The Enneagram - Critical Issues Commentary

The Enneagram - Critical Issues Commentary

The Enneagram is a new, popular spiritual program that claims to be sacred and promises spiritual growth through self-discovery. Join Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz as they discuss how the enneagram opposes Christianity.

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The Enneagram - Critical Issues Commentary
  • Deceptive Practices - Critical Issues Commentary

    The prescribed practices of Enneagram are predicated on the belief that finding ones “True Self” is how one finds his or her “way home to God.” We warn that the mystical experiences promoted by Enneagram may seem good and innocuous, but they are dangerous because they may be energized by deceivin...

  • A False Definition of Sin - Critical Issues Commentary

    This program begins with a discussion of theological liberalism which is now wedded to Eastern religion. Added to this mix is the belief in social and spiritual evolution. Enneagram is grounded in liberal theology and like all forms of liberalism rejects the Biblical definition of sin. The Bible ...

  • Why Finding the True Self is Not Biblical - Critical Issues Commentary

    We start by discussing the question of why something a clearly pagan as Enneagram is brought into evangelical institutions. the answer is that there is a lack of clear Biblical teaching in churches that leaves so many without discernment. The Enneagram idea is that there is a “divine essence” whi...

  • Excavating Self or Dying to Self? - Critical Issues Commentary

    This program deals with some serious consequences of Enneagram’s denial of the biblical doctrine of the fall. The transcendence of God as the eternal, Triune Creator is replaced by a man-centered worldview that is incompatible with biblical Christianity. We cite Richard Rohr claiming that Christ ...

  • Do We Trust God or Man? - Critical Issues Commentary

    We begin this program questioning how “nonconceptual prayer” and other techniques to silence the mind can be more helpful and comforting that truth from the Bible. we explain how the speculations of Enneagram are enticing to church people who are not truly regenerate. The Biblical doctrine of the...

  • God’s Promises are Not Found in Silence - Critical Issues Commentary

    We begin this program discussing God’s transcendence and immanence in light of Isaiah 57:15. We discuss this because Richard Rohr calls God “Totally Other” which raises questions in regard to his panentheistic theology. We show how confused his categories are given this unbiblical worldview. We i...

  • Reject Forbidden Knowledge - Critical Issues Commentary

    One of the founders of the Enneagram system is Oscar Ichazo who claimed he had a 7 day visit from an angel and thereby received this teaching. Ichazo did his work in the mid 20th century. Questionable sources like Ichazo do not deter Richard Rohr and others from gladly using their material. Ennea...

  • Pagan, Mystical Sources - Critical Issues Commentary

    We begin this session by discussing the false idea of “the evolution of human consciousness” as mentioned by an Enneagram author. In the Enneagram system, the nine personality types are the hook that pulls people into the system. The panentheist religion is lurking but many do not understand what...

  • Why Panentheism is Incompatible With Christian Theology - Critical Issues

    Enneagram is a new, popular spiritual program that is claims to be sacred and promises spiritual growth through self-discovery. We explain Richard Rohr is a key person promoting Enneagram and its panentheistic underpinnings. Before going into the details of the circles with 9 equidistant points a...