In New Thought, the Bible is just one of many spiritual books containing truth. It’s an esoteric book that has hidden codes in it to uncover special spiritual laws. It’s incomplete and full of errors, but it’s a sacred text to be honoured and applied in a metaphysical way. Melissa Dougherty
New Thought teaches that God is within all of us, waiting to be awakened. The goal is recognizing our spiritual birthright as humans. Through techniques like affirmation, visualisation, and meditation, everyone can access and harness the power of God. In New Thought, God progressed and changes over time with humanity. Melissa Dougherty
New Age is rooted more in Eastern mysticism, Buddhism, and Hinduism, and doesn’t identify as a Christian movement, whereas New Thought is more gnostic in origin and claims to be Christian. Melissa Dougherty
New Thought teachings do not deny God, salvation, sin, or Jesus. Followers say they affirm Christian doctrines like justification, grace, and even the atonement. But they redefine then. Their definitions look nothing like the biblical ones. Melissa Dougherty
New Thought is not an organised religion. It’s a philosophy and spiritual movement. It is the background of many beliefs and philosophies accepted in American culture. From the power of mind over matter, positive thinking, and visualising your way to health and prosperity, its everywhere. Melissa Dougherty
Many Christians I meet are stunned to discover they have adopted some of these New Thought beliefs themselves, thinking it is what Jesus actually taught because it all sounds like “love and light.”Melissa Dougherty
Jesus didn’t die to redeem what he commanded us to repent from. He didn’t die to give us another spiritual idol to pursue. When you see a New Thought practice, it’s not a counterfeit to redeem. It’s a sin to flee from. Melissa Dougherty
It’s incredibly hard to avoid exposure to the New Thought virus partly because it’s not just a cultural message. It’s also a spiritual one. This sinister ideology has successfully blended itself into the fabric of American society and the pews of many unsuspecting churches. The main reason Christians are fooled is because New Thought often looks and sounds Christian. Melissa Dougherty
New Thought is much trickier, stealthier, and deceptive than New Age, particularly for Christians. And most Christians have never even heard of it before. Melissa Dougherty
Islam borrows the names, some concepts, and the surface details, but it fails to deliver the substance. It invokes the God of the Bible as if He were the same deity, but it completely misrepresents His character, His covenant, and His purposes. Islam borrows the names but empties them of their true identity. Danny Burmawi
