I know I will draw ire for pointing this out, but here it goes anyway… It seems as though Beth Moore has recently been promoting the book, “Jesus Calling” on one of her websites. To me, this is yet one more reason I strongly recommend avoiding all Beth Moore material. Reading the description of the book, it quite plainly tells us the author received messages and teachings directly from God, wrote them down, and then published them. This claim, if it were true, would mean that “Jesus Calling” is on equal footing with the Bible. This is a dangerous and heretical claim! The fact that the author’s claim doesn’t seem to bother Beth one bit makes me (once again) seriously question her discernment and doctrine. So again I find myself in the awkward position of recommending you the blog reader to avoid the material of America’s evangelical sweetheart, Beth Moore. Where there is smoke, there is fire, folks. I know I will draw hostile remarks for saying it, but it must be said… There is a LOT of smoke around Beth Moore!
Other Beth Moore related posts are linked below:
Beth Moore… does she teach the Word?
January 19, 2012 at 6:55 am
I have never heard of Beth Moore. Sorry.
January 18, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Hi Joe. Just trying to clarify. Are you saying you don’t believe the Holy Spirit speaks to believers at all?
January 18, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Hey Erick,
I believe God is all powerful and completely sovereign, so I would say He can absolutely speak to someone if He so chooses. Having said that, I also hold that this is not at all normative. The real problem here with the Book Beth Moore is promoting is that the author claims to have regular conversations with God which she has written down. A book full of God’s direct words and revelations elevates itself to the same plane as the Bible. If God really said all the things claimed in the book, then it IS God’s Word, and must be taken as such. It absolutely amazes me how the idea that God is continuing to write new Bibles has become acceptable to so many people. It is never put in those terms, but that is exactly what is happening. What else could a book of God’s Word be called?
January 31, 2012 at 8:47 am
Well, I hear from and talk to the Holy Spirit on a daily basis. The bible has instructed me (and all believers) to do this. In fact nothing I do in life as a Christian is based on anything other than the leading of the Holy Spirit. How well do you really know the New Testament scriptures anyway?
From your comment “I believe God is all powerful and completely sovereign, so I would say He can absolutely speak to someone if He so chooses. Having said that, I also hold that this is not at all normative ” I would say you only know the Christian talking point scriptures, and not much that goes deeper in the Christian walk.
I object to you saying that because this woman hears from God, and has written it down that you believe the book has been elevated to level of the Word of God. Without a doubt the book consists of words that He has spoken to the woman and she is sharing, but you are the one elevating it to the level of the Word of God. Can you provide a quote from the book that would clearly prove that Sarah believes she has published the word of God on the level of the bible based on what the Holy Spirit has spoken to her. Just my opinion.
Finally, do you hear the Holy Spirit when he speaks to you? Are you listening for the voice of God from within?
January 31, 2012 at 11:59 am
Alan, you “hear” from God the Holy Spirit? Or are you “lead” by the Holy Spirit? There is a huge difference between the two! True Christians are indeed lead by His Spirit, both in their walk and in their prayer & study. But this author claims to have “conversations” with God, meaning back-and-forth dialogue. This is very, very different than the Scriptural teachings of being led by God! When someone says “God spoke, and this is what He said…” how can what follows be any different than Scripture? If the claim is true, the words have to be taken as the infallible Word of God. As soon as someone makes a statement like that, they elevate what follows to be on the same level as the Bible. She has stated (as have you) that she has daily conversations with God. I am confident that is what she meant to say, as she took the time to write it down and then share God’s new teachings with the world (for a small fee, of course) in a book. As for your claim to converse with God, if this isn’t what you actually do than you should begin choosing your words more carefully.
Alan, in a very short period of time (an hour or so) you have read and commented on multiple articles on this site, and in every one of them you make insulting remarks. In this one I only know “talking points” and don’t have a “deeper walk”. Is this how you approach all Brothers in Christ? I am currently teaching a class on 1st John, and it has a lot to say on showing other Christians not only respect, but love. In fact, it teaches that an absence of love is actually a trouble sign or “red flag” that there is a much bigger problem in your Christianity. I would suggest you read through 1st John (it’s a short read). I don’t know you, nor the validity of your profession, but your shotgun-like blasts of derogatory remarks and insinuations are much more akin to those I receive from the occasional atheist who visits the site than to Christians who challenge a particular view. I know this statement will anger you, and I expect I will receive another blast in return, but I hope that it will make you take pause. Maybe in the future you will consider what someone is saying and approach them respectfully before letting the bullets fly.
Take care,
- Joe
January 20, 2012 at 10:15 am
The problem with this sort of publishing is it puts her book on the same level of the Book of Mormon. It is an addition to the Bible. It adds to the Bible much like the Apocrypha, and the gnostic gospels do. You can’t add to the Bible, it is complete. Can a believer hear from God? Yes. It happens all the time with me when I feel impressed to go or do something He wants me to do, but I won’t add it to the Bible as Gospel. Beth Moore, just like the Copelands, Osteens and others who claim to have direct communication from God and only they are anointed to hear His divine revelation are walking a fine line. They will be held accountable for those who follow behind them thinking they are divine. They will be held accountable for taking God’s name in vain. In other words, ascribing the work of God to the deceiving work of the devil.
January 31, 2012 at 8:52 am
Wow. Don’t even know where to start on your comment. Even stranger than ChurchySalt guy’s? The Book of Mormon? You say she puts her book on that level? Christians reject the Book of Mormon. Mormanism is a cult, and not even related to Christianity in any way, shape or form. Wow, just wow.
January 31, 2012 at 12:16 pm
Mormons claim their book is “another testament of Jesus Christ”, which exactly the claim made by the author of this book, although she used more popular and evangelically accepted terms to do it. The Slave isn’t so far off in his claim as you seem to think…
January 18, 2012 at 11:37 am
Thank you for enlightening me about Beth Moore. I have not read her work, but i trust
your judgement.
I have gone in and read and heard some of her teachings, and you are correct.
January 18, 2012 at 8:36 pm
Hi Ingrid! I hope all is well with you, thanks for stopping by!
January 18, 2012 at 11:09 am
Thank you for enlightening me about Beth Moore. I have not read her work, but i trust
your judgement.
January 18, 2012 at 8:56 am
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January 18, 2012 at 8:10 pm
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