Mennonites Promote “The Shack”
In the May 2008 Mennonite Brethren Herald is a favourable review [on page 38] of a fiction book called The Shack (by William P. Young). The review concludes with this paragraph:
“Similar to writings by Tony Campolo, Brian McLaren, Donald Miller and Rob Bell, Young’s emphasis is not on afterlife, but on bringing about the kingdom of God right where we live, by obeying the New Testament commandment: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and your neighbour as yourself.”
While it is somewhat surprisiing that the writer of this review, a retired school teacher/farmer/Mennonite, would be reading and promoting the dominionism theology of emerging church authors Campolo, McLaren, Miller and Bell, it is even more dismaying that the MB Herald would allow this book to be promoted.
The Shack, which is endorsed by Michael W. Smith and Eugene Petersen, is all about the God-head. Christians are saying it’s ‘amazing’ and ‘life changing’ because now they understand the Trinity. But is it a correct understanding? Or is it heretical doctrine?
Read the following reviews of The Shack and decide for yourself:
The Shack: Father-goddess Rising by John Lanagan
http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/blog/index.php?p=1065&more=1&c=1Shaky Shack
Posted by Don Veinot
http://midwestoutreach.org/blogs/89/shaky-shackThe Shack Book by Hutleys Happenings
http://hutleyshappenings.blogspot.com/2008/01/shack-book.html“The Shack” by William P. Young – Tim Challies Review
http://www.challies.com/archives/book-reviews/the-shack-by-william-p-young.phpDeceived by a counterfeit “Jesus”
The twisted “truths” of The Shack & A Course in Miracles -By Berit Kjos
http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/08/shack.htmWhats Wrong With The Shack Book?
http://www.squidoo.com/TheShackBookIt’s just a novel…
http://www.squidoo.com/ShackHeresy
In a 700 Club interview, William P Young talked about how we as Christians have bad theology and preconceptions about God that make us feel we can’t run to our Father when we are in pain, and so this is why he wrote this book. (This interview can be watched on youtube here.) But is the theology of William P. Young correct? His theology says that being a Jesus follower does not mean that He has come to give us the Holy Spirit to help us be like Him. Young says following Jesus is not trying to be like Him, but allowing Him to be Himself in the uniqueness of our personhood. The core question, according to Paul Young, is: is God good and is He involved?
Is this biblically sound?
Here is another youtube video; an expose on The Shack that reveals its heresy:
The Shack:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK65Jfny70Y&feature=related
Come on Mennonites! Don’t make Menno roll over in his grave!
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again, just wanted to thank you for these updates.
blessings and maranatha
Oh yes, my Calvary Chapel friend. How are you?
You are welcome, and God bless you!
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i am doing well. thanks for asking.
Nice to see Mennonites and Calvary Chapelites on the same site. I am a bit of a hybrid myself. I attend a Mennonite Church and have been studying through CCBC. If the closest CC were a little closer, we would definitely attend there as the many concerns expressed on this site have been showing up in our church on a regular basis.
Thanks for doing this web site and keeping things updated, we really need to be discerning these days.
God bless,
Marc