Near-death experience books should be tested against Scripture and not used to supplement or replace it; the danger is NDE narrators becoming gurus with insider knowledge

Winger has not deeply studied those specific books but notes a consistent pattern: when examined, NDE accounts tend to veer away from Scripture. The danger is these individuals becoming gurus who replace the Bible with insider knowledge. He distinguishes between a simple experiential testimony (like a personal account of being in God's presence with no new doctrinal claims) versus gurus teaching things that disagree with Scripture. The Bible must test them, not the reverse.