False Christian teachings, trends….
Christian meditation apps, such as Dwell, contain unbiblical and potentially spiritually dangerous methods such as Lectio Divina, breathwork, ecumenism, and monastic mysticism. Doreen Virtue compares audio clips of her pre-salvation new age meditations to the meditations on Dwell, so you can hear the similar hypnotic induction techniques.
This post contains a 16-minute video by Doreen Virtue, former New Age guru, converted to Jesus Christ. It warns of the dangers of Joni Eareckson Tada’s new book, “Practicing the Presence of Jesus.’ That is a mystical practice. Doreen also warns the The Chosen is using mystical ideas. Erroneous ideas from Rick Warren, Sid Roth and Sarah Young are also discussed. Summary points of Doreen’s video are provided; also explanations of two forms of meditation are noted below summary points for those who want more.
The 7-minute video of this post opens by mentioning Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who brought transcendental (TM) meditation to the west, via the influence of the Beach Boys and the Beatles. Pastor Joe Schimmel, who created the video, then moves to the topic of church leaders who are encouraging TM: Rick Warren and Rob Bell, two of many. Then Pastor Joe S. discussed mantras: their unbiblical nature, even if these are words from the Bible. Lastly, true biblical meditation was succinctly explained…. [Even though this video is a decade old, Hindu meditation and Hindu yoga are still a problem in the church, find out how that is so]
This post has a 10-minute video of false teacher Glenda Green. I transcribed the initial 6 minutes of the video and commented on it from a biblical perspective. I’ve been a student of the Bible for 20 years and spent about that much time in false religions… before God revealed Himself to me, giving spiritual rebirth.
This post contains an article by Religion News Service about the Burning Man Festival. I numbered certain paragraphs of the article and critiqued those; the critique is below the article. If you’re a spiritual seeker who does not read scripture, then you would benefit from reading this post.
Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato and P!nk have come out with different songs denigrating – even mocking – those who believe the Bible concerning many of the most vital issues of conscience. We take a look at the esoteric leanings and ultimately the source for the modern feminist movement by the teachings of Helena Blavatsky, Alice Bailey and other theosophical practitioners who have pushed what can be described only as The Divine Feminine. [Video summary from site]
Pastor John Piper explains Oprah’s errors in her beliefs about the meaning of Psalm 37:4 – Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. In the process, he explains the biblical meaning of that verse and clarifies Oprah’s errors, agenda, motives…. Oprah’s view is also held by those in favor of ecumenism, the two biggest names in that arena are the Pope and Rick Warren; but many think that unity before doctrine is the right way.
This post contains a 58-minute video of a Justin Peters’ interview. He was speaking with woman’s Bible teacher, Susan Heck about Beth Moore. Peters asked specific questions to Susan Heck via which she critiqued Beth Moore. The initial part of the interview covered errors in Moore’s content, then about complementarianism vs egalitarianism; then miscellaneous questions about husbands and wives…. Below the video are links to various credible women’s Bible teachers and authors, resources for a variety of topics mentioned during the interview. I was very moved to learn, during Justin’s introduction, that Susan Heck has memorized the entire New Testament during her 30 years of ministering to women; her husband is a preacher who has done the same.
I have never heard of enneagrams, but if you attend a trendy Christian church, you may have. If that is the case, then please listen to this 10-minute video by a biblical Christian pastor. He goes through the process of ‘testing the spirits’ regarding the enneagram. You will learn about from where, whom it derives; whether it is biblical…. If you would know more, the following link is to a video interview at Doreen Virtue’s YouTube site, the topic is ‘Why I Quit Using The Enneagram.’ In case you do not know Doreen, she was a New Age guru, having written much and spoke much to audiences on the New Age. She was converted to Christianity about a decade or so ago and speaks against all those things today.
There are two 2-minute videos below by WWUTT; the first is about Beth Moore and the second about her daughter. The pastor’s purpose is to warn Christians about their unbiblical teachings.