A False Christ: Teilhard de Chardin and the Omega Point

Introduction: The Need to Worship

Mankind has an inherent need to worship. This truth is evident in every culture and throughout all of history. Our modern society—despite its secularism—is no exception. Since many have rejected the true and living God, people have turned to worship the material world and even humanity itself as its highest evolutionary product.

Some, however, believe humanity has yet to reach its ultimate state. For them, the future lies in a mystical union with God through an evolved state of supreme consciousness.

Teilhard de Chardin and the Rise of Mystical Evolution

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955), a French Jesuit priest and scientist, blended Darwinian ideas with mystical theology. He theorized that man is evolving socially and spiritually toward a unified divine consciousness, a process he believed would culminate in what he called the Omega Point.

While observing cultural and religious debates—especially during the time of the Scopes Monkey Trial—Teilhard proposed a unique synthesis: consciousness had a beginning point (which he called the Alpha Point) and would have an endpoint: the Omega Point, where humanity achieves divine awareness.

🧠 “Christ is the end-point of evolution… and therefore evolution is holy.”
— Teilhard de Chardin

What Is the Omega Point?

According to the Omega Point Institute, this future stage represents:

“The point at which human consciousness, in a collective Jungian sense, turns in upon itself… All of human consciousness perceives that it is divine, and in that flash instant of recognition, human consciousness no longer exists. All that is left is divine consciousness.”

The goal of the Omega Point Institute is to “leverage the likelihood that human civilization can arrive at Omega Point as quickly as possible.”

Suffering as a Pathway to Union

Teilhard believed that human suffering could expedite this spiritual evolution. After the tragic loss of six siblings and his experiences in World War I, he wrote:

“The world would leap high toward God if all the sick together were to turn their pain into a common desire… Would not this be one of the highest forms that the mysterious work of creation could take in our sight?”

The Noosphere: A Global Mind

Teilhard also proposed the Noosphere, from the Greek noos (mind) and sphaira (sphere). He envisioned it as a web of consciousness that surrounds the Earth, connecting humanity mentally and spiritually.

Divine Attributes Reimagined?

Professor Francis Heylighen of the Free University of Brussels claimed the Noosphere could evolve divine-like attributes:

• Omniscience – total knowledge
• Omnipresence – universal access
• Omnipotence – total ability
• Omnibenevolence – maximum good for all

This is not the God of Scripture. It is mankind reimagining itself as God.

From the Noosphere to the Christosphere

Teilhard’s final stage of spiritual evolution was the Christosphere, achieved through a process he called Christogenesis.

In his essay How I Believe, he stated:

• “I believe that the universe is an evolution.”
• “I believe that evolution proceeds towards spirit.”
• “I believe that spirit is fully realized in personality.”
• “I believe that the supremely personal is the universal Christ.”

According to the Center for Christogenesis, Teilhard’s Christ is not the Second Person of the Trinity alone, but rather divine love expressed throughout all of creation. Christ is not coming again—Christ is becoming.

“We are—all of us—mothers of God’s new birth.”
— Center for Christogenesis

A Universal Christ Without Judgment

Teilhard’s theology mixes Eastern mysticism, pancosmic evolution, and speculative science. It dismisses the biblical narrative of sin, judgment, and redemption. In his view:

• There is no hell.
• There is no judgment.
• There is only unity and peace through cosmic Christ-consciousness.

This theology has great appeal in a world seeking spirituality without repentance.

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

Teilhard’s Christ is not the Jesus of the Bible—the incarnate Son of God, crucified and risen for our salvation. Instead, his “Christ” is a mystical evolutionary force, both the initiator and the end of human spiritual development.

This is not gospel. This is spiritual deception wrapped in theological language.

⚠️ “Just because someone uses the name of Jesus does not mean they are speaking of the Jesus revealed in Scripture.”

Teilhard obscures the free gift of salvation and replaces it with a system of mystical progress and universalism—a gospel with no cross, no sin, and no Savior.

Conclusion

The growing popularity of Teilhard’s ideas and their adoption by spiritual centers like the Center for Christogenesis or progressive Christian movements is not a sign of theological progress. It is a sign of deepening apostasy.

Christians must test all things against the Word of God. The true Christ of Scripture calls us not to merge with the universe, but to repent and believe the gospel (Mark 1:15).

“For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.”
— Matthew 24:24

Author: Dean Dwyer
Harbinger’s Daily Contributor
Pastor and President, Eiser Street Baptist Church, Queensland, Australia

Source: https://harbingersdaily.com/a-theological-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing-omega-point-and-the-offering-up-of-a-false-christ/