Poetry

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“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy.... They will not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” —1 Timothy 4:1-2, 2 Timothy 4:3-4

Spiritual Discernment is a requirement—it is not an OPTION
Believers must test everything by Scripture
Some might feel it’s not fair to judge this book
However the Shack is different because it shows
The persons of the Trinity as characters and
Puts words in their mouth that profess to present theological truth—
The book may be fiction, but God is not
Spiritual Discernment is a requirement—it is not an OPTION
Insights and explanations about God constitute doctrine—
It must be weighed up against the BIBLE
“Truth mixed with error is equivalent to all error,
Except that it is more innocent looking and, therefore, more dangerous”—

The book paints an incorrect view of the Trinity—
The scars on Papa’s wrists, showing that she suffered with
Jesus on the cross, point to an early Trinitarian heresy Called patripassianism—A view that misunderstands the
Distinction of Roles among the persons of the Trinity
Spiritual Discernment is a requirement—it is not an OPTION
[The Novel was rejected by many mainline Christian publishers and so the author and his three friends started their own publishing company]

“This shack does not treat sin the way the Bible does
It has no concept of sin as falling short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23), and certainly no sense of God’s wrath being poured out on sin” (Romans 1:18, 1 Thessalonians 1:10)

The literary devices in the book are either emotional or mental hooks
Jesus’ words in Matthew 24 declare that false Christ’s
Would arise and lead many astray—
The Jesus of The Shack echoes Matthew 24[false Christ]
Spiritual Discernment is a requirement—it is not an OPTION

‘In a “circle of relationships” involving god and people there is no authority and no submission’ (p122-124)
“Although Jesus is fully God, he has never drawn upon his nature as God to do anything” (p99-100)
God says: “I am not who you think I am” (p120)
When we three spoke ourself into human existence as the Son of God, we became fully human” (p99)

Spiritual Discernment is a requirement—it is not an OPTION

Part 3 coming soon

Mark Frank

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