From New Age to a 'New Creation' -- A 'New Ager' Comes to Biblical Christianity (Part 1)

   As a New Ager, I had close friends who embraced sound biblical doctrines, but I read and interpreted the Bible metaphysically.  I concealed my opinion that my friends were narrow-minded and spiritually primitive, but I loved their high moral standards because they were similar to mine.  I believed I was like my friends, a Christian, albeit a more enlightened Christian because of my New Age beliefs.  Then one day (Gasp!) I realized that I wasn’t an actual Christian at all!

   I read the tenets of Christianity and agreed with almost none of them.  I did not and could not agree that Jesus Christ was Lord and Savior.  My pluralistic “all-paths-lead-to-God” thinking had me feeling that the name “Jesus” was offensive, primitive.  In my mind, the name “Jesus” was linked with blind fanaticism and simple intellects.

   So how did I, a New Ager, became convinced that I was wrong and that Scriptural Christianity is true?

   This is how I told my story to one of my New Age friends. (I hope you’ll glean some helpful points on how to proclaim God’s truth to someone involved in the New Age.)

   Rachel had just told me she talked with the dead and consulted astrologers.

   I prayed silently, “Lord Jesus, what Rachel did is wrong in Your sight, but I don’t know what to say that will be effective.  I’ll probably end up offending her, not convincing her at all. But You can do it through me; I’m unable to do it on ...