Lindsay, you said it all and beautifully too!! The book did the very same thing for me. It brought an ending to and old mindset, and a beginning of a deeper, richer walk.
Brovo dear one, wonderfully said.
On Discerning Ravi Zacharias: It's time to say what needs
I 8767 ve just finished reading The Shack on the recommendation of my dear wife of 75 years. I 8767 m Roman Catholic, though I married up and therefore attend a Lutheran Church with my wife (yes, I 8767 m teasing about marrying up. I did, but the Lutheran Church wasn 8767 t too big a part of it.)
Is THE SHACK Heresy? - Lifestream | Wayne Jacobsen
To dare to represent the Godhead in a manner of which he may not approve, and then to dare to speak for him also, is to me a very fearsome thing. Perhaps God is more casual about this than I think, but I for one do not want to take that chance!
I think your response is both balanced and (hopefully) comprehensive. I also hope that Christians will give this book the benefit of the doubt and read it with God, who will be happy reveal himself in whatever way he chooses through the experience.
thanks for bringing it back to living loved by God..receiving his love through Christ and sharing it with others!!!
Paul here is not endorsing asceticism-something he has already refuted. Asceticism is about fighting to get rid of something we think is unholy, but mortifying sin is about fighting for the new affections that God is giving to us.
After a 65 year addiction where I cried out to God to take away an addiction that would have destroyed most marriages, God finally answered my prayers about 9 months ago and through my prayers and the prayers of others began to lift me out of the mire.
It could be worse Wayne, if you would have been labelled heretic 555 years ago they would be doing more than writing angry reviews, on Amazon. The witch hunts continue, even though the methods change.
Yes, i was not confusing UR with Universalism, but please tell me what is the essential difference between the two, if all people are eventually reconciled to God anyway? One may as well be a Hindu or whatever, if the Bible says that God will eventually reconcile everyone to Christ.
[ ] "I never thought everyone was going to love this book. Art is incredibly subjective as to whether a story and style are appealing. I have no problem with a spirited discussion of some of the theological issues raised in The Shack. The books I love most are the ones that challenge my theological constructs and invite a robust discussion among friends, whether I agree with everything in them or not in the end,. That is especially true of a work of fiction where people will bring their own interpretations of the same events or conversations." https:///is-the-shack-heresy [ ]
