Jesus Calling: The PCA’s Yuck Factor
My previous two articles are designed to get two fingers in the back or our own throat– to confront ourselves publicly, rather than ignore our evangelical brethren politely.
Jesus Calling isn’t what we do in the PCA. PCA ministry doesn’t do that. Let’s just drop it. It is pointless. Who needs to dwell on things vaguely unpleasant? Methodists are Methodist, and they are Christians. Who should judge another man’s servant? I’m busy doing God’s work. That book doesn’t belong in my sphere of... Continue Reading
Jesus Calling, “PCA, Lament and Repent!”
Jesus Calling is a problematic book. It came from the Presbyterian Church in America.
We failed to care sufficiently for her soul, and to exercise authority within our delineated jurisdiction for the preservation and promulgation of the true gospel and true religion. It cannot be underlined too boldly: criticism of Sarah Young or commiseration because of her actual aims and intentions– all of it bundled together pales to the... Continue Reading
Jesus Always, the Sequel to Jesus Calling (Review)
The Jesus of Jesus Always sounds very different from the Jesus of the gospels
Jesus Always is almost indistinguishable from Jesus Calling in its tone, its theme, and voice. The only difference is that Young did not include her claim that these messages originated with Jesus. Yet there is no reason to think that she has stopped her “listening.” This book is going to be big. Huge, even.... Continue Reading
10 Serious Problems with Jesus Calling
Jesus Calling is a book built upon a faulty premise and in that way a book that is dangerous and unworthy of our attention or affirmation
Most people don’t know that Jesus Calling has undergone revisions, not only in the introduction where she removed references to God Calling, but also in the words she claims to have received from Jesus. This, of course, casts even further doubt on the trustworthiness of the revelation she receives. After all, why would words from... Continue Reading
Changing “Jesus Calling”—Damage Control for a False Christ
The new 10th Anniversary Edition of "Jesus Calling" has been stripped and edited to remove or alter New Age elements, the alarming statements made by the author’s “Jesus.” and the problematic people influencing Sarah Young.
What if you are a major publisher like Thomas Nelson and you suddenly discover that your mega best-selling book Jesus Calling was inspired by a channeled New Age book? And what if you find out that some of the “messages” your author “received” from her “Jesus” weren’t really from Jesus because they contradict what the... Continue Reading
Coffee with Facepalm Jesus Calling
Why does Jesus suddenly seem to have so much to say that he had not said before?
Of course the ten-ton gorilla in the first-person Jesus contest is Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in his Presence, Sarah Young’s devotional book that has sold ten million copies in ten years. This book has quietly made its way into all sorts of places in the past decade; read about it and its author in theNew York... Continue Reading
10 Truths About Jesus from Hebrews 3
Jesus is the apostle and high priest.
There were many apostles, and there were many high priests (each one was replaced when they retired or died), but Jesus is the only one who occupies both offices. Jesus was faithful to God (verse 2). All that the Father called Jesus to do, Jesus did. He did not duck a single responsibility or duty. God appointed... Continue Reading
The Order of Salvation: Effectual Calling
It makes most natural sense to place the effectual call at the moment when the sinner receives the good news of the Gospel savingly, though not necessarily the first hearing of it.
Within the church, God has brought together through His effectual calling peoples who were once enemies but are now one in Christ. The call of God is humbling when one realizes that God summons to Himself those who were once His enemies, a humility which shows itself by our being reconciled to others who the... Continue Reading
Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
Finding Joy Amidst Suffering & Persecution
Henry Lyte understood (rightly) the believer to be a pilgrim in this world—not belonging to the world or the things in it. He also understood that, while we are in the world, we have a mission, a purpose, and a chief end. But, one day, that mission will come to an end. One day, the... Continue Reading
A Dangerous Calling (pt. 2): Five Steps to Self-Promotion
When kingdom-seekers exalt themselves, their ambition follows a discernible pattern.
Those who promote themselves without God’s authorization (i.e., recognition granted to them by the church – see Acts 13:1–3), gain position by giving it to themselves or taking it from others. Instead of waiting on the Lord to receive a ministry at the right time in the right way, those who are committed to making... Continue Reading
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