Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (Jesus Calling (R))

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There is no account of any of these people going about bragging about their “encounter with God”, no account of any of these people encouraging others to seek a similar “experience”, and no account of these people degrading others for not have a similar experience (but this is another of the ‘undertones’ of all those who push their listeners to seek the same nonsense).

Sarah Young (1946–2023), Jesus Calling devotional author

Also To my 2nd oldest sister, who has eye disease where you actually slowly go blind, I got her the book with the CDs. She has defended herself against these critics by stating that when she uses the pronoun “I” in her work, she speaks as if God is speaking to the reader, not as if she (Sarah) is the one doing the speaking. We will stumble if we look away from him to stare at ourselves or at the circumstances surrounding us. Presence” is abstract and vague, and continual repetition of this word weakens the actuality of an embodied Jesus. I color in my Bible using a different color the Scripture verses she uses and finds out there is not much need to use a new color as the verses now have been previously used in the other 2 books.My question to Sarah is whether or not it is appropriate to share publicly the slightly paraphrased version with my son as long as I give credit each time and state that I have paraphrased it slightly to fit my son’s situation. For example, in two separate messages—January 28th and October 15th—her “Jesus” states that the “last words” he spoke after his resurrection and before his final ascent to heaven were “I am with you always. The book was also promoted by Republican presidential primary candidate Scott Walker and passed around the White House. This makes me wonder, why are Christians looking for encouragement in the prose of Sarah Young, rather than actual words of Jesus? Some of the many other Bible verses that refute this false teaching that God is “in all” include Ezekiel 28:2, Galatians 6:3, Psalm 9:20, Isaiah 31:3, Romans 1:21-23, 25 and John 2:24-25.

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If her words are actually from Jesus, how can they be any less authoritative or less binding than any word of Scripture?According to HarperCollins, since its publishing, the book has sold over 45 million copies and has been translated into 30 different languages. As of 2018 they resided in the United States, where Young has two married children and two grandchildren. Join thousands of others to get the FREEDOM POST newsletter for free, sent twice a week from The Christian Post. Young’s fondness for this book and use of it as inspiration for her communication mode with God is deeply disconcerting when one examines the history, method, and content of this “treasure. The couple was married in 1977 and moved south of Yokkaichi to plant a church with Mission to the World.

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I have seen wonderful things with this devotional, it has opened many conversations in supermarkets, hospitals and among friends.

Laura Minchew, senior vice president of the Children’s and Gift Book Group at HarperCollins, was quoted as saying that Young “was a dear friend who will be deeply missed. In the introduction she describes the book’s genesis: “I began to wonder if I … could receive messages during my times of communing with God. Young’s admitted dissatisfaction with the sufficiency of God’s word appears to be based on her need for experiences. If the “Jesus” Sarah Young is listening to is a deceptive spirit pretending to be “Jesus,” you obviously don’t ask a deceptive spirit to give you discernment.

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One can never come to an end of studying or knowing the Bible because, reflecting God’s nature, his word is infinitely profound and wise.Mark Schoenwald, president and CEO of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, said in a press release that it was “a joy and an honor to have Sarah Young as part of our publishing family. It was edited and published by a newspaper editor interested in spiritualism, mystic experiences, and alternative religious authorities.