Napoleon Hill's principles in Think and Grow Rich are earthly
demonic teachings. James 3:15-18 warns Christians of such unspiritual demonic
wisdom that doesn’t come from heaven. It is the wisdom of selfish ambition from
the adversary. His ambition is to acquire the riches of this earth. Jesus
teaches in Matt 6:19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin
destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in
heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do
not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your
heart will be also.”
Napoleon Hill states in Grow Rich with Peace of Mind (pp. 158-160), "Now and again I have had evidence that unseen friends hover about me, unknowable to the ordinary senses. In my studies I discovered there is a group of strange beings who maintain a school of wisdom. ... The School of Masters who can disembody themselves and travel instantly to any place they choose ... to give knowledge directly, by voice ... Now I knew that one of these Masters had come across thousands of miles, through the night, into my study ... much of what he said already has been presented to you in the chapters of this book and will follow in other chapters. 'You have earned the right to reveal a Supreme Secret to others', said the vibrant voice. 'You have been under the guidance of the Great School. ... Now you must give the world a blueprint'."
In Think and Grow Rich (chap. 14 pp. 189), Hill writes of his "meetings" with nine men from the past (most dead): Emerson, Paine, Edison, Darwin, Lincoln, Burbank, Napoleon, Ford, and Carnegie, stating, "I now go to my imaginary counselors with every difficult problem which confronts me and my clients. The results are often astonishing."
“These facts are mentioned preliminary to a statement of fact which I shall now make, namely, that during my meetings with the “Invisible Counselors” I find my mind most receptive to ideas, thoughts, and knowledge which reach me through the sixth sense. I can truthfully say that I owe entirely to my “Invisible Counselors” full credit for such ideas, facts, or knowledge as I received through “inspiration.” In Think and Grow Rich (chap 14 pp. 189)
Napoleon Hill teaches that we must have an intense desire, an obsession for riches. This is clearly against the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are warned that this kind of obsession from earthly things will led a man away from the faith. Losing your soul is not worth a short lifetime of riches and an eternity absent from God. The bible teaches us in 1 Timothy 6:9-12 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
we must magnetize our minds with intense DESIRE for riches, that we must become
“money conscious until the DESIRE for money drives us to create definite
plans for acquiring it.” In Think and Grow Rich (chap. 1 pp. 23)
“Every human being who reaches the age of understanding of the purpose of money,
wishes for it. Wishing will not bring riches. But desiring riches with a state of
mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire
riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognize
failure, will bring riches.” In Think and Grow Rich (chap. 2 sect. Desire pp. 29)
“The Master Key is intangible, but it is powerful! It is the privilege of creating, in
your own mind, a BURNING DESIRE for a definite form of riches.” In Think and Grow Rich (chap. 15 sect. Fifty-Seven Famous Alibis pp. 220)
Napoleon Hill has no regard for Christ as being the Son of God that came in flesh to save the world. He speaks of Christ as being in an imaginary council meeting that he seeks information from with other “great leaders”. This is the process that Napoleon Hill teaches others to train their sixth sense to contact demons.
If you are an observing person, you must have noticed that most people resort to prayer ONLY after everything else has FAILED! Or else they pray by a ritual of meaningless words. And, because it is a fact that most people who pray, do so ONLY AFTER EVERYTHING ELSE HAS FAILED, they go to prayer with their minds filled with FEAR and DOUBT, which are the emotions the subconscious mind acts upon, and passes on to Infinite Intelligence. Likewise, that is the emotion which Infinite Intelligence receives, and ACTS UPON. In Think and Grow Rich (chap. 12 sect. The Connecting Link pp. 174- 175)
The time will come when the schools and educational institutions of the country will teach the “science of prayer.” Moreover, then prayer may be, and will be reduced to a science. When that time comes, (it will come as soon as mankind is ready for it, and demands it), no one will approach the Universal Mind in a state of fear, for the very good reason that there will be no such emotion as fear. Ignorance, superstition, and false teaching will have disappeared, and man will have attained his true status as a child of Infinite Intelligence. A few have already attained this blessing. In Think and Grow Rich (chap. 12 sect The Seven Major Negative Emotions pp. 175)
“ETERNITY is a long time. FIRE is a terrible thing. The thought of eternal punishment, with fire, not only causes man to fear death, it often causes him to lose his reason. It destroys interest in life and makes happiness impossible… While the religious leader may not be able to provide safe conduct into heaven, nor, by lack of such provision, allow the unfortunate to descend into hell, the possibility of the latter seems so terrible.“ In Think and Grow Rich (chap. 15 sect. Fear of Death pp. 206- 207)
In truth, NO MAN KNOWS, and no man has ever known, what heaven or hell is like, nor does any man know if either place actually exists. This very lack of positive knowledge opens the door of the human mind to the charlatan so he may enter and control that mind with his stock of legerdemain and various brands of pious fraud and trickery… If death is not mere change, or transition, then nothing comes after death except a long, eternal, peaceful sleep, and sleep is nothing to be feared. Thus you may wipe out, forever, the fear of Death.” In Think and Grow Rich (chap. 15 sect. Fear of Death pp. 206-207)
“In subsequent chapters, the methods by which Infinite Intelligence may be most readily contacted will be adequately described. This is not a course on religion. No fundamental principle described in this book should be interpreted as being intended to interfere either directly, or indirectly, with any man’s religious habits. This book has been confined, exclusively, to instructing the reader how to transmute the DEFINITE PURPOSE OF DESIRE FOR MONEY, into its monetary equivalent.” In Think and Grow Rich (chap. 10 sect. The Driving Force pp. 151)
“ Nearly all great leaders, such as Napoleon, Bismark, Joan of Arc, Christ, Buddha,
Confucius, and Mohammed, understood, and probably made use of the sixth sense almost continuously. The major portion of their greatness consisted of their knowledge of this principle.“ In Think and Grow Rich (chap. 14 sect. The Sixth Sense pp. 190 )
Confucius, and Mohammed, understood, and probably made use of the sixth sense almost continuously. The major portion of their greatness consisted of their knowledge of this principle.“ In Think and Grow Rich (chap. 14 sect. The Sixth Sense pp. 190 )
Prayer is our communication to God. Jesus Christ prayed and teaches his followers to do the same. Napoleon Hill describes prayer as a science to reach the unknown and not and intimate connection through the Holy Spirit to your heavenly Father.
The time will come when the schools and educational institutions of the country will teach the “science of prayer.” Moreover, then prayer may be, and will be reduced to a science. When that time comes, (it will come as soon as mankind is ready for it, and demands it), no one will approach the Universal Mind in a state of fear, for the very good reason that there will be no such emotion as fear. Ignorance, superstition, and false teaching will have disappeared, and man will have attained his true status as a child of Infinite Intelligence. A few have already attained this blessing. In Think and Grow Rich (chap. 12 sect The Seven Major Negative Emotions pp. 175)
Napoleon Hill denies that there is a Heaven or Hell. He says that no man have been there or even knows if it exists. This teaching destroys the thought of God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit and the Bible. These teachings are of the anti-Christ.
Napoleon defends his writings by stating that this book is for those with a desire to obtain riches and not a course on religion. Yet his principles touch on ever intimate subject to The Believer and passes on worldly demonic knowledge.
“In subsequent chapters, the methods by which Infinite Intelligence may be most readily contacted will be adequately described. This is not a course on religion. No fundamental principle described in this book should be interpreted as being intended to interfere either directly, or indirectly, with any man’s religious habits. This book has been confined, exclusively, to instructing the reader how to transmute the DEFINITE PURPOSE OF DESIRE FOR MONEY, into its monetary equivalent.” In Think and Grow Rich (chap. 10 sect. The Driving Force pp. 151)