Transcript: T.D. Jakes' Yoga Endorsement Sparks Debate in Christianity

Sarita Jakes, wife of popular televangelist Bishop T.D. Jakes, has reignited debate over the practice of yoga among Christians after she shared a series of photos showing members of a women's group at the Potter's House of Dallas enjoying a taste of yoga as a part of a healthy living endeavor. Today, we aspire to inspire health mentally, emotionally, and physically. Our ladies even got a taste of yoga from at Mrs. underscore Britt Hall. Health goes beyond what you eat. It's in the way you think, speak, and live. Thank you to all of the lovely sister girls that came to play with us. I love you. Aspire to inspire W2W emotional wellness matters, Jakes wrote in a post on Instagram that was also shared on other social media platforms such as Facebook. The post sparked debate with critics saying it's wrong for Christians to practice yoga. In defense, an Instagram user named Cecilia H. Avarria, who indicated she participated in the event, said it was very inspiring. We learn on how different ways to enjoy yoga in a Christian perspective Thank you she wrote Well evangelical theologian John Piper expressed his opposition to yoga calling it antithetical to Christianity Christian writer Matt Walsh, who came under fire for calling out Christians who practice yoga earlier this year, endorsed Piper's advice. The physical practices of yoga are expressly designed to open ourselves up to enlightenment, Hindu enlightenment that is. The intended final stage of yoga is to achieve a state called Samadhi, where the self disappears and you are brought into an unthinking trance, he wrote for the Daily Wire. You may perform the moves without consciously seeking the demonic trance they were designed to help you attain, but it would seem you were playing, quite literally, with fire. And then the question is why? I don't think you'll automatically be possessed if you do yoga. I don't think all yoga practitioners go to hell. But neither do I see how a pagan ritual could ever help someone get to heaven, and maybe that's reason enough to leave it alone, he ended. Music Music Music Music