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On today’s Equipping You in Grace episode, Dave and Doreen Virtue discuss the danger of syncretism, the authority and sufficiency of Scripture, lawless living and legalism, Christian obedience, the providence of God, and the danger of yoga and the enneagram.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
- Humility and teachableness from God’s Word.
- The danger of syncretism and blending Christian theology with secular and worldly philosophies and religions.
- The authority and sufficiency of Scripture and the Christian.
- The difference of godly repentance versus worldly difference.
- The danger of lawless living and legalism.
- The nature of real Christian obedience.
- The meaning of Christian providence and its importance in our Christian lives.
- Advice for sharing the gospel to those in the New Age.
- The danger of yoga and the enneagram for Christians.
Recommended Resources Discussed in this Episode
Former Yoga Instructors now Christians Warning about Yoga on Doreen’s Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkiNFjzJ6y4&t=2207s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W05B4Ci9pjo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PkGIQNkJC8&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgE91JvcHgs
Check out Michelle Lesley’s solid work on biblical doctrine and discernment at https://michellelesley.com/
Doreen’s website is: DoreenVirtue.com and you can find her at Instagram.com/DoreenVirtue, Facebook.com/DoreenVirtueForJesus, and YouTube.com/DoreenVirtueForJesus
About the Guest
Raised in Christian Science, Doreen Virtue was formerly the top-selling New Age author at the world’s largest New Age publisher, until Jesus opened her eyes to the gospel. She got baptized for the first time, began spreading the gospel message, and denouncing the New Age. After getting fired from her New Age publisher and losing most of her friends, some of her family members, enduring cruel slander and spiritual warfare, and losing her home, Doreen and her husband, Michael, began rebuilding their lives on the solid foundation of Jesus. They learned how to trust in God, instead of trying to predict or control the future. Today, they live in the Pacific Northwest where they attend a biblically solid church and Doreen attends seminary studying biblical theology so that she won’t be deceived again.
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!
Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
