Jesus said, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man comes to the Father but by me. Only one road leads to the One, True God and that’s through Jesus, ONLY!! The lie that says all roads lead to God will lead many to the road headed for Hell and not Heaven!!!
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” (Matthew 25:34-46) This doesn't sound to me as the way you're talking about is primarily about faith. It's about helping those who need help and having compasion for them. You come to the Father by Jesus because you helped those in need and helping them is helping Jesus not because you believe in Jesus. A Muslim or a Buddhist can do the same. Maybe their teachings aren't true, but if they make them act in a good way, they too can help Jesus by helping those in need. Another example are the Beatitudes: It says "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted" not "Blessed are those who mourn, for if they believe in me they will be comforted". It says "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy", not "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy if they believe in me, otherwise they will be send to hell". It says "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God", not "Blessed are the peacemakers who believe in me, for they will be called children of God". (Matthew 5:4,7,9) And even this whole thing about hell seems to be a bit more complicated if you really listen to the bible. It never says anything about eternal torture. It says that the fire is eternal, not that people stay in the fire for eternity. Fire is also often associated with cleansing, so it could be about a cleansing of the soul (which also would be tough if people realize what they did to other people, but it would have a goal and a purpose). This would also make way more sense, given that "When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all" (1 Corinthians 15:28). God will be "all in all", not "all in those that didn't end in hell". Some time ago, I only knew the traditional arguments about heaven and hell and that only faith will protect people from hell and this whole concept of a benevolent god, doing these things felt so contradictory. I even argued that the good that this god was doing wasn't outweighing the evil. It would have been better if the whole of mankind was crucified and than annihilated than if one single human was sent to hell. So I argued in a discussion that until now, nobody was able to convince me that the Christian god wasn't a monster and therefore I couldn't worship him. Days later I stumbled upon a series of lectures explaining the perspective I explained above (sadly in German, so I cannot share it with English speaking people) and finally it all made sense. No contradictions, just a god whose words and deeds aligned with one another.
Actually apostle Paul said this: 1 Timothy 1:15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-of whom I am the worst.
The "Shack" is a fictional movie about a man who's young daughter was kidnapped and murdered. He becomes very bitter and the story is how God reaches out to him with such love and compassion that it changes his heart and takes away the bitterness and unforgiveness so he can once again love God and his family. It's not a movie about Bible doctrine or scripture...its a fictional movie, and a good one. It shows how God will go as far as need be to rescue one of His children. Praise and glory to God!
It's a bunch of crap!! Written by a man who believes in the Bible his way, and not by what God has stated. Referring to God, as being a female alone is a slap in the face. Rat poisons are 95% harmless, it's the 5% of poison that will kill you. 😂
It is really sad that we read the Scriptureso with selective choice. Paul sheds so much light through his amazing ministry after his Damascus Experience in being used to reveal the Redemptive Plan of God In Jesus Christ and That is where I find your writings helpful in reaching a broken and fragmented world. The message of hope shared which of course does not exclude the sufferings of Jesus Christ
The term Christian was first used at Antioch. They were called Christians because they acted like Jesus Christ. The term was not derrogatory! Before that term Christians were called the people of 'the Way.'
In my humble opinion, I've thought it to be a derogatory term for the believers that they've accepted. It wasn't a term used by the early believers and they weren't the ones who came up with the term. Do you believe that the heathens who came up with it had good intentions for doing so? Some people always desire to be labeled by a title or name, like Baptist, southern Baptist, methodist, catholic, you get the point.
Great revelatory truths presented in this book. We are Disciples of Jesus Christ. Although the term Christian was supposed to be derogatory.... I am thrilled and God-Hallelujah-ThankYouJesus-Happy to be called Christian, Christ-like, follower of Messiah. Let us focus on being about our Father's business. God bless you Brother Paul... for making great impact in the name of Jesus. Love, blessings and prayer to you and your family. Thank you for the post may you experience wonderful blessings and revelation knowledge to the glory of God, the edification of the Body of Christ and the advancement of the Kingdom of God. AMEN!
2 Timothy 4:3-4New International Version (NIV) 3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
Hv you listen to what he said? God thoughts are higher then ours. God so loves the world. Even in the very last days God will himself turn the Jews hearts back to him. Mysteries are Gods greatest weapon for closed minds....
It is refreshing to hear from a man that has not shoved his creator into a box and nailed the lid shut like so many in this comment section has done and continue to do. Small god small box.
I know some of these comments - probably born-agains - are very frightening and reveal immense emotional and spiritual immaturity. Thye love a punishing God, cannot understand why some peoples' lives have been disastrous, this movement is very strong politically - they hate Catholics, they hate the Palestinians and that they must have endles wars in the ME so that Jeusus will come back quicker 9jeusus hated violence of any sort)
There's one big problem with the theology as shown in The Shack, and it's that the story preaches Unitarianism, which cannot be true if you believe the Bible. The Shack preaches Unitarianism, which says that God is one in every way, but that is impossible, otherwise how could Jesus truthfully say "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
This is a ludicrous and grossly uniformed statement. The theology behind the Shack is rooted in the apostolic faith and more Trinitarian than the vast majority of evangelical churches and denominations today, especially those within the US.
@@jonyoung9274I watched the movie, and I think it has its beauty. However, it has heresy in it. One heresy I found there was Patripassianism which teaches that the Father suffered on the cross.
So far I understand what he is saying and don't find it blasphemous. He is not saying he doesn't believe in hell, only that there may be more about God that we won't understand until we see him face to face. Now we see through a glass darkly. This is the only thing I've heard about this guy, I would have to see more to give an accurate judgement.
Be careful and attentive to words and phrases. Subtilty is found in the definitions of words and phrases. You can say phrases like "Does God's love encompass the entire cosmos?", or phrases like, "Did Jesus atonement embrace the entire cosmos?", and obviously, because good words are used, one can fall into accepting that. But the question should be, "what do you mean by that?". If you mean that "God is accepting amongst everybody and doesnt care for sin, nor will He punish it", then that's completely false. If you mean that "Jesus atonement will eventually result in everybody being saved". Then that's completely false. For one to reject these statements being made can easily receive the backlash with very subtle statements such as "We made Jesus small", or "The Holy Spirit isnt restricted to words on a page". Yet its because of these subtle words like "small" and "restricted", they carry with them obvious and negative meanings that are implanted into the mind or the hearer and cause them to clearly agree with the one speaking them. But what do you mean in those statements? Do you mean "We made Jesus small because He saves only a remnant"? Because the bible clearly teaches that but lets not ignore the fact on why its only a remnant? and it has nothing to do with Jesus. Or what about when you say, "The Holy Spirit is 'restricted' to words on page", are you saying that The Holy Spirit should be able to go outside of the written word? Because if that's the case, then that's literally how you end up with what we can properly phrase as, "unbiblical doctrine". So no, The Holy Spirit does not propagate, or institute anything that goes outside of scripture. If we want to give that a negative connotation and call it "restricted to words on a page", then have at it. Considering I would term that as the subtilty of the serpent.
Thank you for listening so closely to the interview. Apart from the fact that I disagree with you and find the serpent reference childish, I do admire the intellectual coherence you practice within your own closed belief system.
Thank you Mr. Young. I am reading your book and love the way you have invited us to have a peek into the life within the Trinity's which is wholly a loving, trusting life giving relationship within the Godhead and the call to human beings to partake of that relationship. The whole of creation being placed within God's Redemptive love and the manner how God does not enforce obedience upon us but gives the freedom to choose is beautifully illustrated by this story set in modern times. I am half way thru your book and am loving the pen pictures to you draw. Going with it slowly as there is a lot absorb and mull over. Thanks once again for a sensitively written book crafted through your own personal life's experiences and with authenticity. God Bless you.
You may want to check out Jeff Durban. Jeff puts out a very Accurate Biblically based Overview of the Trinity. Google... Jeff Durban the Trinity. God bless🙏🏼
Yes...God loves you SO very much....He created HELL just in case you don't love Him BACK! You statement confirms that Christianity teaches it is NOTHING we can do for our salvation when, in reality, it is COMPLETELY up to US! If we don't respond, believe, trust, accept, repent, love back, receive (ALL of which are VERBS, by the way which are WORKS! ...lest men should boast!) then there is no salvation. The Christian "Savior" is a life preserver floating next to the drowning man. If that man does not reach for the life preserver, the life preserver does NOT become the savior. If he DOES reach out and grab ahold, the life preserver THEN becomes the Savior. Sorry. 1st Timothy 4:10 For this cause we strive and suffer to preach the gospel that Jesus IS (not wants to be, is there to be, can be) the Savior of ALL (not some, not a few, not those who "accept") but ALL men, especially those who believe!!
Jesus gave different illustrations of "repentance". Most Christians don't have a problem with the picture of repentance shown in the story of the prodigal son who found his "own way" back home but not much is said about that sheep who was found and carried back home. That sheep didn't turn himself around: the Shepherd did.
padah2k people also don't have a problem with it because they presume that what The prodigal son did was repentance. yes, remembering the basic goodness of the father (the word, Holy Spirit influence) gave him the idea that he could choose his own salvation, still work his own way, and stay at do. real mind-changing was when it was overwhelmingly made known that he could not be anything but the Father's son.
A friend of mine who is a Spiritual writer, commented about THE SHACK after he read it " Paul never made this up, the Holy Spirit did...Paul only held the pen .
The work of the Holy Spirit Ended with John in the Book of Revelation... The Holy Spirit does not inspire any further scripture- Every thing we need to know is contained in the 66 books of the Bible- there is a warning to those who say that they are writing scripture or giving further word from God- "I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll." (Revelation 22: 18-19) Your friend is deceived...
For those of you that doesn’t know this. As Christians, we will Always be learning something new about Him and His ways, even if we were Christians from childbirth and lived to be 100. We will never fully and completely know All there is to about God unless He wanted us to. God is and forever will be Beautifully Mysterious!!! ❤️ 🌹 And I truly am in love with Him. 😘🥰
It doesn't matter what he believes!!!! what matters is what God says!!! and he definitely doesn't hold God's word high in priority. Conclusion: Another clear example of a Wolf dressed in sheep's clothing!!!👊👊👊
we do have to REPENT of our sins though- for the Wages of sin is death...Jesus came to give us new Life! Life is in the blood- new life is through The Blood of JESUS, baptism in THE HOLY Spirit and obedience to THE FATHER....
He says he believes all will be ultimately reconciled with God. There is no reconciliation without repentance. The Bible clearly states this over and over. He posits that Jesus saved everyone regardless of who they are and what they have done. True, but only if you repent of your sins and then walk the "narrow path" of righteousness will you enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus clearly stated that.
That's why people like this author keep it tame, otherwise he wouldn't have been able sell a book and make a movie out of it, there's perversion everywhere
Jesus's atonement WAS for everyone, but not everyone will believe in Him, repent of their sins, and seek God's forgiveness. Not everyone will avail themselves of God's outstretched hand. This is predicted in Scripture: not everyone WILL BE saved. And this is of their own free will. This man is, right from the start, playing word games. If we read the Bible, we can see where he tries to twist a person's opinion. Right from the start, he sets up a false paradigm. You can believe the truth that Jesus' atonement IS for all - without believing the lie that this must mean that everyone will be saved. Because it is already written that many will not be. And why is that? It isn't because God has not desired that all will be saved; God does desire that. It is because we have free will and are given a CHOICE between Good and Evil. And some will simply choose to continue to reject God.
For me this is the moment that God is saying stop putting me in a room with only four corners, stop judging others and believe that you deserve salvation more than them. Jesus came to save the world not does that think they do right, not does that think the wrong but to save all, and the reason why the world does not want Jesus is because some Christians after receiving salvation, the forgot that they to once were sinners that needed so be safe and needed some one to look at them and not the mistake. We all needed Jesus blood to reconcile us the Father. So before you say you are a Christian or you love God make sure you are reconciling peoples to the father.
absolutely. Most born agains are devoid of true love and compassion - their philosophy is Burn sinner, burn sinner - they love it and have ruined peoples' lives this way -no comapssion for the other, no love
So much doublespeak. Of course God loves the whole world. Of course Jesus died to save all mankind. But God’s Word, written by the Holy Spirit through holy men of God, says that we must repent of our sins and believe on Jesus as the only Way of salvation, then we shall be saved.
where does it say "repent of our sins"?.....not being a smarty,either.To turn is to transform and in that transformation into a new man our sin issue is dealt with.Sin to me now is it's own punishment rather than something i enjoy.Blessings🐠🔥❗️
He sounds Catholic...universal...but i think he's still searching...in some ways... though i agree with a lot of what he says God's essence is LOVE-agape
I wonder why I didn't get a say in Adams decision. Where was all of humanity when that happened, we were bound up in Adam. Our human progenitor made a decision we would all have to live with. Our potential for sin came directly from Adam. The bible says we were born in sin, but so much of Christian theology almost suggests that with good living we could have lived pretty good. I say this was our nature and we couldn't have done anything else. My question is where we're you when Jesus died on the cross. Where was your decision at that point. Like Adam, Jesus makes a unilateral decision for all of mankind that is more powerful than Adam. Yet we in the the church have Adams decision as far more powerful than the Decision of the Divine triune God. Not a very big God that's for sure, yet the scripture says Christ was crucified before the foundation of the world. The plan was never Adam it was always Jesus and will always be Jesus. Some people's God makes him a bad inventor that gets mad at what he produced and then tortures it for all eternity. I acknowledge that we need to decide from our side , that we do have right of refusal and that has hell to pay. In my theology we are all back at the Garden and Jesus is the tree of life , choose life.
Awesome book!! awesome movie!! Shows God as loving all even those that disobey!! We must forgive all ,even the people who are evil,wrong doer's!! It is just a man's perception of how we as believers relate to papa or father God!!
In my opinion, there should have Never Been multiple Denominations. The Whole Bible is what we should be Living by. And prayer and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ must be apart of our lives every second of everyday, not just on Sundays. He waits to hear from us in prayer and ask for Him to come into our hearts and help us to lead our lives in His Pleasing. His ways are far better than our own, cause He knows our Beginnings and our Endings. So who better To Lead us Then The Almighty?? Nobody!!!! Not Even ourselves 💛✨
For some reason, believing that God is that good sounds like 'heresy' to many, If Jesus died for sinners, then he died for all. If he so loved the world, then he loved all men. If in Adam we were all sinners, why in Jesus we cannot be all righteous? because religion doesn't like it. What Jesus did was for every man, whether if they like it or not. Unfortunately without believing it, what He did will not transpire in their life, that's what Paul Young is saying. you may want to check your scriptures yourselves. Jesus finished work is For all (1st Timothy 2:6; Isaiah 53:6). For every man (Heb. 2:9). For the world (John 3:16). For the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2). For the ungodly (Rom. 5:6). For false teachers (2 Peter 2:1). For many (Matthew 20:28). For Israel (John 11:50-51). For the Church (Eph. 5:25). For "me" (Gal. 2:20). Obviously, he gave us free will to receive it or not. He won't force His love on anyone. Do not crucify the author or his work, only pharisees do that.
Lens of Grace no one's crucifying the author, their warning people against a false gospel. Read John 3, Christ's conversation with Nicodemus. Unless you are born again, and declare Christ as Lord you will be lost. John 14, Jesus is the way the truth and the light. Only those that choose to be saved will be saved.
If you want to find heresy in the church that is accepted, for YEARS, check out Calvin's teachings. Go back and study the first 400 years of the church...what was taught THEN, and see how far we've gotten off track.....it is mind-blowing.
Jesus never taught 'the sinner's prayer" as we know it today ----He only said, "follow me" - that is turning and repenting and CHOOSING life and light in Jesus. He died for ALL. We quote Jn.3:16 our whole lives, and never stop and hear what it says.
Indeed, when we were dead in our sins, God made us alive. It's not that easy to choose when one is incapable of responding, due to being dead. When Jesus raised a young man from the dead, the young man was not in a position to verbalize (physically, at least), a choice in the matter.
This man is thoroughly confused and he can't explain any simple truth without beating around the bush in convoluted speech. I am a Chinese and the Jesus that I believe in was out of my background in Chinese tradition and Confucianism while reading the Bible. The truth about Jesus being the only way to God and only those who believe in Him will be reconciled to God was not a Western construct to me. This truth to me is the construct of God's own will, not the interpretation of the Western church as Paul Young says. He is most ignorant of the Gospel and arrogant of his own ignorance and his own limited world. Sad really. He needs the salvation of Christ.
I may not agree with this man but I do not condemn him like you do. I really hope that you find your way back to living mindfully and free of mental structures.
From 1 minute 25 seconds to 1 minute 40 seconds is enough evidence to show this man preaches another gospel. If he does not know if and how every man can be reconciled to God then he knows not Christ, the scriptures or the gospel. The scriptures are clear about those who belong to Christ and those who will pay the price for their own sins separated from God for an eternity.
He is not clear enough when it comes to clarifying 'will everyone be saved?' it seems that his narrative about the love of Jesus for mankind underlies a subtle statement that everyone is /will be saved.
his words are so cunning that you have to have to have discernment...he sounds like he agrees, but subtly he pulls away from the fundamentals of the faith...I think he reflects what most of us have heard from many preachers most of our lives, which is why it is no surprise to hear this...beware because in the Last Days many will be led astray....
no he does not pull away from the fundamentals - part of the problem I believe is that he is Catholic and born-agains dislike Catholics intensely - he is not cunning in the way that you wish to describe - negative connotations One enduring feature oft eh American right-wing evangelicals is to have a rigid, non-compassionate, slogan bashing outlook. This is what turns people away from you-you have no idea about the others' suffering or different experiences that requires compassion to a degree that the evangelicals have no idea of how to administer, instead, I suspect that you turn to inflexibility because you simply cannot deal with the fact that Jesus came for people you dislike intensely, Your mass meetings/universal condemnation of people different from you reveal a yawning emotional and spiritaul immaturity
Fundamentals become so rigid that entire groups of people believe they will be cast into Hell for disagreeing on matters of texts. If you could believe a good god would do such a thing because of disagreement or the belief that all people are equal. Then it says more about your hateful fundamentals than anything else.
@@annaromano5097 He wasn't brought up Catholic, but rather had an excellent education at both DAllas Theological Seminary and Talbot. He only converted after his son did. He couldn't seem to make up his mind what he believed, and that after a youth spent with terrible sexual abuse and adultery. He has issues that have never been resolved and he has presented God as female which is never in the Holy Bible.
@@annaromano5097 I'm totally with you. The interviewer was HIGHLY insultive to a commenter a few posts back, and I am ITCHING to post, but people want their ears to be tickled, they don't want to know ALL of God's attributes, they don't want to read ALL of Holy Scripture, they would rather cherry pick - makes them FEEL better - AND they want to make the God of the OT a different God than "Jesus, Meek and Mild" The wrath of God abides upon the unrepentant, at ALL times. I'm moving on. Sad...
You say; around 4:24, “Any theology of separation, is false”? Then why does the Bible say; “But your iniquities have 'separated' between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.” Isaiah 59:2. This separation can only be resolved through faith, believing. As John warned; “ He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 3:36.
Love the Book the movie and Paul. Great to study in a way that allows us to be open minded without loosing faith in God, but I have lost faith in myself and my ability to work my way to the Father.Books are fundamental right so why are we scared of books that would make us question what has been written 100s of years before us and canonized by men we don't even know much about. God s not scared of question. If we research a lil more we won't be so scared of books like the Shack. In all your getting get understanding. GB
We in the West do not have a "little itty bitty Jesus". Not sure where Paul Young gets that from, but that's a pretty sweeping statement. Gee, Paul, do you know what everyone in the West thinks? Do you suppose you even can??
Time to stop grovelling before evangelicals and state that the Love of God is more than we can possibly imagine. To think God can't save all is to limit God. The Good Shepherd leaves the 99 sheep to find the 100th. He seeks until he has found!
Jesus is the saviour of the world he died for everyone in the world. GOD does not care about our past or what we did previously because we can lay that down at the cross. The most important thing is for us to remember we can ask for forgiveness. And God is a loving,gracious God and he loves us that's why he sent his son to die for us all on the cross.
I'm also now a Universalist. My 20 year old son was murdered while he was changing a flat tire. I watched the movie "The Shack"...I cried sad tears, but mostly happy tears. The Bible that people read today has been so mistranslated for power and control. God took this man's hand and gave us a gift of what it really means to have "unconditional love". Our creator loves each and every one of us. I can't express to you Mr. Young how much I appreciate you. I listened to your interview regarding how the book was for your family because of your wife. A huge dose of love coming your way....and to everyone reading this..❤💙💜 After all, that's what it's ALL about.
Donna Paul told me to share this with you “LOVE the note from Donna…so grateful for such ripples…please pass along my deep and heart-full thanks and hugs…Ashes, out of which beauty is crafted, are all that make it through the fire”
@@JimHendersonPresents // wow. So beautiful..it gave me the good kind of chills. I want to thank you so very much for forwarding my comment to him...❤💙💜
The author is our brother in Christ and has a refreshing and impactful revelation. God has showed Himself great in the author's life and using his life to minister bio emotional, psychological and spiritual healing to those who have an ear. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all the other things will be added. God bless you Paul Young and those who have regained wellness through this tool.
@@perfectpeaceministries454 His image of "God" is not the God of the Bible. He developed a distorted view of God through terrible experiences in his youth. Then despite attending truly good seminaries, he converted to Roman Catholicism which teaches works to salvation rather than faith alone. He is still in a confused state.
Has God redeemed the whole world? No? Who-so-ever is a free will. But we have to pick & choose who we want in our life, as Lord & Savior. Salvation for gentiles is 1st Corinth 15-1-4. The movie the Shack did not portray this. God the Father did not die for our Sins, Jesus the Son died for our sins. He had the Father with nail holes, this is a false doctrine of "Oneness of God". See to it that No one deceives you.
Yes, this is a very complex issue. I listened to Paul Young in another video discuss that casting Adam out of the garden was a direct desire to protect the way to the Tree of Life. Clearly there is a life aspect to having access to the Tree of Life. Some would argue that eternal life is not a Biblical concept as it is expressed by many churches. I point you to a great book called The Fire That Consumes by Edward Fudge. What Paul is saying hear sounds very close to universalism (that ultimately everyone is saved). That is not God's teaching. An interesting question would be: what impact would the belief that eternal life is only found in Christ have on your view of heaven, hell, eternity, and salvation?
No, Paul Young is saying that the desire and hope is that all are saved, but that remains a mystery. Yes, salvation is only in Christ, who came into the wilderness of our lostness, as we follow one religious path and another, to rescue us - does not mean that the path is a source of salvation, but that Jesus came to save us from the many paths we lead ourselves down to destruction. Is Jesus ultimately successful in rescuing all, or do some persistently insist on holding on to their own understanding?
why wouldn't God want everyone to be saved/ The concept is fine - do you mean that not everyone wants to be saved? or even realize that they want or need to be saved?
Wow! Your speech betrays where you stand, Sir! Nice "No Answer" to the question and you dodging of whether Jesus is the only way to the Father. The Bible declares He is the only way because He is the propitiation for sins of those who "believe on Him!" There is so much between what was said and not said in this interview. How can you declare that any theology that believes in "separateness" from Him is false! What??? Isaiah 59:2: “your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God.” What are Iniquities? They are sins! The consequences of sins are death and eternal separation from God. Romans 5:12 "Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned..."
"Every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord" .....is there any confusion about the "every" here? If "Every" knee bows and declares Jesus as Lord then how can they not be believers? That would be silly, so I see in this statement that Jesus will ultimately reveal Himself to all and they will fall and worship Him. Paul said that whoever believes will be saved. "Every knee shall bow" not Every Christian Knee Shall Bow... "Every". Gods will shall never return void and it is His will that all be reconciled to Him. If it is beyond your comprehension then this fits the description of Gods mercy. Beyond what we can imagine or think. It doesn't mean that people who don't believe in Him without seeing Him won't suffer in the last days, as we are highly blessed for believing without seeing and we will judge the ones who didn't believe without seeing.
They do not bow the knee in worship, they bow the knee in defeat and the last one to do it is satan. Are you saying that satan will ultimately be reconciled!
JC Sunshine I might consider reading it. from the reviews, and from what you've said so far, I'm not likely interested in spending any money on a book with such an unfortunate title, and questionable motives.
@@noweternity3101 if you would ever meet with love and truth you would speak otherwise but you are just brainwashed with religion dogma and never really open your heart and live in your mind
@@AlexanderNovak0, I gave my life to Jesus Christ, I am now my heavenly Father's beloved child because of His forgiveness & grace, I am His for eternity. To know Him is to love Him. He is the King of kings, the Lord of lords, He is the Bridegroom, the Alpha & Omega & He is my dearest friend, my Saviour & Redeemer. I know because I have accepted Him & His redemption, I will be with Him forever in Heaven. I loathe heresy, I hate Sects, if you do not accept Jesus Christ as your Lord & Saviour you will pay for yours own sins, in Hell. Why? Because Jesus Christ is no liar, 11 out of the 12 times in the Bible that it speaks about Hell, is by Jesus Christ Himself, He loves us enough to warn us of the dreadful consequences. What's it to be, do people humble themselves & accept His full payment of their sins & His full forgiveness, or will they take the punishment for their own sins ?? Amen.
Mr. Young why don't you come out and say if you believe or not that Jesus is the only way to God? You are king of going around the bush round and round. Jesus died for all sinners, but not all sinners will accept the sacrifice on the cross as the only way to God, therefore, Christ did not die for them as they do not accept that sacrifice.
First, you contradicted yourself in saying "Jesus dies for all sinners....therefore Christ did not die for them..." Christ DID die for everyone. Scripture says that He wants everyone to be saved. Just because they make the choice NOT to receive the salvation doesn't negate the fact that He made that sacrifice. I mean, to simplify the analogy- Person can give up something she wanted to do to spend time with her 3 children. But only 2 of them want to join her. Does that mean she didn't WANT the 3rd child to join in? No. She still sacrificed time for them all. That 3rd child's choice not to participate doesn't nullify the sacrifice. 1 Timothy 2:3-4(KJV) 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Yes He did die for entire humanity but once one doesnt acknowledge that He died for him/her, His sacrifice means nothing for that person. It's just like an atheist who does not believe that God exists. God does exist but not for that person. That person will not inherit the kingdom of God as salvation comes through Christ alone. Acts 4:12. Mr Young says in his book that Christ is "THE BEST WAY "to God but not the only way. And that is the biggest problem with his book. If Christ is not the only way, we could have used Buddhism, Hinduism, etc to get to God. An atonement was needed and He was the only one that paid the price for the sin. Mr Young is tickling the ears of people and tells them what they want to hear. Christ, the only one, is the stumbling block for many people and Young gives them a nice emotional story that is wrapped in sweet deceiving lies.
+S Co AMEN, you seriously couldn't have said it better. people only hear what they want to hear. heresy or not, they don't care even if scripture says otherwise.
Tabatha Strickland unless you are born again, John 3, and put your faith in Christ, Ephesians 2:8-9, and accept Christ as the way, the truth and the light, John 14 - you will be judged for your sins.
Although there was a few things that is a bit weird for me in the Shack, when viewed through the filter of the Kindness and Goodness of God, I don't see heresy at all. It's designed to introduce someone else's own revelation of the Lord, and if a you differ on a few points, I believe that the Holy Spirit isn't limited- He knows you need certain truths at certain times in your life and that doesn't necessarily mean someone else's truth is false. Not that false teaching doesn't exist, but I really don't experience that in this book. I think the mere fact that it is so not pro institutionalised religion, is what upsets people. But Jesus was never pro that at all.
Ali Conradie Thank you! This is the first comment that I agree with. I first read the book and was initially surprised that God was portrayed as a woman. However after watching the movie, which was a fiction "Christian" movie I found it a story of love and forgiveness! The reason why Paul chose a black woman to play the part is because after he and his wife were "expelled" from their church, a black woman who was a member of that church was the only person who showed them unconditional love. x
This man is a closet Catholic. He sounds so much like those Catholic saints - Teresa of Avila, Padre Pio, Catherine of Sienna, Faustina and even Pope Francis. Everything he talks about in this segment could have come from anyone of these distinctly Catholic people.
Paul just stated that Jesus became fully human. This is wrong ! Jesus was God and man. He is adding and taking away from the word of God. For this reason he is accursed.
Jesus was fully man. He is also fully God. God and human are not the same (obviously) so He can be both in fullness. You can be fully mother and fully daughter. Make sense? There was no half and half, because that would claim limits, which God does not have. I think the author just didn’t complete this description.
How cool is this - Oprah interviews Paul Young- Amazing opportunities Jesus is giving him to express the gospel to people wmpaulyoung.com/i-want-to-be-more-like-oprah-watch-interview/
Spot on! I believe we have the same basic hermeneutic principle. By "unveiling" we actually mean that the gospels explain the OT and the epistles explain the NT. Revelation is progressive and a new unveiling cannot contradict the older unveiling, otherwise the unveiling itself does not make sense. Today, western Christianity uses the epistles to invent new doctrine even if it squarely contradicts the gospels and/or the OT (EXACTLY WHAT THE GNOSTICS and Martin Luther HAVE DONE!). Using this logic, the core of Christian doctrine and practice starts with Christ in the gospels talking about the heart and the kingdom of God AND NOT Paul and his epistles because every Christian agrees that Christ is the core of the gospel, OT revelation is partial, epistles, though they are part of the word of God, should be treated as merely commentaries on the gospel of the Kingdom similar to how the early church used them.
True, and not only is it a big deal, it is a deal we must deal with, as Paul (no the other Paul) tells us in, 2 Timothy 4:2, "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine." Very important that we, "reprove, rebuke, exhort"!
I just watched his other documentary. I'm so upset he made it up. He made it seem in the book that he ghostwriter for someone else's true story. I wanted this to be a true story and not his opinions and views. While I think he's right about a lot i really wanted it to be a true story.
padah2k2 months ago (edited) PIN THIS TO YOUR TOP ---THIS PERSON GETS IT AND SO MANY CHRISTIANS DON'T ---GOD IS LOVE ----ALL LOVE-----TILL YOU CAN LEARN THAT AND PRACTICE THAT AND STOP CONDEMING YOUR BROTHER AND SISTER THEN YOU ARE LOST YOURSELF----PULL THE STICK OUT OF YOUR OWN EYE BEFORE YOU CAN HELP YOUR FELLOW BROTHER OR SISTER............ The Pharisees had a knowledge of scripture but they were ignorant of the love of God. That ignorance led them to plot a way to kill Jesus because he healed a man on the Sabbath Day. So, while their awesome memorization skills made them really good at quoting the laws of the Sabbath, they were pretty useless when given an opportunity to represent The Lord of the Sabbath.
Heck forget belief, just feel in your heart, where spirituality resides, feel it there. Individuals can and will believe anything that exists ,even what doesn't exist, simply feel what is in your heart. The Cosmos and Universe is an ongoing process, not a once done and now its done thing. Also all of nature is an ongoing process, thankfully. My opinions and understandings.
From what little is said here it looks like he is a new testament only believer. There is no evidence that he knows anything of the old testament. You can't just believe and know the back half of the Bible without knowing the front of the book. As I see it he is like so many Church going people that are asleep and have filled in the blanks of their life with their own interpretation of the word instead of letting the Bible interpret itself.
Man haa been separated from God by sin. In ordee to Love God you need to be able to choose to Love. In that ability to choose is Life and Death; Blessing and Cursing, as God told Jozhua. All have sinned and come short of God's Glory.
I hate the judgements christians make against other christians..not very biblical is it as the bible says that we are known for our love for one another not our criticism
The way I see it, when we die we will find ourselves before God's throne and He will give us the ultimate chance to repent and accept Christ. Therefore, if they are willing accept Christ and repent before His throne, then they will have taken their chance and they will be saved. We have to remember that some people in this world grow up without ever hearing about God or His love.
"The kingdom of God IS NOT Mr. Roger's Neighborhood." God does not love unconditionally, and the teaching of that is very dangerous. It cheapens The Gospel message as taught in the Bible. "Love the sinner but hate the sin" is another nonsensical phrase along the same lines when the Bible is not truly being taught. Why is it that the sinner goes to hell then and not the sin 🤔 Please read the whole Bible (context ALWAYS matters) study, and pray constantly to understand. The Holy Spirit will teach you rightly.
@@JimHendersonPresents it is not an opinion. It is in God's Word. Let the reader understand. I will continue to pray for you and those who are lost, and the Gospel will be preached.
The author of the Shack wrote a satanic book. God is not a black woman, The holy Spirit is not human and Jesus Christ is a Hebrew. This guy Young promotes anti-Christ theology.
sounds like you have some serious psycho-emotional issues if you think it's ok for white police officers to shoot at unarmed black teenagers..then something is seriously wrong with your worldview do you think that slavery was right/ part of the good old days, right? discrimination against blacks - Philandro Castille was shot in front of his own little girl because his taillight was n't working- that's why Black Lives matter was founded - you think a black man should be murdered becuase a police officer feels like it/ go girl go - spread your unchrsitian views try it -
His answers, as in "if a universalist is someone who believes..." and "if a Christian is someone who believes..." are very clever and subtle. Be careful. No man has seen God at any time; The Only Begotten God Who is in the bosom of The Father, he has declared him. John 1:18 No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us. 1 John 4:12 No man has seen The Father, except he who is from God; he himself sees The Father. John 6:46 I read the book "The Shack" many years ago. Now that a film has been made based on this, it's suddenly clicked why this is blasphemous. See verses above.
This man is deceptive- A Christian knows what the term means- it does not need to be defined. He likes to play on words. Christian means- one who follows or is like Christ. Plain and simple... Quick tongue that tickles ears... very dangerous.
What a deceived man....sad. Pray he sees the Truth before it's too late plus he's teaching False doctrine leading people astray. God help the Church who embraced his Teachings 😓
oh come on get real. Who made satan then and would someone quit making hells and satans ,geez. LIGHTEN up folks. The Divine is Light and Love. and nothing but.
some of these people are the hugely ridiculed born again who have no discernment. Divison is alive and well within Christianity - they go round asking peopel; are you saved / with no idea of what that means. They are in favour of the death penalty... etc Trump, the great pornographer, is their idol
Brian Linville Jesus is the only way the truth and the life. Compare the shack with the Bible and you'll see the shack contradicts it. That evil book should be destroyed.
Anonymously Yours Hitler was a Roman Catholic actually and they believe in a works based salvation not grace without works. And if he wanted to write a book about his life he should of done just that and not made it out to be about a 'god' of his own imagination and called it the trinity. Only Jesus (God the son) manifested in the flesh, not God the father or God the Holy Spirit.
Jesus said, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man comes to the Father but by me. Only one road leads to the One, True God and that’s through Jesus, ONLY!! The lie that says all roads lead to God will lead many to the road headed for Hell and not Heaven!!!
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
(Matthew 25:34-46)
This doesn't sound to me as the way you're talking about is primarily about faith. It's about helping those who need help and having compasion for them. You come to the Father by Jesus because you helped those in need and helping them is helping Jesus not because you believe in Jesus. A Muslim or a Buddhist can do the same. Maybe their teachings aren't true, but if they make them act in a good way, they too can help Jesus by helping those in need. Another example are the Beatitudes:
It says "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted" not "Blessed are those who mourn, for if they believe in me they will be comforted".
It says "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy", not "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy if they believe in me, otherwise they will be send to hell".
It says "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God", not "Blessed are the peacemakers who believe in me, for they will be called children of God".
(Matthew 5:4,7,9)
And even this whole thing about hell seems to be a bit more complicated if you really listen to the bible. It never says anything about eternal torture. It says that the fire is eternal, not that people stay in the fire for eternity. Fire is also often associated with cleansing, so it could be about a cleansing of the soul (which also would be tough if people realize what they did to other people, but it would have a goal and a purpose). This would also make way more sense, given that "When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all" (1 Corinthians 15:28). God will be "all in all", not "all in those that didn't end in hell".
Some time ago, I only knew the traditional arguments about heaven and hell and that only faith will protect people from hell and this whole concept of a benevolent god, doing these things felt so contradictory. I even argued that the good that this god was doing wasn't outweighing the evil. It would have been better if the whole of mankind was crucified and than annihilated than if one single human was sent to hell. So I argued in a discussion that until now, nobody was able to convince me that the Christian god wasn't a monster and therefore I couldn't worship him. Days later I stumbled upon a series of lectures explaining the perspective I explained above (sadly in German, so I cannot share it with English speaking people) and finally it all made sense. No contradictions, just a god whose words and deeds aligned with one another.
Actually apostle Paul said this: 1 Timothy 1:15
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-of whom I am the worst.
The "Shack" is a fictional movie about a man who's young daughter was kidnapped and murdered. He becomes very bitter and the story is how God reaches out to him with such love and compassion that it changes his heart and takes away the bitterness and unforgiveness so he can once again love God and his family. It's not a movie about Bible doctrine or scripture...its a fictional movie, and a good one. It shows how God will go as far as need be to rescue one of His children. Praise and glory to God!
It's a bunch of crap!! Written by a man who believes in the Bible his way, and not by what God has stated. Referring to God, as being a female alone is a slap in the face. Rat poisons are 95% harmless, it's the 5% of poison that will kill you. 😂
It is really sad that we read the Scriptureso with selective choice. Paul sheds so much light through his amazing ministry after his Damascus Experience in being used to reveal the Redemptive Plan of God In Jesus Christ and
That is where I find your writings helpful in reaching a broken and fragmented world. The message of hope shared which of course does not exclude the sufferings of Jesus Christ
I am so with you Paul. Thank you Thank you. There are many Christians who need to hear this Avenel
He's literally speaking jibberish. I couldn't follow his line of logic or reasoning at all. Extremely conveluted.
The term Christian was first used at Antioch. They were called Christians because they acted like Jesus Christ. The term was not derrogatory! Before that term Christians were called the people of 'the Way.'
In my humble opinion, I've thought it to be a derogatory term for the believers that they've accepted. It wasn't a term used by the early believers and they weren't the ones who came up with the term. Do you believe that the heathens who came up with it had good intentions for doing so? Some people always desire to be labeled by a title or name, like Baptist, southern Baptist, methodist, catholic, you get the point.
Great revelatory truths presented in this book. We are Disciples of Jesus Christ. Although the term Christian was supposed to be derogatory.... I am thrilled and God-Hallelujah-ThankYouJesus-Happy to be called Christian, Christ-like, follower of Messiah. Let us focus on being about our Father's business. God bless you Brother Paul... for making great impact in the name of Jesus. Love, blessings and prayer to you and your family. Thank you for the post may you experience wonderful blessings and revelation knowledge to the glory of God, the edification of the Body of Christ and the advancement of the Kingdom of God. AMEN!
2 Timothy 4:3-4New International Version (NIV)
3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
Amen
Hv you listen to what he said? God thoughts are higher then ours. God so loves the world. Even in the very last days God will himself turn the Jews hearts back to him. Mysteries are Gods greatest weapon for closed minds....
It is refreshing to hear from a man that has not shoved his creator into a box and nailed the lid shut like so many in this comment section has done and continue to do. Small god small box.
I know some of these comments - probably born-agains - are very frightening and reveal immense emotional and spiritual immaturity. Thye love a punishing God, cannot understand why some peoples' lives have been disastrous, this movement is very strong politically - they hate Catholics, they hate the Palestinians and that they must have endles wars in the ME so that Jeusus will come back quicker 9jeusus hated violence of any sort)
@@annaromano5097 then why did He cast the moneychangers out of the temple?
There's one big problem with the theology as shown in The Shack, and it's that the story preaches Unitarianism, which cannot be true if you believe the Bible. The Shack preaches Unitarianism, which says that God is one in every way, but that is impossible, otherwise how could Jesus truthfully say "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
This is a ludicrous and grossly uniformed statement. The theology behind the Shack is rooted in the apostolic faith and more Trinitarian than the vast majority of evangelical churches and denominations today, especially those within the US.
@@jonyoung9274I watched the movie, and I think it has its beauty. However, it has heresy in it. One heresy I found there was Patripassianism which teaches that the Father suffered on the cross.
Paul youg will stand before GOD and his SON . The BOOKS will be opened!!!!
So far I understand what he is saying and don't find it blasphemous. He is not saying he doesn't believe in hell, only that there may be more about God that we won't understand until we see him face to face. Now we see through a glass darkly. This is the only thing I've heard about this guy, I would have to see more to give an accurate judgement.
yes he carefully answered about the greatest he knows of little still... need to know more of HIM ...
Be careful and attentive to words and phrases. Subtilty is found in the definitions of words and phrases. You can say phrases like "Does God's love encompass the entire cosmos?", or phrases like, "Did Jesus atonement embrace the entire cosmos?", and obviously, because good words are used, one can fall into accepting that. But the question should be, "what do you mean by that?". If you mean that "God is accepting amongst everybody and doesnt care for sin, nor will He punish it", then that's completely false. If you mean that "Jesus atonement will eventually result in everybody being saved". Then that's completely false. For one to reject these statements being made can easily receive the backlash with very subtle statements such as "We made Jesus small", or "The Holy Spirit isnt restricted to words on a page". Yet its because of these subtle words like "small" and "restricted", they carry with them obvious and negative meanings that are implanted into the mind or the hearer and cause them to clearly agree with the one speaking them. But what do you mean in those statements? Do you mean "We made Jesus small because He saves only a remnant"? Because the bible clearly teaches that but lets not ignore the fact on why its only a remnant? and it has nothing to do with Jesus. Or what about when you say, "The Holy Spirit is 'restricted' to words on page", are you saying that The Holy Spirit should be able to go outside of the written word? Because if that's the case, then that's literally how you end up with what we can properly phrase as, "unbiblical doctrine". So no, The Holy Spirit does not propagate, or institute anything that goes outside of scripture. If we want to give that a negative connotation and call it "restricted to words on a page", then have at it. Considering I would term that as the subtilty of the serpent.
Thank you for listening so closely to the interview. Apart from the fact that I disagree with you and find the serpent reference childish, I do admire the intellectual coherence you practice within your own closed belief system.
You had better preach the TRUTH!! 😂
@@JimHendersonPresents" Closed belief?" Is it not biblical what he's stated?
@@eddiejames9827 Nobody behind a mask likes to be called out for who they are when they tryna put on a show
@007dog1 Facts!! It's really sad that most people don't know deception when they see or hear it!
Thank you Mr. Young. I am reading your book and love the way you have invited us to have a peek into the life within the Trinity's which is wholly a loving, trusting life giving relationship within the Godhead and the call to human beings to partake of that relationship. The whole of creation being placed within God's Redemptive love and the manner how God does not enforce obedience upon us but gives the freedom to choose is beautifully illustrated by this story set in modern times. I am half way thru your book and am loving the pen pictures to you draw. Going with it slowly as there is a lot absorb and mull over. Thanks once again for a sensitively written book crafted through your own personal life's experiences and with authenticity. God Bless you.
I’ll let Paul know about your comment
Shriyani Dm thank you
You may want to check out Jeff Durban. Jeff puts out a very Accurate Biblically based Overview of the Trinity.
Google... Jeff Durban the Trinity. God bless🙏🏼
There is an aspect of grace that Christ followers vary on....I agree that Jesus said I DO and is seeking those who will say I DO back..
Yes...God loves you SO very much....He created HELL just in case you don't love Him BACK!
You statement confirms that Christianity teaches it is NOTHING we can do for our salvation when, in reality, it is COMPLETELY up to US! If we don't respond, believe, trust, accept, repent, love back, receive (ALL of which are VERBS, by the way which are WORKS! ...lest men should boast!) then there is no salvation. The Christian "Savior" is a life preserver floating next to the drowning man. If that man does not reach for the life preserver, the life preserver does NOT become the savior. If he DOES reach out and grab ahold, the life preserver THEN becomes the Savior. Sorry.
1st Timothy 4:10 For this cause we strive and suffer to preach the gospel that Jesus IS (not wants to be, is there to be, can be) the Savior of ALL (not some, not a few, not those who "accept") but ALL men, especially those who believe!!
Jesus gave different illustrations of "repentance". Most Christians don't have a problem with the picture of repentance shown in the story of the prodigal son who found his "own way" back home but not much is said about that sheep who was found and carried back home. That sheep didn't turn himself around: the Shepherd did.
padah2k people also don't have a problem with it because they presume that what The prodigal son did was repentance. yes, remembering the basic goodness of the father (the word, Holy Spirit influence) gave him the idea that he could choose his own salvation, still work his own way, and stay at do. real mind-changing was when it was overwhelmingly made known that he could not be anything but the Father's son.
@@padah2k386 to repent means to do a 180 - turn away from the path you are on and turn to God instead.
@@rupertsride // I don't believe our creator created such a place called Hell. That would make him worse than Satan himself.
A friend of mine who is a Spiritual writer, commented about THE SHACK after he read it " Paul never made this up, the Holy Spirit did...Paul only held the pen .
No, it was Satans who controlled Paul's hand.
Only the Holy Bible was God-breathed, not any other book.
Your friend is deceived by satan, excatly like Paul Young is.
The work of the Holy Spirit Ended with John in the Book of Revelation... The Holy Spirit does not inspire any further scripture- Every thing we need to know is contained in the 66 books of the Bible- there is a warning to those who say that they are writing scripture or giving further word from God-
"I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll." (Revelation 22: 18-19)
Your friend is deceived...
John H
your right my friend
For those of you that doesn’t know this. As Christians, we will Always be learning something new about Him and His ways, even if we were Christians from childbirth and lived to be 100. We will never fully and completely know All there is to about God unless He wanted us to. God is and forever will be Beautifully Mysterious!!! ❤️ 🌹
And I truly am in love with Him. 😘🥰
Thank you for loving Jesus and sharing that with us - keep going
It doesn't matter what he believes!!!! what matters is what God says!!!
and he definitely doesn't hold God's word high in priority.
Conclusion: Another clear example of a Wolf dressed in sheep's clothing!!!👊👊👊
you should watch the movie bro ✝️
we do have to REPENT of our sins though- for the Wages of sin is death...Jesus came to give us new Life! Life is in the blood- new life is through The Blood of JESUS, baptism in THE HOLY Spirit and obedience to THE FATHER....
He says he believes all will be ultimately reconciled with God. There is no reconciliation without repentance. The Bible clearly states this over and over. He posits that Jesus saved everyone regardless of who they are and what they have done. True, but only if you repent of your sins and then walk the "narrow path" of righteousness will you enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus clearly stated that.
That's why people like this author keep it tame, otherwise he wouldn't have been able sell a book and make a movie out of it, there's perversion everywhere
One of the world's great interviewers interviews one of the world's greatest popularizers of biblical/narrative theology. Must watch. -e.
bullcrap.
Jesus's atonement WAS for everyone, but not everyone will believe in Him, repent of their sins, and seek God's forgiveness. Not everyone will avail themselves of God's outstretched hand. This is predicted in Scripture: not everyone WILL BE saved. And this is of their own free will.
This man is, right from the start, playing word games. If we read the Bible, we can see where he tries to twist a person's opinion. Right from the start, he sets up a false paradigm. You can believe the truth that Jesus' atonement IS for all - without believing the lie that this must mean that everyone will be saved. Because it is already written that many will not be. And why is that? It isn't because God has not desired that all will be saved; God does desire that. It is because we have free will and are given a CHOICE between Good and Evil. And some will simply choose to continue to reject God.
So Jesus hung there on the cross saying, "Boy, Oh Boy...I really hope people choo choo choose me...."
Hogwash.
@@jeremycbarnhart2305 No, but you can read in the Bible what He DID say as he died for our sins.
For me this is the moment that God is saying stop putting me in a room with only four corners, stop judging others and believe that you deserve salvation more than them. Jesus came to save the world not does that think they do right, not does that think the wrong but to save all, and the reason why the world does not want Jesus is because some Christians after receiving salvation, the forgot that they to once were sinners that needed so be safe and needed some one to look at them and not the mistake. We all needed Jesus blood to reconcile us the Father. So before you say you are a Christian or you love God make sure you are reconciling peoples to the father.
absolutely. Most born agains are devoid of true love and compassion - their philosophy is Burn sinner, burn sinner - they love it and have ruined peoples' lives this way -no comapssion for the other, no love
So much doublespeak. Of course God loves the whole world. Of course Jesus died to save all mankind. But God’s Word, written by the Holy Spirit through holy men of God, says that we must repent of our sins and believe on Jesus as the only Way of salvation, then we shall be saved.
where does it say "repent of our sins"?.....not being a smarty,either.To turn is to transform and in that transformation into a new man our sin issue is dealt with.Sin to me now is it's own punishment rather than something i enjoy.Blessings🐠🔥❗️
He sounds Catholic...universal...but i think he's still searching...in some ways... though i agree with a lot of what he says God's essence is LOVE-agape
I wonder why I didn't get a say in Adams decision. Where was all of humanity when that happened, we were bound up in Adam. Our human progenitor made a decision we would all have to live with. Our potential for sin came directly from Adam. The bible says we were born in sin, but so much of Christian theology almost suggests that with good living we could have lived pretty good. I say this was our nature and we couldn't have done anything else. My question is where we're you when Jesus died on the cross. Where was your decision at that point. Like Adam, Jesus makes a unilateral decision for all of mankind that is more powerful than Adam. Yet we in the the church have Adams decision as far more powerful than the Decision of the Divine triune God. Not a very big God that's for sure, yet the scripture says Christ was crucified before the foundation of the world. The plan was never Adam it was always Jesus and will always be Jesus. Some people's God makes him a bad inventor that gets mad at what he produced and then tortures it for all eternity. I acknowledge that we need to decide from our side , that we do have right of refusal and that has hell to pay. In my theology we are all back at the Garden and Jesus is the tree of life , choose life.
Awesome book!! awesome movie!! Shows God as loving all even those that disobey!! We must forgive all ,even the people who are evil,wrong doer's!! It is just a man's perception of how we as believers relate to papa or father God!!
Is every man's perception of God correct? It cannot be.
NO! It contradicts Gods Word. It belongs in the trash!
In my opinion, there should have Never Been multiple Denominations. The Whole Bible is what we should be Living by. And prayer and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ must be apart of our lives every second of everyday, not just on Sundays. He waits to hear from us in prayer and ask for Him to come into our hearts and help us to lead our lives in His Pleasing. His ways are far better than our own, cause He knows our Beginnings and our Endings. So who better To Lead us Then The Almighty?? Nobody!!!! Not Even ourselves 💛✨
Very Good - Summary.
For some reason, believing that God is that good sounds like 'heresy' to many, If Jesus died for sinners, then he died for all. If he so loved the world, then he loved all men. If in Adam we were all sinners, why in Jesus we cannot be all righteous? because religion doesn't like it. What Jesus did was for every man, whether if they like it or not. Unfortunately without believing it, what He did will not transpire in their life, that's what Paul Young is saying. you may want to check your scriptures yourselves. Jesus finished work is
For all (1st Timothy 2:6; Isaiah 53:6).
For every man (Heb. 2:9).
For the world (John 3:16).
For the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2).
For the ungodly (Rom. 5:6).
For false teachers (2 Peter 2:1).
For many (Matthew 20:28).
For Israel (John 11:50-51).
For the Church (Eph. 5:25).
For "me" (Gal. 2:20).
Obviously, he gave us free will to receive it or not. He won't force His love on anyone.
Do not crucify the author or his work, only pharisees do that.
Lens of Grace no one's crucifying the author, their warning people against a false gospel. Read John 3, Christ's conversation with Nicodemus. Unless you are born again, and declare Christ as Lord you will be lost. John 14, Jesus is the way the truth and the light. Only those that choose to be saved will be saved.
If you want to find heresy in the church that is accepted, for YEARS, check out Calvin's teachings. Go back and study the first 400 years of the church...what was taught THEN, and see how far we've gotten off track.....it is mind-blowing.
Jesus never taught 'the sinner's prayer" as we know it today ----He only said, "follow me" - that is turning and repenting and CHOOSING life and light in Jesus. He died for ALL. We quote Jn.3:16 our whole lives, and never stop and hear what it says.
Sabrina Daisy Bess Lewis or Romans 3:21-26, Ephesians 2:8-9
Indeed, when we were dead in our sins, God made us alive. It's not that easy to choose when one is incapable of responding, due to being dead. When Jesus raised a young man from the dead, the young man was not in a position to verbalize (physically, at least), a choice in the matter.
This man is thoroughly confused and he can't explain any simple truth without beating around the bush in convoluted speech. I am a Chinese and the Jesus that I believe in was out of my background in Chinese tradition and Confucianism while reading the Bible.
The truth about Jesus being the only way to God and only those who believe in Him will be reconciled to God was not a Western construct to me. This truth to me is the construct of God's own will, not the interpretation of the Western church as Paul Young says. He is most ignorant of the Gospel and arrogant of his own ignorance and his own limited world. Sad really. He needs the salvation of Christ.
He had a terrible childhood and it affected him greatly. He needs prayer.
Wow what prejudice and arrogance your comments are. YOU need help in understanding the bible
True, Jesus is God, He is the Only way, no one knows God until they you will meet Jesus Christ
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Are you Christian?
I may not agree with this man but I do not condemn him like you do. I really hope that you find your way back to living mindfully and free of mental structures.
From 1 minute 25 seconds to 1 minute 40 seconds is enough evidence to show this man preaches another gospel. If he does not know if and how every man can be reconciled to God then he knows not Christ, the scriptures or the gospel. The scriptures are clear about those who belong to Christ and those who will pay the price for their own sins separated from God for an eternity.
He is not clear enough when it comes to clarifying 'will everyone be saved?' it seems that his narrative about the love of Jesus for mankind underlies a subtle statement that everyone is /will be saved.
you. can get more clarity about what be believes about this at "The Open Table Conference". Thank you for commenting
his words are so cunning that you have to have to have discernment...he sounds like he agrees, but subtly he pulls away from the fundamentals of the faith...I think he reflects what most of us have heard from many preachers most of our lives, which is why it is no surprise to hear this...beware because in the Last Days many will be led astray....
no he does not pull away from the fundamentals - part of the problem I believe is that he is Catholic and born-agains dislike Catholics intensely - he is not cunning in the way that you wish to describe - negative connotations
One enduring feature oft eh American right-wing evangelicals is to have a rigid, non-compassionate, slogan bashing outlook. This is what turns people away from you-you have no idea about the others' suffering or different experiences that requires compassion to a degree that the evangelicals have no idea of how to administer, instead, I suspect that you turn to inflexibility because you simply cannot deal with the fact that Jesus came for people you dislike intensely, Your mass meetings/universal condemnation of people different from you reveal a yawning emotional and spiritaul immaturity
Fundamentals become so rigid that entire groups of people believe they will be cast into Hell for disagreeing on matters of texts. If you could believe a good god would do such a thing because of disagreement or the belief that all people are equal. Then it says more about your hateful fundamentals than anything else.
I´ve almost given up commenting about things like this becuase of the hate I get back ' But I ´m totally with you
@@annaromano5097 He wasn't brought up Catholic, but rather had an excellent education at both DAllas Theological Seminary and Talbot. He only converted after his son did. He couldn't seem to make up his mind what he believed, and that after a youth spent with terrible sexual abuse and adultery. He has issues that have never been resolved and he has presented God as female which is never in the Holy Bible.
@@annaromano5097 I'm totally with you. The interviewer was HIGHLY insultive to a commenter a few posts back, and I am ITCHING to post, but people want their ears to be tickled, they don't want to know ALL of God's attributes, they don't want to read ALL of Holy Scripture, they would rather cherry pick - makes them FEEL better - AND they want to make the God of the OT a different God than "Jesus, Meek and Mild"
The wrath of God abides upon the unrepentant, at ALL times. I'm moving on. Sad...
Did he just dodged John 14:6?!? Yeah he was not clesr at ALL
You say; around 4:24, “Any theology of separation, is false”? Then why does the Bible say; “But your iniquities have 'separated' between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.” Isaiah 59:2. This separation can only be resolved through faith, believing. As John warned; “ He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 3:36.
Love the Book the movie and Paul. Great to study in a way that allows us to be open minded without loosing faith in God, but I have lost faith in myself and my ability to work my way to the Father.Books are fundamental right so why are we scared of books that would make us question what has been written 100s of years before us and canonized by men we don't even know much about. God s not scared of question. If we research a lil more we won't be so scared of books like the Shack. In all your getting get understanding. GB
We in the West do not have a "little itty bitty Jesus". Not sure where Paul Young gets that from, but that's a pretty sweeping statement. Gee, Paul, do you know what everyone in the West thinks? Do you suppose you even can??
Do appreciate your response
Amazing
Time to stop grovelling before evangelicals and state that the Love of God is more than we can possibly imagine. To think God can't save all is to limit God. The Good Shepherd leaves the 99 sheep to find the 100th. He seeks until he has found!
Makes my stomach ache.
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This Man is NOT Christian by any means.
so clever answers... :)
no that is not what he said...listen to the interview again
Jesus is the saviour of the world he died for everyone in the world. GOD does not care about our past or what we did previously because we can lay that down at the cross. The most important thing is for us to remember we can ask for forgiveness. And God is a loving,gracious God and he loves us that's why he sent his son to die for us all on the cross.
I'm also now a Universalist. My 20 year old son was murdered while he was changing a flat tire. I watched the movie "The Shack"...I cried sad tears, but mostly happy tears. The Bible that people read today has been so mistranslated for power and control. God took this man's hand and gave us a gift of what it really means to have "unconditional love". Our creator loves each and every one of us. I can't express to you Mr. Young how much I appreciate you. I listened to your interview regarding how the book was for your family because of your wife. A huge dose of love coming your way....and to everyone reading this..❤💙💜 After all, that's what it's ALL about.
thank you I'll forward this to Paul
Donna
Paul told me to share this with you “LOVE the note from Donna…so grateful for such ripples…please pass along my deep and heart-full thanks and hugs…Ashes, out of which beauty is crafted, are all that make it through the fire”
@@JimHendersonPresents // wow. So beautiful..it gave me the good kind of chills. I want to thank you so very much for forwarding my comment to him...❤💙💜
Why is an author of fiction the go to guy for the bible. lol. May as well consult Richard Dawkins
The author is our brother in Christ and has a refreshing and impactful revelation. God has showed Himself great in the author's life and using his life to minister bio emotional, psychological and spiritual healing to those who have an ear. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all the other things will be added. God bless you Paul Young and those who have regained wellness through this tool.
@@perfectpeaceministries454 His image of "God" is not the God of the Bible. He developed a distorted view of God through terrible experiences in his youth. Then despite attending truly good seminaries, he converted to Roman Catholicism which teaches works to salvation rather than faith alone. He is still in a confused state.
@@perfectpeaceministries454 thank you for that. You show great insight and no judgment - unlike may of the so called'brothers' her
Has God redeemed the whole world? No? Who-so-ever is a free will. But we have to pick & choose who we want in our life, as Lord & Savior. Salvation for gentiles is 1st Corinth 15-1-4. The movie the Shack did not portray this. God the Father did not die for our Sins, Jesus the Son died for our sins. He had the Father with nail holes, this is a false doctrine of "Oneness of God". See to it that No one deceives you.
Yes, this is a very complex issue. I listened to Paul Young in another video discuss that casting Adam out of the garden was a direct desire to protect the way to the Tree of Life. Clearly there is a life aspect to having access to the Tree of Life. Some would argue that eternal life is not a Biblical concept as it is expressed by many churches. I point you to a great book called The Fire That Consumes by Edward Fudge. What Paul is saying hear sounds very close to universalism (that ultimately everyone is saved). That is not God's teaching. An interesting question would be: what impact would the belief that eternal life is only found in Christ have on your view of heaven, hell, eternity, and salvation?
No, Paul Young is saying that the desire and hope is that all are saved, but that remains a mystery. Yes, salvation is only in Christ, who came into the wilderness of our lostness, as we follow one religious path and another, to rescue us - does not mean that the path is a source of salvation, but that Jesus came to save us from the many paths we lead ourselves down to destruction. Is Jesus ultimately successful in rescuing all, or do some persistently insist on holding on to their own understanding?
why wouldn't God want everyone to be saved/ The concept is fine - do you mean that not everyone wants to be saved? or even realize that they want or need to be saved?
but why would one want to resist the love of Christ?
Insanity caused by our sin nature
Thank you for sharing this interview
Wow! Your speech betrays where you stand, Sir! Nice "No Answer" to the question and you dodging of whether Jesus is the only way to the Father. The Bible declares He is the only way because He is the propitiation for sins of those who "believe on Him!" There is so much between what was said and not said in this interview. How can you declare that any theology that believes in "separateness" from Him is false! What??? Isaiah 59:2: “your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God.” What are Iniquities? They are sins! The consequences of sins are death and eternal separation from God. Romans 5:12 "Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned..."
Thank you
I wonder why the author didn't come out and call the son JESUS?
"Every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord" .....is there any confusion about the "every" here? If "Every" knee bows and declares Jesus as Lord then how can they not be believers? That would be silly, so I see in this statement that Jesus will ultimately reveal Himself to all and they will fall and worship Him. Paul said that whoever believes will be saved. "Every knee shall bow" not Every Christian Knee Shall Bow... "Every". Gods will shall never return void and it is His will that all be reconciled to Him. If it is beyond your comprehension then this fits the description of Gods mercy. Beyond what we can imagine or think. It doesn't mean that people who don't believe in Him without seeing Him won't suffer in the last days, as we are highly blessed for believing without seeing and we will judge the ones who didn't believe without seeing.
They do not bow the knee in worship, they bow the knee in defeat and the last one to do it is satan. Are you saying that satan will ultimately be reconciled!
I read half the Sheack. I was not very commited at the time. but even so - that big fat momma and the Asian chick made me real uncomfortable.
William Paul Young believes in Universal Reconciliation.
Please read 'Burning Down The Shack' by James De Young.
JC Sunshine I might consider reading it. from the reviews, and from what you've said so far, I'm not likely interested in spending any money on a book with such an unfortunate title, and questionable motives.
Sad! Shows you are afraid of the TRUTH !!!
I read The Shack, to me it was emotional drivel.
@@noweternity3101 if you would ever meet with love and truth you would speak otherwise but you are just brainwashed with religion dogma and never really open your heart and live in your mind
@@AlexanderNovak0, I gave my life to Jesus Christ, I am now my heavenly Father's beloved child because of His forgiveness & grace, I am His for eternity.
To know Him is to love Him.
He is the King of kings, the Lord of lords, He is the Bridegroom, the Alpha & Omega & He is my dearest friend, my Saviour & Redeemer.
I know because I have accepted Him & His redemption, I will be with Him forever in Heaven.
I loathe heresy, I hate Sects, if you do not accept Jesus Christ as your Lord & Saviour you will pay for yours own sins, in Hell.
Why? Because Jesus Christ is no liar, 11 out of the 12 times in the Bible that it speaks about Hell, is by Jesus Christ Himself, He loves us enough to warn us of the dreadful consequences.
What's it to be, do people humble themselves & accept His full payment of their sins & His full forgiveness, or will they take the punishment for their own sins ?? Amen.
Why should one worry about Universal Truth , when one does not know his own truth, in legalizing sin.
Mr. Young why don't you come out and say if you believe or not that Jesus is the only way to God? You are king of going around the bush round and round. Jesus died for all sinners, but not all sinners will accept the sacrifice on the cross as the only way to God, therefore, Christ did not die for them as they do not accept that sacrifice.
First, you contradicted yourself in saying "Jesus dies for all sinners....therefore Christ did not die for them..."
Christ DID die for everyone. Scripture says that He wants everyone to be saved. Just because they make the choice NOT to receive the salvation doesn't negate the fact that He made that sacrifice.
I mean, to simplify the analogy- Person can give up something she wanted to do to spend time with her 3 children. But only 2 of them want to join her. Does that mean she didn't WANT the 3rd child to join in? No. She still sacrificed time for them all. That 3rd child's choice not to participate doesn't nullify the sacrifice.
1 Timothy 2:3-4(KJV)
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Yes He did die for entire humanity but once one doesnt acknowledge that He died for him/her, His sacrifice means nothing for that person. It's just like an atheist who does not believe that God exists. God does exist but not for that person. That person will not inherit the kingdom of God as salvation comes through Christ alone. Acts 4:12. Mr Young says in his book that Christ is "THE BEST WAY "to God but not the only way. And that is the biggest problem with his book. If Christ is not the only way, we could have used Buddhism, Hinduism, etc to get to God. An atonement was needed and He was the only one that paid the price for the sin. Mr Young is tickling the ears of people and tells them what they want to hear. Christ, the only one, is the stumbling block for many people and Young gives them a nice emotional story that is wrapped in sweet deceiving lies.
+S Co AMEN, you seriously couldn't have said it better. people only hear what they want to hear. heresy or not, they don't care even if scripture says otherwise.
The author of the Shack tells about his mother,s history.
Tabatha Strickland unless you are born again, John 3, and put your faith in Christ, Ephesians 2:8-9, and accept Christ as the way, the truth and the light, John 14 - you will be judged for your sins.
Although there was a few things that is a bit weird for me in the Shack, when viewed through the filter of the Kindness and Goodness of God, I don't see heresy at all. It's designed to introduce someone else's own revelation of the Lord, and if a you differ on a few points, I believe that the Holy Spirit isn't limited- He knows you need certain truths at certain times in your life and that doesn't necessarily mean someone else's truth is false. Not that false teaching doesn't exist, but I really don't experience that in this book. I think the mere fact that it is so not pro institutionalised religion, is what upsets people. But Jesus was never pro that at all.
Ali Conradie Thank you! This is the first comment that I agree with. I first read the book and was initially surprised that God was portrayed as a woman. However after watching the movie, which was a fiction "Christian" movie I found it a story of love and forgiveness! The reason why Paul chose a black woman to play the part is because after he and his wife were "expelled" from their church, a black woman who was a member of that church was the only person who showed them unconditional love. x
This man is a closet Catholic. He sounds so much like those Catholic saints - Teresa of Avila, Padre Pio, Catherine of Sienna, Faustina and even Pope Francis. Everything he talks about in this segment could have come from anyone of these distinctly Catholic people.
Were they distinctly Catholic? The Roman branch of the Catholic church acknowledges them, but they don't necessarily toe the official dogma line.
And? But? So? Therefore?
Roman catholics are babylonian paganists.
What you named are mystics, not specifically Catholics. There are mystics of many religions and sects and most catholics aren't mystics.
They aren't Christians either. Roman Catholicism is the death cult.
Paul just stated that Jesus became fully human. This is wrong ! Jesus was God and man. He is adding and taking away from the word of God. For this reason he is accursed.
You are an idiot and truly the person cursed. THIS IS A MOVIE IDIOT.
Jesus was fully man. He is also fully God. God and human are not the same (obviously) so He can be both in fullness. You can be fully mother and fully daughter. Make sense? There was no half and half, because that would claim limits, which God does not have. I think the author just didn’t complete this description.
How cool is this - Oprah interviews Paul Young- Amazing opportunities Jesus is giving him to express the gospel to people wmpaulyoung.com/i-want-to-be-more-like-oprah-watch-interview/
Spot on! I believe we have the same basic hermeneutic principle. By "unveiling" we actually mean that the gospels explain the OT and the epistles explain the NT. Revelation is progressive and a new unveiling cannot contradict the older unveiling, otherwise the unveiling itself does not make sense.
Today, western Christianity uses the epistles to invent new doctrine even if it squarely contradicts the gospels and/or the OT (EXACTLY WHAT THE GNOSTICS and Martin Luther HAVE DONE!). Using this logic, the core of Christian doctrine and practice starts with Christ in the gospels talking about the heart and the kingdom of God AND NOT Paul and his epistles because every Christian agrees that Christ is the core of the gospel, OT revelation is partial, epistles, though they are part of the word of God, should be treated as merely commentaries on the gospel of the Kingdom similar to how the early church used them.
The Shack is fiction folks it's not the bible. It's no biggie. Moving on.
how many base their beliefs on this novel is a big deal
True, and not only is it a big deal, it is a deal we must deal with, as Paul (no the other Paul) tells us in, 2 Timothy 4:2, "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine." Very important that we, "reprove, rebuke, exhort"!
oh pls what are you afraid for... study sumerian tablets and how all regions started
I just watched his other documentary. I'm so upset he made it up. He made it seem in the book that he ghostwriter for someone else's true story. I wanted this to be a true story and not his opinions and views. While I think he's right about a lot i really wanted it to be a true story.
S2..
What would Jesus do?Love,pray,discern.Much love to you all.
This Man is confused, he is making his own versión of God and the Bible, i dont believe anything he says.
u dont have to ..but you can also be confused to someone else
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Scripture can be considered "confused" by some. Does that make them correct? Truth exists and scripture lays it out.
padah2k2 months ago (edited) PIN THIS TO YOUR TOP ---THIS PERSON GETS IT AND SO MANY CHRISTIANS DON'T ---GOD IS LOVE ----ALL LOVE-----TILL YOU CAN LEARN THAT AND PRACTICE THAT AND STOP CONDEMING YOUR BROTHER AND SISTER THEN YOU ARE LOST YOURSELF----PULL THE STICK OUT OF YOUR OWN EYE BEFORE YOU CAN HELP YOUR FELLOW BROTHER OR SISTER............
The Pharisees had a knowledge of scripture but they were ignorant of the love of God. That ignorance led them to plot a way to kill Jesus because he healed a man on the Sabbath Day.
So, while their awesome memorization skills made them really good at quoting the laws of the Sabbath, they were pretty useless when given an opportunity to represent The Lord of the Sabbath.
You're a liar.
Angel Shining Find a solid church. Read His word. Seek Him. Get saved...
Then pop back here and comment. :-)
Absolutely theses people are frightening - their ignorance, their lack of compassion, their hatred of catholics
This is ultimately where the dogmatic belief in human 'free will' leads.
we all have free will to the point
Heck forget belief, just feel in your heart, where spirituality resides, feel it there. Individuals can and will believe anything that exists ,even what doesn't exist, simply feel what is in your heart.
The Cosmos and Universe is an ongoing process, not a once done and now its done thing. Also all of nature is an ongoing process, thankfully. My opinions and understandings.
but these people scream that they don't believe in any kind of evolution and progress at all
What's a little itty bitty Jesus?
Soul Seeker a Jesus that sits in a box.
The moment you infused trinity doctrines you simply lost touch with hebraic literature.
From what little is said here it looks like he is a new testament only believer. There is no evidence that he knows anything of the old testament. You can't just believe and know the back half of the Bible without knowing the front of the book. As I see it he is like so many Church going people that are asleep and have filled in the blanks of their life with their own interpretation of the word instead of letting the Bible interpret itself.
Man haa been separated from God by sin. In ordee to Love God you need to be able to choose to Love. In that ability to choose is Life and Death; Blessing and Cursing, as God told Jozhua. All have sinned and come short of God's Glory.
The "Shack" is whack, because the author has a problem with the Gospel and the Sovereignty of God.
I hate the judgements christians make against other christians..not very biblical is it as the bible says that we are known for our love for one another not our criticism
The way I see it, when we die we will find ourselves before God's throne and He will give us the ultimate chance to repent and accept Christ. Therefore, if they are willing accept Christ and repent before His throne, then they will have taken their chance and they will be saved. We have to remember that some people in this world grow up without ever hearing about God or His love.
Justin This is Heresy
you obvioulsy haven't rea the Schak properly and you do not want to
"The kingdom of God IS NOT Mr. Roger's Neighborhood."
God does not love unconditionally, and the teaching of that is very dangerous. It cheapens The Gospel message as taught in the Bible. "Love the sinner but hate the sin" is another nonsensical phrase along the same lines when the Bible is not truly being taught. Why is it that the sinner goes to hell then and not the sin 🤔
Please read the whole Bible (context ALWAYS matters) study, and pray constantly to understand. The Holy Spirit will teach you rightly.
thank you for your opinions
@@JimHendersonPresents it is not an opinion. It is in God's Word.
Let the reader understand. I will continue to pray for you and those who are lost, and the Gospel will be preached.
@@Mojo32 "Let the reader understand" is such unusual language - it almost sounds biblical if Im not mistaken
The author of the Shack wrote a satanic book. God is not a black woman, The holy Spirit is not human and Jesus Christ is a Hebrew. This guy Young promotes anti-Christ theology.
do you actually like blacks? do you believe that black lives matter?
you are truly ridiculous
Black Lives matter is a terrrorist organization. It was founded on a lie.
sounds like you have some serious psycho-emotional issues if you think it's ok for white police officers to shoot at unarmed black teenagers..then something is seriously wrong with your worldview do you think that slavery was right/ part of the good old days, right? discrimination against blacks - Philandro Castille was shot in front of his own little girl because his taillight was n't working- that's why Black Lives matter was founded - you think a black man should be murdered becuase a police officer feels like it/ go girl go - spread your unchrsitian views try it -
someone please get this woman some serious psychiatric help
His talking in the background is very distracting-i pobably would have learned something but i cant listen to two voices at oncer
His answers, as in "if a universalist is someone who believes..." and "if a Christian is someone who believes..." are very clever and subtle. Be careful.
No man has seen God at any time; The Only Begotten God Who is in the bosom of The Father, he has declared him. John 1:18
No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us. 1 John 4:12
No man has seen The Father, except he who is from God; he himself sees The Father. John 6:46
I read the book "The Shack" many years ago. Now that a film has been made based on this, it's suddenly clicked why this is blasphemous. See verses above.
This man is deceptive- A Christian knows what the term means- it does not need to be defined. He likes to play on words. Christian means- one who follows or is like Christ. Plain and simple... Quick tongue that tickles ears... very dangerous.
Blah blah blah Paul young
Looney people are fun
What a deceived man....sad. Pray he sees the Truth before it's too late plus he's teaching False doctrine leading people astray. God help the Church who embraced his Teachings 😓
truth is not doctrine ... god is felt not read ...holy spirit is real
What a wicked snake!
Satan influenced this guy. Satan gave him the story and Paul Young's hand wrote it.
oh come on get real. Who made satan then and would someone quit making hells and satans ,geez. LIGHTEN up folks. The Divine is Light and Love. and nothing but.
some of these people are the hugely ridiculed born again who have no discernment. Divison is alive and well within Christianity - they go round asking peopel; are you saved / with no idea of what that means. They are in favour of the death penalty... etc Trump, the great pornographer, is their idol
you must be mad. prove it - you really have no understanding or experience outside of your narrow world
Brian Linville Jesus is the only way the truth and the life. Compare the shack with the Bible and you'll see the shack contradicts it. That evil book should be destroyed.
Anonymously Yours Hitler was a Roman Catholic actually and they believe in a works based salvation not grace without works. And if he wanted to write a book about his life he should of done just that and not made it out to be about a 'god' of his own imagination and called it the trinity. Only Jesus (God the son) manifested in the flesh, not God the father or God the Holy Spirit.
be careful what you watch guys stay awayyy from thissssssssss