所有其他人的过错。我的人生需要祢；我想要祢在我的人生里。我相信祢的独生子耶稣基督已在十字架上为我而死，也相信耶稣是主，祢已叫祂从死里复活，透过祂的牺牲，祢已将赦罪之恩白白赐给我，而我是如此渴望得到祢的饶恕。主啊，现在就进到我的生命中吧。请祢住到我心里，成为我的王、我的主和我的拯救。从今天开始，我不会再被罪、或是讨自己开心的欲望给控制，而是会一生追随祢。我的日子都在祢的手中。祷告是奉我主我神耶稣的宝贵圣名，阿们。」

Special thanks to Jannie Lai for the simplied Chinese translation

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資料來源：《你能夠相信你的醫生嗎？》（暫譯）作者：約翰・安克伯與約翰・韋爾登

「針刺療法是中國古老的醫術，宣稱能以針刺促進人體中『氣』的流動（氣是一種神秘的生命能量）。為了判斷氣在經絡（不可見的流通管道）當中流動的情形，針灸師通常會檢查十二個主要的穴點，左右手腕各六個。當他自稱發現了氣於何處堵塞後，便會以針刺激某些特定的穴位，藉以恢復氣的流動，進而促進身體的內在平衡。理論上，這樣便能使得身體保持健康了。針灸師聲稱針灸什麼都可以醫，從偏頭痛到憂鬱症都可以。針刺療法所依據的傳統典籍叫作《內經》，當中有許多概念是與當時的占星與祕教（比如道家）有關。《內經》主張針灸師應當學習占卜，比如占星術，而這是《聖經》當中定為有罪的事。基本上，針刺療法的在醫療、或說在信仰上的操作，是奠基於中國傳統的道家哲學，強調人必須和宇宙及其中各種力量和諧共處，而道家的實踐中則包含了祕敎的手段與儀式。針刺療法處理的是能量，而非人體的生理學；因此，針灸師不必太關心現代的醫學科學或生理學。針刺療法立基於此種祕教哲學，而此種哲學涉及能量的操控（有趣的是，道家中的鬼神也被視為一種能量），在傳統上與魔法、占星與祕術有所關聯；今日有許多針灸師實際上是通靈者，透過祕術的能力進行治療，無疑地，某些成功的個案也與邪靈有關。當你躺在桌上，接受針刺療法時，便是將自己向你的針灸師敞開，而他不但相信宇宙能量（在許多宗教中，此能量即類似於神），更是以針刺療法將之付諸實踐。基督徒不應該向這些操控神祕能量、來達成超自然醫治方式的人尋求幫助。針刺療法的理論與科學不符，且與基督徒的世界觀背道而馳。無論是傳統或者現代的教導，都說氣是一種神聖的能量，甚至是神，且認為人也是神。靈異界人士透過靈媒來推廣這種治療方式，就晚近而論，有愛德嘉．凱西。此外，針刺療法在新紀元運動中亦廣為流傳，我們當因此更加警惕。」

針刺療法的起源就該使我們豎起紅旗：

「針刺療法的起源無法確知，但類似的方法可以追溯到古老的薩滿教。瑞士一位醫學博士山繆・普法伊弗爾，同時也是一間精神科診所的心理諮商師與主治醫師，如此說道：

『在西方，以針進行治療，後來稱為針刺療法的醫療行為，最早可以追溯至那些早期的醫生，而那些人大概都是些薩滿教的巫師。他們進行的儀式，與今日的巫毒祕敎很類似，就是把針刺進生病的人身上，試圖驅走邪靈。後來的學者把驅走邪靈的這部分拋棄了，並將針刺的應用融合進他們的占星理論中。』

另一個資料顯示，在西元前三世紀到一世紀時，針刺療法在祕教儀式中是作為放血之用，同樣是為了讓與疾病相關的邪靈得以離開。

在中國，針刺療法可能也有類似於此的祕敎起源……」（《你能夠相信你的醫生嗎？》頁113）

證據顯示，針刺療法具有醫療成效的原因是因為邪靈的關係：

「因為針刺療法拒絕採用科學方法，而聲稱得以操控神祕或說超自然的能量，這些所謂的能量控制其實就是巫術了。正如普法伊弗爾博士所言：

『這些針灸師既然無法提供科學上的依據，就使得祕術治療得以由此蓬勃發展。覺得針刺療法不必提供科學化解釋的人越來越多。他們情願倚靠宇宙能量、靈界的力量和祕教的勢力，而這些不過是貼上了一些偽科學標籤的東西……』

因此，針灸師與一個通靈治療師其實沒有差別，後者便是以通靈的能力診斷，並以一種宇宙能量的概念進行治療。當針灸師以手循著根本無法被證實的經絡來操控氣的時候，這種方式與許多通靈治療師採用的方式，其實已經無從區別了。可以說，針刺療法的根本概念與通靈界裡不可見的能量，也是無從區別的。在針刺理論中，所有看不見的能量都能追溯至『氣』。所以說，不可見的能量和『氣』有什麼不同呢？某些針灸師是接受邪靈指引的，而另一些則自稱只要用手接觸，便可以操控不可見的氣能量——再一次地，這與通靈治療師所稱的如出一轍。」（《你能夠相信你的醫生嗎？》頁140）

以下內容出自葉光明《趕鬼與釋放》（頁135-136），是一個馬來西亞華人醫師的見證：

「大約在八年以前，在新加坡的一場退修會中，上帝告訴了我針刺療法的危險及其與祕教的關聯，尤其是它的起源與中國傳統信仰密不可分。我立刻就宣布放棄繼續使用針刺療法。我在香港習得這項技術，在那時已經成功實行五年了。

我一回到家，就向我那些震驚不已的同事醫生、護士與病人宣告針刺療法是很危險的，並且我已經放棄這項醫術，再也不會去施行了。我把我所有的儀器、針、書籍、證書和表格都拿來，在他們面前公開焚毀。這些東西總價大約一萬五千美元，但後續我得到的祝福則是無價的，因為：

1. 我的太太先前長年偏頭痛，接受過幾次我與其他針灸師的針刺療法。然而如今她卻在沒有吃藥或禱告的情況下，忽然痊癒了。
2. 從前在我心裡無法解釋的恐懼與幽暗立即消失。
3. 我的行醫之路不但沒有損失，反倒祝福倍增。

大約三年之前，我們在東馬來西亞古晉市的一場醫治特會上，遇到了一個非常特殊的例子。一位基督徒女士前來為她的風濕病尋求禱告。我們才剛開始禱告，主就賜下知識的言語，說她先前曾經接受過針刺療法。她證實了這一點，但每當她試著要宣布放棄繼續接受針刺療法時，就會摔在地上痛苦地尖叫。

我們意識到她是被鬼折磨，而那些鬼是透過針刺療法進到她的身體裡的。我們叫鬼服從、並奉耶穌的名把他們趕出之後，她就得到了釋放，並且痊癒了。那時她才告訴我們，每當她試圖要宣布放棄繼續接受針刺療法時，隱形的針就開始戳進她先前讓針灸師進針的地方。

讓我以一個悲劇的例子作結。那位教我針刺療法的基督徒弟兄患有嚴重的憂鬱症，後來在詭異的情形下自殺了。這世界並不知道真相，因為他什麼都有，但我想我知道原因：他是被咒詛了，且付上了生命的代價。」

如果你不認識救主耶穌基督，你可以接受祂進到你的心中，祂能將你從黑暗與罪惡當中釋放出來，並使你的名字記在祂的生命冊上。

如果你是真心想要接受基督，可以向天父唸出以下的禱告（不必完全一字不改沒關係）：

「神啊，我發現我至今都沒有為祢而活。我為自己而活，而這是錯的。請原諒我所有的罪，就像我也原諒所有其他人的過錯。我的人生需要祢；我想要祢在我的人生裡。我相信祢的獨生子耶穌基督已在十字架上為我而死，也相信耶穌是主，祢已叫祂從死裡復活，透過祂的犧牲，祢已將赦罪之恩白白賜給我，而我是如此渴望得到祢的饒恕。主啊，現在就進到我的生命中吧。請祢住到我心裡，成為我的王、我的主和我的拯救。從今天開始，我不會再被罪、或是討自己開心的欲望給控制，而是會一生追隨祢。我的日子都在祢的手中。禱告是奉我主我神耶穌的寶貴聖名，阿們。」

Special thanks to 賴慕潔 for the traditional Chinese translation.

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If you don’t know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior you can receive Him into your heart and He can deliver you from darkness and sin and have your name written in His Book of Life.

If you are sincere you can say this simple prayer to the Father (it doesn’t have to be word for word):

“God, I recognize that I have not lived my life for You up until now. I have been living for myself and that is wrong. Please forgive me of all of my sins just as I forgive others. I need You in my life; I want You in my life. I acknowledge the completed work of Your only begotten Son Jesus Christ in giving His life for me on the cross, I believe in my heart Jesus is Lord and was raised from the dead and I long to receive the forgiveness you have made freely available to me through this sacrifice. Come into my life now, Lord. Take up residence in my heart and be my king, my Lord, and my Savior. From this day forward, I will no longer be controlled by sin, or the desire to please myself, but I will follow You all the days of my life. Those days are in Your hands. I ask this in the Lord and GOD Jesus’ precious and holy name. Amen.”