“See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.” – Colossians 2:8
In 1930, Guy Ballard, a mining engineer, was hiking on the slopes of Mount Shasta in northern California. He claimed Saint Germain, a European nobleman who died 120 years prior, had appeared to him and began training him to be a "Messenger". Ballard published his experiences in a series of books. His philosophies are known as the "I AM" Activity, and its members popularly known as "I AM" Students.
The St. Germain movement calls itself “the guardian and protector of the authentic "I AM" Teaching, the Sacred Knowledge given to mankind by the Ascended Master Saint Germain through the Messengers Mr. and Mrs. Ballard.”
The St. Germain movement grew and by 1940 the religious group had over one million members worldwide. Its numbers began to decline after Ballard's death in December 1939.
It is a cult, not based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.
There are endless hollow and deceptive cults vying for your attention. Today in prayer, praise the Lord that in Him we have eternal life and an eternal hope.
“There is a philosophy which is vain and deceitful, which is prejudicial to religion, and sets up the wisdom of man in competition with the wisdom of God, and while it pleases men’s fancies ruins their faith; as nice and curious speculations about things above us, or of no use and concern to us; or a care of words and terms of art, which have only an empty and often a cheating appearance of knowledge.” – Matthew Henry
God’s Word: “Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge” – 1 Timothy 6:20
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