There are so many reviews that have done a fine job of explaining the pros and cons of this book that I don’t feel I need to go into this for very long. First, I’ll just say that after reading it, the picture of God’s sovereignty and reasons for ordaining that suffering be are attractive, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘William P. Young’
A Position Based Purely on Emotions
Quoting anonymously from the The Shack Facebook group, discussing my post found here, someone said in response to the person who posted my article as a discussion point: “____, I read a portion of your link and after about 7 paragraphs of beating around the bush and Paul-bashing, I quit. Why? Because I loved the [...]
The Shack is a Fictional Portrayal of God?
I want to quote people anonymously from The Shack Facebook group and add some commentary to each to show that this book is not viewed as a mere work of fiction. I believe these quotes are very instructive as to what the book is actually doing in culture and how it is indeed changing people’s [...]
Cursed is Everyone Who is Hanged on a Tree
“And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God.” – Deuteronomy 21:22-23 “Christ redeemed [...]
Shack Author William P. Young Denies Penal Substitution (MP3)
Interview conducted by Kendall Adams with William P. Young, author of The Shack: http://rock-life.com/files/shakcomp.mp3 (To hear the specific denial, fast-forward 16 minutes into the audio) I realize many people have a love affair with The Shack. I know some of those very people. They find it to have really given them a ‘fresh’ perspective of [...]
