Is Celebrate Recovery the same thing as AA?

From the More Books and Things website:

...And if Celebrate Recovery is the same thing as AA, should churches be using it? Are these 12 steps of Celebrate Recovery based on the words of Jesus, or on the 12 steps of AA? Do we need the twelve steps of AA to 'help' us, as RW of Saddleback says, or do we need Jesus to set us free from the power of sin, as the Bible says?

This is how AA's cofounder, Bill Wilson, who listened to spirit guides and participated in seances, got (or channelled) his 12 steps:

“As he started to write, he asked for guidance. And he relaxed. The words began tumbling out with astonishing speed. He completed the first draft in about half an hour, then kept on writing until he felt he should stop and review what he had written.”

The question is, who did he ask for guidance?

Read the rest at More Books and Things.

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