Smith
is concerned about the book Jesus Calling. He read the book and it
disturbed him.”It was troubling for me to see a number of New Age
practices and concepts being presented as completely normal for
Christians.” (12) He warns of the deception of false Christs and
the necessity of Christians to be spiritually discerning. He shares
his specific concerns about Jesus Calling and God Calling.
Smith
reminds Christians “that the deceptive spirit world is thoroughly
capable of weaving Christian terminology and verses from the Bible in
and around metaphysical occult terms and teaching.” (28) He makes
readers aware of many New Age practices – ones readers may not know
about.
Smith
has presented a pretty good case. While a few of his concerns may seem
unfounded, most of them are serious. He has certainly given readers
much to think about. His book again points out that we Christians
need to be discerning readers.
Warren.
B. Smith (B.A. University of Pennsylvania; M.S.W. Tulane University)
is a former social worker. Because of his former involvement in the
New Age Movement, he has written extensively on the subject of
spiritual deception. Find out more at http://www.warrenbsmith.com/.
Lighthouse Trails Publishing, 174 pages.
Lighthouse Trails Publishing, 174 pages.
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