This is not God in "The Shack"

"Mack" Philips took his three children on a family camping trip while his wife visited her sister. Just as they were about to leave the campsite, the two older kids decided to take a last canoe ride before heading home. As their canoe overturned, and Mack went to help them, his back was turned and the unspeakable happened. Mack's youngest daughter,Missy, was abducted by a known child predator. After a massive search, evidence of Missy showed up at an abandoned cabin. Although they never found her body, everyone knew the worst had happened. For the next four years "a great sadness" fell over Mack and his family, until a note from God showed up in his mailbox.

They were to meet "GOD" in the shack.

This is taken from the book review. But there's a real problem here, when you actually read this book that so many deceived Christians and Church groups are studying. This God isn't the God of the Bible . So lets see the truth hear:

• There is a strong thread of Universalism through out this book. That everyone will end up in heaven. That Jesus is only one way to the Father, everyone will be there because God does not judge sin. Do you see a problem here ? First off Jesus is not the best way to God He is the only way. Secondly God does judge sin !

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14:6 (NKJV)

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched-- 44 where 'Their worm does not die, And the fire is not quenched.' 45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched-- 46 where 'Their worm does not die, And the fire is not quenched.' 47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire-- 48 where 'Their worm does not die, And the fire is not quenched.'
Mark 9:43-48 (NKJV)

• The author by the way is Paul Young. He has a total disrespect for God. Describes Him as three physical persons. Both male and female. Sorry folks. God is Spirit, three personages , Father, Son of God Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Only one God in three personages. We call this the Trinity. God is only described in scripture as male also. But in the book God the Father is called "Papa" who's real name is "Elousia" . Papa appears in body form as a large African American woman who is always cooking in a kitchen. At the end of the book she turns into a pony-tail gray-haired man to assure MACK , God is both male /female. God is never described in the bible ever being female. I have to shake my head folks when I read such nonsense.


• Jesus appears in person as a middle-aged Middle Eastern man with a plaid shirt and a construction tool belt. I can't imagine reducing our Savior & Lord who shed His blood & died on a cruel cross for our sin debt, to a Jewish laborer. You know every one will fall down on his knees at death and proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord to the glory of the Father.


• The Holy Spirit appears as a dainty Asian woman named Sarayu, who loves to garden. I'm sorry to me that is blasphemy. Mack also meets another woman named Sophia, who is suppose to be Lady Wisdom. There's a total sense of new-age thinking in the book as well from the names , meanings of the names in which I did not go into.

But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
John 4:23-24 (NKJV)

• The book is wrong in stating that the Father was nailed to the cross, crucified with Christ. This is totally a lie ! Jesus was doing the Fathers will in obedience. God the Father could not even look upon sin or His Son Jesus when all the sin debt of the whole world was placed on Him. I'm sorry this book is an utter piece of trash, at best a lie from hell.

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"
Matt 27:46 (NKJV)

There are many other untruths in this book. I pray you don't waste your time or money to read this book. Hell is getting richer with everyone you buy. And your mind is being reprogrammed to believe a lie called Universalism. Where Jesus suffered and die on a cross for nothing because God would never consider sending anyone to hell. Folks the book you need to read is Gods word the Bible. Because the God I worship must judge sin. Take it from me don't waste your money or mind on this one , no matter what your church or friends say. If its in your church tell them the truth about this, or leave this heresy. God Bless you my friends

Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
Rev 20:11-15 (NKJV)