"Is not My word like fire?" declares the LORD, "and like a hammer which shatters a rock?" (Jeremiah 23:29)
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
Warren B. Smith notes that God Calling is “the channeled book that inspired Sarah Young to try and receive her own personal messages from Jesus.” [1] Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling is an immensely popular book, through which a false, contemplative “Christ” continues to spread. God Calling can be seen as the spiritual parent of Jesus Calling, but God Calling also greatly influenced Alcoholics Anonymous. This began with … Continue reading Unholy trio: “God Calling” spiritually influenced “Jesus Calling” and Alcoholics Anonymous
In Alcoholics Anonymous Comes Of Age, Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson writes, “That we have chosen this symbol is perhaps no mere accident. The priests and seers of antiquity regarded the circle enclosing the triangle as a means of warding off spirits of evil, and AA’s circle of Recovery, Unity, and Service has certainly meant all that to us and … Continue reading Alcoholics Anonymous spirituality is not biblical
Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson’s well documented communication with evil spirits is sometimes disbelieved. C.S. Lewis believed it. When a concerned Tony Guggenheim wrote Lewis a letter informing him of Bill and Lois Wilson’s biblically forbidden activities, C.S. Lewis wrote back, “This is necromancy. Have nothing to do with it.” [1] Lewis was clearly horrified the A.A. … Continue reading C.S. Lewis warned about Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder’s spiritualism
A.A.’s history is often misrepresented or downplayed to portray A.A. co-founder Bill Wilson as Christian. In reality, Bill Wilson swam in an ocean of unholy, occult experiences before and during his time in A.A. According to Wilson: “The ouija board began moving in earnest. What followed was the fairly usual experience-it was a strange melange of … Continue reading Unclean spirits and Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson
The Word Like Fire 