Did Jesus Really Call?
Jesus Calling by Sarah Young: A False Jesus?
Marcia Montenegro
Three major issues are examined: The claim that Young received the words directly from Jesus; her admission that a primary influence was the book, God Calling, and, finally, examining some of the messages allegedly from Jesus.
10 Serious Problems with Jesus Calling
Tim Challies
Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling is a phenomenon that shows no signs of slowing down. According to publisher Thomas Nelson, it “continues to grow in units sold each year since it was released [and] has surpassed 15 million copies sold.”
That's Not Jesus Calling
John MacArthur
Christian publishers excel at creating fads. Jesus Calling has found the sweet spot of mass appeal: man-centeredness.
One Woman’s Story About Jesus Calling: A Surprise I Never Expected That Changed My Life
A.R.
God has opened my eyes to see just how deceived I have been when it comes to what I read, what I listen to, and who I go to for Godly wisdom.
Toxic Devotion: A Review of Sarah Young's—Jesus Calling
Bob DeWaay
Devotional books today are often devoted to private mysticism. Devotion, in this case, has become a devotion to metaphysical impressions, not God’s Word”
Book Review on Jesus Calling
Matt Slick
Jesus Calling is written from the perspective of Jesus speaking to Sarah Young. Why? Because she yearned for more from God than what her present prayer life and Scriptures could give her. She said she decided to “ ‘listen’ with pen in hand, writing down whatever I ‘heard’ in my mind.”
Review of Jesus Calling
Michael Horton, PhD
As far back as you can recall, you’ve started or ended the day with a time of personal meditation on God’s Word and prayer. Only this time, you try something different. You want to hear Jesus speak to you personally. So you take out pen and paper and record the results. This is what happened when Sarah Young sought a deeper sense of the presence of Jesus.
Is 'Jesus Calling' Biblically Sound?
Bible Hub
Presented in the first-person voice of Jesus. Young describes her writing as the result of sitting quietly in God’s presence, listening for His voice, and journaling what she senses Him speaking to her heart. Questions arise regarding the book’s alignment with scriptural authority and doctrinal soundness.
10 Scriptural Reasons Jesus Calling is a Dangerous Book
Berean Research
Do you get flustrated trying to explain to your church friends why the book Jesus Calling is one we should be avoiding? Presented here are Warren B. Smith’s 10 Scriptural Reasons Why Jesus Calling is a Dangerous Book
Jesus Calling: How They Got it Wrong – Insufficient Arguments
Benjamin Inman
Criticism of Jesus Calling rested on Bibliology. One Teaching Elder identified the book as purported “immediate revelation from God,” which “defies the sufficiency of Scripture very clearly.” Claims of private revelation diminish attention for the Bible.
Jesus Calling Book Review
Tim Challies
Sarah Young is the wife of a third-generation missionary to Japan who has earned post-graduate degrees from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, a Presbyterian seminary. Her book is a devotional, a year’s worth of short reflections on the Christian faith. But it has one major, all-important twist.
Jesus Calling – A Review
Kathy Keller
In the last few weeks I have walked by stacks of this book in Costco, been asked to OK it for sale on the Redeemer Book Table (no), and been told by a number of people in and around New York how much they love it. I thought it was time that I explained why I consider this book unhelpful and to be avoided.
Book Review: Jesus Calling
Sean McCausland
If the positive elements mentioned in this review were the only principles found in Jesus Calling, there would be little reason for concern. The book, however, contains other features that ought to leave readers alarmed instead of assured.
How Can I Know When God is Telling Me to Do Something?
Got Questions
Pray, especially when you’re unsure of God’s will for your life. “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him” (James 1:5). “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him” (Psalm 37:7).
How Can I Know If I am Hearing God, Hearing Satan, or Hearing My Own Thoughts?
Got Questions
Most commonly, God communicates through the Bible, His inspired Word, preserved through the centuries for us today. It is through the Word that we are sanctified (John 17:17), and the Word is the light for our path (Psalm 119:105).
Jesus Always, the Sequel to Jesus Calling
Tim Challies
I would like to offer a review under just two headings. First I will introduce Sarah Young’s little book, then I will discuss her big claim.
Should I Be Concerned about Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling?
Ray Bohlin, PhD
NOTE: The writer is sympathetic to Sarah Young. Be a Berean!
