Spiritual Warfare Grace Christians should have faith in the power of the gospel through God's word in scripture and should never rely on anything other than the gospel to reach those lost in the sin of addiction (which by the way you label as disease which is contrary to scripture - Galatians 5:19-21 clearly defines alcoholism and addiction as sin, not disease). CELEBRATE RECOVERY 12 STEPS AND BIBLICAL COMPARISONS. 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. [1] John Baker served as the primary author of The Celebrate Recovery curriculum and materials. Declan Pierce, a DJ who hosts Block Rockin' Beats on Dublin-based station Today FM, thanked staff who helped him after a brain haemorrhage. C-R also claims progress in place of Spiritual perfection as does A-A. For this reason, Jesus brings clarity to the scene with these corrections. Generally speaking, in order for me to recommend a teacher, speaker, author, or ministry, he/she/it has to meet three criteria: a)A female teacher cannot currently and unrepentantly preach to or teach men in violation of 1 Timothy 2:12. Jesus begins this great sermon by turning the common understanding of those in Gods favor on its head. [9][10][11][12] In addition to issue non-specific large group gatherings and individual mentoring, Celebrate Recovery encourages participants to form a small group of "accountability partners" who all have the same problem and support one another closely. Letter to the Editor: The Message at Celebrate Recovery Has Been I cringed whenever Id hear someone say, Im (insert name), and Im a grateful follower of Jesus Christ! Read the articles on this site entitled "Was Alcoholics Anonymous Started by Christians?" CELEBRATE RECOVERY GLOSSARY OF TERMS. 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. Where is your external source that backs your beliefs that the 12 steps are demonically inspired. Sorry to see you caught up in this unbiblical nonsense. July 2020 Proper Perspective It guides us toward new healthy truths and life-giving habits as we repair our broken relationships. They are all about getting help from the sins that are destroying us. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Home. How do you reconcile using any part of an idolatrous program and mixing it with God's Word in scripture as Celebrate Recovery does? Besides that, the pick and choose usage of Bible verses made the whole thing pretty disingenuous and cheesy. September 2017 (LogOut/ (Whats interesting is that the author of the 12 Steps from the 1930s died from an addiction. February 2016 Actually, we judge Celebrate Recovery by what it is based on and what it teaches - the teachings of Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps which directly contradict the gospel of salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. Other Alcoholics Anonymous Writings and Publications. The program, created by John Baker and Rick Warren, is supposedly based on biblical principles.