On today’s Contending for the Word show, you’ll see proof that Jesus Calling is a Trojan Horse bringing the devil’s new age agenda to unsuspecting Christians through feel-good ego-stroking messages mixed with occultic teachings. Sarah Young may have sincerely believed she was channeling Jesus, but it was the false Christ.
Jesus Calling blends occultic new age teachings about light bearers (Lucifer’s name), visualizations, signs and golden cords, and tuning in, combined with Christian terms and Bible verses. In this startling video, Warren Smith, Justin Peters, Amy Spreeman, Brenna Scott, Chris Lawson of Spiritual Research Network, and Doreen Virtue show examples of how the false Jesus of Jesus Calling is grooming Christians and local churches into dark new age deception.
Sarah Young (who passed away in 2023 without publicly renouncing her work) modeled her Jesus Calling book after a channeled new age book called “God Calling.” Sarah Young’s false Christ also made unbiblical claims. After she was critiqued by Warren Smith, the subsequent updated printings of Jesus Calling eliminated her references to God Calling and also changed what her counterfeit Jesus said. See why Jesus Calling is one of the top new age deception About Doreen
Doreen’s website is: DoreenVirtue.com and you can find her at Instagram.com/DoreenVirtue, Facebook.com/DoreenVirtueForJesus, and YouTube.com/DoreenVirtueForJesus
Recommended Resources
Warren B. Smith’s book, “Another Jesus Calling” is available at: https://www.amazon.com/Another-Jesus-Calling-Youngs-Deceiving-dp-0997898291/dp/0997898291/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
Warren B. Smith’s booklet, “The New Age Implications of Jesus Calling” is available at: https://www.lighthousetrails.com/new-age-movement/491-booklet-the-new-age-implications-of-jesus-calling.html
Brenna Scott and Chris Lawson’s book, “Christian Journaling or Psychic Channeling?” comparing Jesus Calling to occult new age books is available at: https://chrislawsonstore.com/Christian-Journaling-or-Psychic-Channeling-p517856779
Amy Spreeman’s article about Jesus Calling: https://bereanresearch.org/10-scriptural-reasons-jesus-calling-is-a-dangerous-book/
Justin Peters “Clouds Without Water” workshop is at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0ci7DMEMoVnKsniGW9dPG8xks4rKrsBZ
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This episode originally appeared on Doreen’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4LlMeABxeI&t=652s
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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.
