Is Jesus Calling a Good Book? 

Is  "Jesus Calling"  a good book?

Short Answer: No

This page will explain.

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Note:

I know it is very hard to hear

that a book you love is not a good book. 

Sarah's Jesus

is very warm and relatable.

As Christians

we are not to be guided by our feelings.

Christians

must compare everything

against

what the Bible says.

On this page

I highlight

Doreen Virtue and Warren B. Smith

who were in

The New Age Movement

for many years.

It is easier for them to see

New Age Practices in this book

because

they are so familiar with those practices.

They are more alert

to the subtle deceptions in the book.

Many Christians

are unaware

that some of the

new things

coming into the church

are coming from the

ungodly

New Age Movement. 

In early editions of

Jesus Calling

Sarah Young tells readers that

her inspiration

to write

Jesus Calling

was from reading the book

God Calling.

Sarah Young

took all references to God Calling

out

of later editions

when readers complained to the publisher.

Readers

alerted the publisher

that

God Calling

is a new age book

in which

the authors got messages in occultic ways. 

More about God Calling

God Calling is a book of messages reputedly delivered by Jesus Christ to two women in England in the 1930s.(1) The women referred to themselves as “The Two Listeners,” and the messages they received from “Jesus” were conveyed through an occult process known as spiritual dictation. This is when a spiritual entity conveys information from the spirit world to willing people who act as “channels.”

The Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs published by Harvest House Christian Publishers describes
God Calling
as a channeled New Age book.
It explains that channeling is a form of mediumship and that this practice is expressly forbidden in the Bible (Deuteronomy 18: 9-12).

In the Encyclopedia chapter on channeling, in a section titled “Impersonations and Denials of Christianity,” the reader is warned that God Calling is “replete with denials of biblical teaching.”

This section taken from....

https://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/blog/jesus-calling-inspired-by-a-channeled-new-age-book/

Also see this Youtube short:

https://youtube.com/shorts/q1q4qwd3kC0?si=czKych0v8Vu7vQQ3

Jesus Calling

has been revised many times.

Below...

Doreen Virtue

gives an example

of

Sarah Young

updating what Jesus said in her book

because readers

were writing the publisher

and showing that the book does not agree with Scripture. 

Please

consider listening to the video below.

Disclaimer: I do not always agree with Doreen.
Also note that I think some self-help books are fine. 

A deceptive example:

At 19 minutes 45 seconds Doreen highlights...

The book's  "Feb 28"  devotion says...

"Stop judging and evaluating yourself for this is not your role."

Doreen explains,

"Christians are supposed to take an inventory of ourselves."

The Bible tells us to evaluate ourselves -

see the Scriptures below....

2 Corinthians 13:5,
2 Tim. 3:16,
Lamentations 3:40,
Proverbs 4:26, Ephesians 5:15, 1 Cor. 11:28,  1 Tim. 4:16,

Also consider our Luke 6:37 Judge not  page.

The "Jesus" in her book  is not  the Jesus of the Bible.

Jesus warned us that

there would be false Christs.

The next video has

Great Information

Warren B. Smith

gives a lot of helpful information about problems in

"Jesus Calling"

and he shares

about ways that

the devil deceives people.

Note:

Warren B. Smith wrote a book exposing Sarah's book.

It is called "Another Jesus Calling."

The video below starts with talking about

A Course in Miracles

and then goes to 

Jesus Calling.

Disclaimer: I endorse this video. I am not saying that I agree with everything Warren B. Smith says in other videos.

Sarah put words in the mouth of Jesus that are not biblical.

Speaking for Jesus, no matter how well-intentioned, is not a good idea.

Here is a second video by

Doreen Virtue

Here is a link to an article about Jesus Calling.

https://carm.org/book-and-movie-reviews/book-review-on-the-jesus-calling/

We have lots of information about

The New Age and the occult.

For example:

 Oprah and the new age movement

Exposing the New Age Movement

Talking about Yoga

Contemplative Prayer is not biblical

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"Is Jesus Calling a good book" was presented in the autumn of 2024.