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God Is Our Healer: A Biblical Response to New Age Healing and Manifestation
By Doreen Virtue
Many people today believe healing comes through manifestation, visualization, energy work, or spiritual techniques. But what does the Bible actually teach about healing, suffering, and trusting God?
In this episode of New Age to Christ, Doreen Virtue explains how God is our healer while also addressing common deceptions surrounding New Age healing, Word of Faith teaching, and manifestation practices.
Drawing from Scripture and her own testimony coming out of deception, Doreen explains:
- Why suffering is not always caused by lack of faith
- How God uses suffering to grow believers
- The danger of trying to “decree and declare” healing
- Why God’s will and timing matter
- The difference between biblical trust and New Age control
- The hope believers have in Christ even during pain
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Key Scriptures
- Jeremiah 17:14
- Psalm 30:2
- 2 Corinthians 1:9
- Exodus 15:26
- James 4:8
- Revelation 21:4
Episode Highlights
- Why biblical healing differs from New Age healing
- How suffering teaches believers to rely on God
- The danger of manifestation and decreeing practices
- Why God’s sovereignty matters in suffering
- The hope believers have in Christ during pain
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Doreen Virtue holds a Master’s degree in Biblical & Theological Studies with highest honors from Western Seminary (56 units / 2021), and an MA in Counseling Psychology from Chapman University. Prior to being saved by God‘s grace and mercy in 2017, Doreen was a psychotherapist specializing in women’s issues, rated in the top 15 most influential living spiritual teachers by Watkins, and the top selling new age author in the world. She was born and raised in new thought churches which she attended for 33 years, before segueing to new age and Wicca in 1991 while touring with a mind-body-spirit conference organization. Before her salvation, Doreen frequently appeared on Oprah, CNN, The View, Coast to Coast and other liberal secular media. After the Holy Spirit convicted her of her sins, while she read Deuteronomy 18:10-12, Doreen repented and gave her life to Jesus as her Lord and Savior. Doreen has been helping professing Christians to identify and avoid new age and new thought deception. Doreen volunteers in discipling women who’ve been saved out of New Age in a private Facebook group. Doreen was a speaker at the Answers in Genesis 2025 women’s conference at the Ark Encounter. She has been featured on American Gospel 3, American Gospel TV, Daily Wire, Moody Radio, Spillover, Christianity Today, Cultish, New York Magazine, Spiritual Counterfeits Project, Servants of Grace, and other Christian media.
