Commentary, stories, and side notes have been added. October 2014, All At Landmark Recovery, we are happy to help you find a support system that meshes with your belief system. For this reason, Jesus brings clarity to the scene with these corrections. Charles Spurgeon . Baker, Celebrate Recovery Leader's Guide, 12). November 2016 The step programs are not about earning any kind of grace or favor (works) in Gods eyes. [1] John Baker served as the primary author of The Celebrate Recovery curriculum and materials. The Worst Part about Our Sin. Thats pragmatism. July 2015 Eschatology (End Times) A male teacher or pastor cannot allow women to carry out this violation of Scripture in his ministry. It is common knowledge that the Alcoholics Anonymous program and the Twelve Steps that Celebrate Recovery adopted were demonically inspired and directly contradict the gospel of Jesus Christ - they are obviously the works of darkness. RW and CR go to great lengths to exclude the Gospel of Christ and the power of His resurrection despite their prolific use of Christian-ese speech and the quoting/misuse of Scripture. Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him and that He has the power to help me recover. After listening to those in the group, I knew this was unbiblical. Mormonism In the U.S. and abroad, over 35,000 churches and many secular organizations and businesses now offer Celebrate Recovery programs, and over 5 million people have completed CRs Step Study program. Advanced trainings that continue to build on your foundational knowledge of how to successfully run your own CR; Face-to-face connection with the national and global team of Celebrate Recovery. 6;14, but RW and company would rather make merchandise of the masses and have them play the victim card and be FOREVER subservient to their programs and dictates*****************no thank you. [3], Celebrate Recovery is a recovery program aimed at all "hurts, habits, and hang-ups", including but not exclusive to: high anxiety; co-dependency; compulsive behaviors; sex addiction; financial dysfunction; drug and alcohol addictions; and eating disorders. Taking an Honest and Spiritual Inventory: Participant's Guide 2: A Recovery Program Based on Eight Principles from the Beatitudes. The question is not, Does Celebrate Recovery work?. It cannot be done without repentance, faith, and regeneration in response to the biblical gospel. It guides us toward new healthy truths and life-giving habits as we repair our broken relationships. The facts Johnny states about Jesus life and that He sent the Holy Spirit are technically correct, but whats missing? Very sad. Absolutely not says researcher John Lanagan. How is obeying God's Word legalistic? you will be branded as one who has gone back to alchohal or drugs even though you havent. 7:10-12 gives very specific evidence of genuine repentance and the effects it has on a believer. A man invited me to it, and some things I liked about it. Further evidence of CRs false gospel can be found near the end of the video. I believe these facts are important to disclose when you are making claims against something. Also, how could you ever defend the gospel of Jesus Christ when you claim that people need to first come to accept a god of their own understanding and then they can come to Jesus supposedly through Celebrate Recovery? That purpose has been to weaken the church, dilute the theology of Christians exposed to the 12 Step religion, and to point unbelievers away from Christ. Discover the spiritual truth behind A.A. here. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Words, "Any teaching that detracts in the slightest from the glory of God is not a biblical teaching.". Eric Davis of The Cripplegate analyzes the popular packaged addiction program, Celebrate Recovery (CR) that many churches have adopted. Peace Warner Alliance, Curb. celebrate recovery is a cult, and slavery. The issue here is that the unbeliever is not indwelt and empowered by the Holy Spirit to resist and flee from sin. CRs Road to Recovery begins with the Eight Principles Based on the Beatitudes (12), stated above. I basically drank everyday for 40 years. The gospel is the gospel. If the Gospel of Christ is left out of any program you can be assured that program DID NOT originate with God, nor will it be blessed by Him. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I cringed whenever Id hear someone say, Im (insert name), and Im a grateful follower of Jesus Christ! First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. Sin is always immoral and frequently intentional. The terms they use to identify themselves are secular and psychologized (addiction co-dependency adult child of family dysfunction) rather than biblical (the sin of drunkenness, fear/idolatry of man, and sinful family relationships, bitterness, unforgiveness, or whatever adult child of family dysfunction actually means. Celebrate Recovery is sponsored and supported by Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral, Austell, GA. The program is just a tool and study book like any other study. The wife needs to heal from being hurt by someone else. Sermons This review is based upon the programs teaching as stated in the CR Leadership Guide only (pages cited are from this guide) and is not a critique of every person who has participated in the program. Instead, the Beatitudes are descriptions of kingdom citizens; of individuals having been saved by Gods grace. But the steps that are put together still have biblical basis, though the Gospel and the delivering power of Christ would need to be much more emphasized. Saturday. At 20:11ff, Johnny quotes Romans 3:23, and then proceeds to define sin as mistakes. Alcoholics Anonymous has served its purpose, says Lanagan. [17], How Celebrate Recovery Helped Evangelicals Open Up About Addiction, Offering Ministry, and Early Release, to Prisoners, U.S. trademark record for "Celebrate Recovery", "5 Guidelines for Celebrate Recovery Small Groups", "Celebrate Recovery: Five Small Group Guidelines", "Broadening the base of addiction mutual-help organizations", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Celebrate_Recovery&oldid=1131190093. Principle R2 is great if youre saved, since all Christians are supposed to be doing these things anyway. Hi Emily, Forgiveness Sorry to see you caught up in this unbiblical nonsense. Don't judge a book by it's cover. If youd like to check out some pastors and teachers I heartily recommend, click theRecommended Bible Teachers tab in the blue menu bar at the top of this page. ), Is Celebrate Recovery Biblical? Im relying on my personal relationship with Jesus Christ, God, Holy Spirit and the Bible. So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! Psalms Its utter hypocrisy.) Initially, he was a member of his family's singing group, and later a member of The Gaither Vocal Band. October 2015 Your statement is clear evidence of just one of the many ways Celebrate Recovery is contrary to the scriptures. Alcoholics Anonymous promotes idolatry through urging its adherents to believe in a God of their own understanding - which can be pretty much anything or anyone. December 2015 Breaking the theological bricks and unlearning lies, Report: Former Hillsong pastors say they were threatened by Brian Houston, The Progressive Disease of Spiritual Deception in Our Time. Celebrate recovery is a biblically balanced approach to help bring sustainable recovery and healing to our hurts. page): Another issue made plain in the video is that Celebrate Recovery teaches a false gospel: At 3:24ff, speaking to lost people, Johnny gives an incomplete (and partially false) presentation of the gospel as a means of differentiating secular recovery programs from CR. Catholicism (RCC) Its obvious why the 12 steps are included, because the world is familiar with them. When Christ preached the Beatitudes, he did not intend for them to be a protocol for recovery. 1 John 4:5, You adulterous people! Celebrate Recovery leads us through the 12 Steps and the 8 Recovery Principles that guide us along the biblical path of opening ourselves up to and trusting in God's grace, through Jesus Christ, for bringing change and healing in our lives, so that we can know a substantial measure of peace & joy and as it says in the Serenity Prayer to be "reasonably happy" in this life. May 2015 you cant help catching alcoholism (the sin of drunkenness) any more than you can help catching the flu. The only capital G, capital N Good News is the Good News of the biblical gospel, which CR has repeatedly failed to present and instead has substituted its own false gospel which is devoid of sin, faith, and repentance. By working the 12 Steps and the 8 Beatitude Principles, issue groups open up, share experiences, and find hope . As such, CR imposes a meaning other than the authorial intent upon the text. But perhaps one should not be so quick to throw out the baby with the bath water. However, anytime there is Rick Warren and his Saddleback congregation involved, I balk at getting more into it due to the history of twisting scripture. One such effort is a packaged addictions program called Celebrate Recovery (CR). We are born with a sinful nature, but we also choose to sin. Heres a nut shell result of genuine repentance: if your sin is not now repugnant to you then you have not really repented, but are only caught up in some sort of remorse for being busted and the fear you MAY feel is that of its consequences and not a fear of God whom you have sinned against. They have NEVER presented the Gospel, only their own convoluted fantasies of how things ought to be in their make believe world. Enslaving behaviors are as old, and common to humanity, as sin itself. Even Jesus had struggles with the religious leaders in his life. No 12-step program needed. Hold the phone, Henrietta. I am involved in CR and I am not relying on the 12 steps. None. Im 54 years old . And while confession is a good thing, its not the same thing as repentance. And God is not going to remove their sin without repentance and faith in Christ. Have you ever heard him or anyone connected to RW/CR say For sin shall not have dominion over you? Sinful Desire One such effort is a packaged addictions program called Celebrate Recovery (CR). 5:6). People are addicted to things because they like it, and refuse to seek God for His help to remove their illicit desires forever-they would rather have the pleasure of their sin, no matter the cost. I dont agree with Rick Warren on a lot of things but this program works and the HolybSpirit uses those scriptures to deal with people. Eric Davis of The Cripplegate analyzes the popularpackaged addiction program, Celebrate Recovery (CR) that many churches have adopted. May 2020 I recommend against any teacher, ministry, or evangelical trend that violates one or more of these biblical tenets. Sermon On The Mount 2 Cor. Adapting worldly means and methods for use in the church (though characteristic of Saddleback) is not biblical. THE RETURN OF CHRIST. Mark 16:15 says,"And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." Grace Thoughts Having said that, this review (completed largelywith the help of Matthew Mumma) will demonstrate that CR contains two major problems: (1) Though claiming to be biblically based, its teachings are often constructed from a misuse of Scripture and an erroneous hermeneutic. Christianty is about a relationship with The Savior Jesus Christ and some people affected by the disease of addiction have been ostracized by the religious people using the version false humility that uses scripture to judge and condemn the addict. For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? The 8 Principles are CRs own so-called Christ centered version of the secular 12 steps, supposedly based on the Beatitudes, and following the acrostic R-E-C-O-V-E-R-Y. December 2014 Twelve Steps Scripture Alone To learn how to forgive themselves , to love themselves as Christ loves them. Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will. This medical model of sin is completely unbiblical because it removes personal culpability and responsibility for sin, i.e. Celebrate Recovery is a beautiful community of strugglers that courageously enter this safe and beautiful space to get honest about our pain, and the negative ways we may see ourselves, God and others. Alison Jones: Dear precious Christian. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. There simply is no way to justify the need for anything else - especially something as far from the Christian gospel message as the Twelve Steps. Rick Warren's statement above is completely false and it is irresponsible for any Christian Pastor to make such claims. Learn how your comment data is processed. The lost son was the fathers son before he fell and remained his son while he lived in sin. Alcoholism Born Again Group facilitators must be trained and agree to a list of expectations,[9] including standardized guidelines[18][19] at each meeting. Sin cannot be tamed or brought under control by mortal men. The biblical means for helping a saved person who is committing the sin of drunkenness is to follow the steps of church discipline (beginning with a one on one call to repentance and restoration) commanded in Matthew 18, and if he repents, disciple him in obedience to Gods Word. Celebrate Recovery: Growing in Christ While Helping Others: Participant Guide 4. During the past 25 years, some 20,000 churches in the United States have reportedly used CR, with some 2.5 million people having completed the program. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1998. Purpose Driven Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. John Baker is the one that wrote the curriculum taught by Celebrate Recovery. How do I know? You mention Rick Warren added some scripture so it could be sold and marketed as celebrate recovery. We are to stay on the narrow way which we cannot do without obeying God's Word. Satan Proverbs But the lost people hes talking to do not have the indwelling Holy Spirit to help them because theyre still lost, because CRs gospel doesnt call them to repent and believe. Contrary to what the powers that be at CR think, that is not a good thing. And we should learn and be taught how to forgive ourselves. Plus, I have heard from many people who spent years in Celebrate Recovery and after being freed from it share the same story - that they never heard the true gospel in CR and they had been introduced to a different Jesus than the true Jesus we come to know through the Gospel from God's Word in scripture. Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.". Occult Freedom From Sin - 2 Timothy 3:16-17. Secrets grow in the dark and die by the light. Celebrate Recovery. Carson, 128, 132; D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, 1:24; Charles Quarles, 39). So, Matthew 5:3does not teach a principle for recovering from addictions, but that true believers understand that they cannot earn Gods favor from their impressive moral wealth, but have only earned his wrath by their offensive moral filth. These kind of statements turn away so many non believers. Repentance is grieving from the heart that you have sinned against a holy God, wishing you had never done it, and striving never to do it again. No sound theologian would tell you that is proper. Further, the purpose of this review is not to question whether the 2.5 million participants have felt that they were assisted with enslaving behaviors, nor to doubt the sincerity of individuals seeking to help, but, instead, to examine CRs claim to be biblically based. Openly examine and confess my faults to myself,to God, and to someone I trust. Anyway, thank you for helping me reach greater clarity about what we did. There is no way that the Twelve Steps were "based upon the scriptures" or that their "basis is God's word" as he claims. Being perfected is maturity in Progress sanctified through Christ. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. God The Father took me in and helped me heal through others that he had waiting on me. The idea is that the sinner has come to terms with Gods towering moral standards for humanity; absolute perfection (cf.Matt. Those who are saved know these things from day one of their regeneration. CRs 12 Steps are almost identical to the secular 12 steps. But not to the point where it is unpleaseing to our lord. Dominionism (NAR) CR throws both the husband and the wife into the same category because it doesnt have a biblical definition of sin. CELEBRATE RECOVERY'S EIGHT RECOVERY PRINCIPLES. And we dont need to heal from our sin, we need to repent of it, forsake it, and mortify it. Why do so many need a step based recovery program? Addictions are not an easy thing to overcome. Predestination The program, created by John Baker and Rick Warren, is supposedly based on biblical principles. I would never recommend CR to a fellow believer, no matter how popular it is. Temptation The bottom line / Get help from other Christians / Jesus told us to help others find the narrow way. Needless to say, CR has had a major influence on the church. How do you reconcile using the heretical Twelve Steps of AA instead of the gospel with this command? Celebrate Recovery is a safe place to find community and freedom from the issues that are controlling . Further, he understands that, having rebelliously and flagrantly violated Gods holy law, he deserves to endure the righteous wrath of God in hell for eternity. Thanks for stopping by! All comments are handled manually, and I do not publish comments which promote false doctrine. Celebrate With Us at Saddleback Church! Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Pub. [14] Celebrate Recovery has not been significantly studied, so there is no empirical evidence regarding the impacts or efficacy of the Celebrate Recovery program. Instead, Jesus teaches that one certain evidence of the true believer is a poverty of spirit. Sins. And the answer to that question is a resounding no. Gospel The question is, Is Celebrate Recovery biblical?. Universalism Husband and I were drawn in by this CR group by someone in our old church both of us being recovered alcoholics, and saved, we went to one session. Encouragement CR Tools. Stepping out of Denial into God's Grace: Participant's Guide, 1. In response, various efforts have been made to deal with the problem. September 2017 The question we must ask ourselves is, should Christians get involved in a program that stems from A.A.s twelve steps? Some of the best known can be found in the blue menu bar at the top of this page at myPopular False Teacherstab. The reasoning you gave seems very legalistic to me. If you arent a Christian and you need help with any sort of addiction or other problem, let me give you step 1 of Jesus program for addressing that: Repent and believe the gospel. "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work." Many AA or CR members dont realize this!) All rights reserved. These findings barely scratch the surface of Celebrate Recoverys means, methods, and philosophy, but I think Christians who value sound doctrine will agree that this information is more than sufficient to warn people away from this unbiblical ministry. Healing SHOP FOR RESOURCES AND GEAR. John Baker and Rick Warren of Saddleback Church created the program in 1991 to help people with various addictions. Proper Perspective Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Pub. Matthew 27 Hi Chad. Your objection is most likely answered here. Our service offers engaging live worship and biblical-based teaching relevant to your circumstances. Addiction Covenant Because Celebrate Recovery is based on the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and practiced in thousands of Christian churches without ever being questioned or held up to the light of scripture it is one of the most damaging forms of apostasy in the modern Christian church. Ill just let Scripture speak to those points: If the world hates you, know that it has hated me [Jesus] before it hated you. There is an enormous difference between a man getting drunk and beating his wife half to death and a wife who has been beaten half to death by her drunkard husband. Thats not the same thing as a mistake or hurting/being hurt by others or hurts, hang-ups, and habits. Spiritualism Is there an alternative that is more Biblically based version of Celebrate Recovery? Website. During his solo career, he recorded eight studio albums. Seeing our church succumb to this "Jesus and ______"; or more specifically, "Christianized AA Lite 12 Step Program" false form of so called psychology laced body ministry, is very sad to say the least! Johnny further describes sin as hurting other people and other people hurting us, and thats partially true, but thats where he stops. Come join us in the home of Celebrate Recovery, and let's make this event a one-of-a-kind experience that you will never forget. You gave such a positive outlook on CR, almost as if there are few if any failures. Romans 7 The eight principles upon which CR is derived are as follows (the principle is stated, followed by the corresponding Beatitude): Voluntarily submit to any and all changes God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects. The sinner on the cross, beside Jesus , wasnt taught all the scripture that some say churchs dont teach. Thank you for this. The Oxford Group was a quasi Christian group that corrupted the gospel and Christian doctrine. This likely stems from the idea in secular recovery groups like AA that alcoholism is a disease you need to heal and recover from like the flu or the chicken pox. The origins of AA points to the Oxford Group which is a Christian study group. Saddlebacks Rick Warren appoints 3 women pastors, Fed up with false teaching: Calvary Chapel church says So Long to the CC Association, Brodersen splits from CCA; calls for new Global Network, Michael Brown Continues to Deny the NAR, Defends Montanism, Progressive Christians and their doctrines of devils, Apologist James White Draws Concerns After Holding, Defending Interfaith Dialogue at Church With Muslim Imam, My church practices the Sinners Prayer'. Law The Word Celebrate Recovery is a safe place to find community and freedom from the issues that are controlling our life. Neither are they ways to be happy (12). CR is open to professing Christians as well as the lost (in the CR program at Saddleback, non-Christians make up over 70% of CR participants see below), and is modeled after secular 12 step programs (ex: Alcoholics Anonymous). That was enough for both of us!! This was two years ago and weve never been back. It is very easy to hide behind sanctimonious pomp and Pharisiac hearts and judge programs and people but why not tell what you are doing to help. Warren would have a man wallow in self pity (be a victim) and call it a boast to his self-esteem rather than point him to the only One who can not only forgive a mans sin, but DELIVER him from the power of those sins (Rom. I was a consistent attendee of Celebrate Recovery 18 years ago, and then in later years at different churches.
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