"Is not My word like fire?" declares the LORD, "and like a hammer which shatters a rock?" (Jeremiah 23:29)
I am still sort of shell shocked about The Bible Project Tim Mackie’s unquestioning endorsement of contemplative guru Thomas Keating. You can read about that here. This is not my first rodeo with Thomas Keating. Fifteen years ago Keating and Richard Rohr zeroed in on those in 12 Step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics … Continue reading When the contemplatives found Alcoholics Anonymous a fertile garden
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For decades this 12 Step spirituality has been seeping into the church. Not anymore–now it’s a flood. Contrast the following from the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book–the AA “bible”–with the Word of God. Let’s start with the AA “bible”: To us, the Realm of Spirit is broad, roomy, all…
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When it comes to A.A’.s alleged “Christian” roots, God’s people have been—to use a technical term—snookered. Scripture is clear. We were never meant to be part of an all-gods religion. It is not “legalism” to point out that the Lord will absolutely not be seen as one higher…
According to Mel B., author of My Search For Bill W., “What did [AA co-founder Bill Wilson] believe about life after death? He expressed the view that ‘there is no death’ and he also referred to this life as ‘a day in school.’ One of his close associates told me that Bill believed in reincarnation, though he certainly kept this out … Continue reading Strange beliefs of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson
So, many years ago, I attended numerous Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. While I liked many of the people, the system itself seemed very dark to me. I was not yet saved, but I was kind of amazed how many Bible believing Christians were in these 12 Step programs. I was amazed because I (as a non-believer) … Continue reading When an unbeliever went on Christian radio to warn about Alcoholics Anonymous
Many professing Christians are in A.A. or other 12 Step programs. Many churches actually host these meetings. In The Fall of the Evangelical Nation, author Christine Wicker credits Alcoholics Anonymous with “hastening the fall of the evangelical church.” Wicker notes how A.A. “slowly exposed people to the notion they could get [a god] without the dogma, … Continue reading Is Alcoholics Anonymous “hastening the fall of the evangelical church”?
When it comes to A.A’.s alleged “Christian” roots, God’s people have been—to use a technical term—snookered. Scripture is clear. We were never meant to be part of an all-gods religion. It is not “legalism” to point out that the Lord will absolutely not be seen as one higher power among many (Isaiah 42:8, Galatians 1:6-9; … Continue reading When a Christian tells you Alcoholics Anonymous has “Christian roots”
Spiritualism according to Merriam-Webster: a belief that spirits of the dead communicate with the living usually through a medium. “[A.A. co-founder Bill Wilson] experimented with and eventually claimed some power over spiritualistic phenomena. So profound was Bill’s immersion in this area that he at times confused the terms ‘spiritualism’ and ‘spirituality.’” (Ernest Kurtz, NOT-GOD, pg. 136) “There shall not … Continue reading Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder “claimed some power over spiritualistic phenomena”
Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? (Luke 6:46) This is not to say there are not some saved people in A.A. But, there is a hybrid faith, a blend of Christianity and 12 Step spirituality, and this is where most long term A.A. Christians end up. Yes, … Continue reading How Christians in Alcoholics Anonymous actively disobey the Bible
Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just … Continue reading Christians in Alcoholics Anonymous
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