‘The Physics of Heaven’: Bethel’s New Age book

This week is the one-year anniversary of what is by far the most-read content on this site: A comprehensive, in-depth review of “The Physics of Heaven,” in which authors based at Bethel Church in Redding, Calif. — one of the most popular churches in the world — urge Christians to relate to God the way New Agers do and take His power back from them.

It’s abominable, heretical madness.

Here are links to the five parts:

Part 1: A new way to interact with God?

The book claims God is revealing a new, “hidden” way of interacting with him, which means we need to stop clinging to the Bible.

Part 2: Pointing Christians to New Age

The book says the New Age movement has stolen God’s power, and Christians need to take it back by doing what New Agers do.

Part 3: Chasing sensual mysticism

The authors urge readers to follow sensations of light and sound, saying God works through those mediums even more than through the Bible.

Part 4: Twisting and perverting the Scriptures

Examples of how the authors interpret Scripture in a way that is, frankly, beyond ridiculous. It’s insane.

Part 5: A weak, helpless, puny god

The New Age movement has stolen God’s creative power, and we need to take it back, the book says. Who would worship such a weak, pitiful god?

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While Bethel removed the book from its online store, to this day it has not publicly repudiated it or repented of its ideas.

See also:

• Mike Winger’s video on the book: “This is evil, twisted, deceptive, manipulative, unbiblical, unscientific, untrue, dishonoring to Christ. … It's hard to put into words how bad this is, and unbiblical.”

• The Gospel Coalition review: “According to the book, New Age quantum mysticism (even in its demonic manifestations) is closer to God’s truth than traditional biblical Christianity.”

• A discussion on The Remnant Radio: “The minute you're trying to manipulate metaphysical energy using the power of your word ... you're engaged in sorcery, by definition.”