Jesus Calling: The Disturbing Story Behind the Best Selling Christian Devotional | OFFICIAL TRAILER

Overview

The trailer argues that Jesus Calling (a highly popular Christian devotional) raises serious questions about its origins and theological reliability. It frames the project as an effort to “trace a chain of literature,” suggesting that Jesus Calling is part of a broader tradition of devotional/message books—particularly one influenced by God Calling.

Key Points and Claims

• Purpose and context: The film/work behind the trailer aims to clarify who Jesus was and how Jesus Calling relates to existing devotional literature.

• Origin story connection: The subtitles claim Jesus Calling began after reading God Calling, described as a book in which women recorded messages they said they received from God.

• Skepticism about authenticity: A central argument is that there’s no “certification” or external sign that the messages truly come from Christ. The trailer stresses that peace or personal sincerity is not proof that the message is from Jesus.

• Concern about influence from non-biblical sources: It highlights concerns that Sarah Young—author of Jesus Calling—may have been influenced by metaphysical or non-traditional material tied to God Calling.

• “Which Jesus” question: The trailer raises the question of how believers can know whether the Jesus people are “praying to” or receiving messages about is the real Jesus Christ.

• Demonic/paranoia framing: It openly poses whether it could be demonic if it’s not Christ giving messages to the author, and suggests the work may feel overly “natural” or manipulative in how it presents the voice of Jesus.

• Market success mentioned: It emphasizes that Jesus Calling is described as “arguably the best-selling devotional of our time,” then asks: “what’s wrong with it?”

• Closing setup: The trailer indicates that the video will introduce the project and explain what it’s about after the segment.

Presenters or Contributors

• The subtitles do not name any specific presenter by name.