Comments on: My Review of #1 NY Times Best Seller: The Shack http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/ Heart of Wisdom Author Thu, 17 May 2012 20:05:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Niall http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3593 Niall Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:38:17 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3593 I could not agree more. Although this book is a fantastic book and does the job it was written to do...it has been copied from the matrix. I noticed all you are saying straight away and more. I could not agree more. Although this book is a fantastic book and does the job it was written to do…it has been copied from the matrix. I noticed all you are saying straight away and more.

]]> By: admin http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3592 admin Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:45:14 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3592 Cindy, Sorry to say you remind me of a KJV onlyisim folk, burning the NIV=scray zeal. You should examine something before condemning it on a feeling. God says "A righteous person will talk of judgment. He will not REFUSE to judge. He will talk judgment." Judge= weighing first. Cindy,

Sorry to say you remind me of a KJV onlyisim folk, burning the NIV=scray zeal.

You should examine something before condemning it on a feeling. God says “A righteous person will talk of judgment. He will not REFUSE to judge. He will talk judgment.” Judge= weighing first.

]]> By: Cindy http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3591 Cindy Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:00:46 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3591 I have not read the book, nor do I intend to unless YHWH tells me to. I had never heard of the book, until my brother and sister-in-law mentioned it to me several months ago and asked if I had read it. Someone they knew had and raved about it so they read it. They wanted me to read it and tell them what I thought. They didn't say a lot about it, only enough to know they were not pleased. This did not sway me as they are died in the wool evangelical Christians, and we are pro-Torah believers so negative things people may say about things only make us want to check them out for ourselves. Not this book. They gave it to me and on the way home, I got a very strong impression from YHWH NOT to read this book. I argued with Him about it..hey Father, it's only a book! I can handle it! But He said NO! So...I threw it in our burn barrel...that is how strongly HE impressed negatively about this book! Now, this is just my experience... I have not read the book, nor do I intend to unless YHWH tells me to. I had never heard of the book, until my brother and sister-in-law mentioned it to me several months ago and asked if I had read it. Someone they knew had and raved about it so they read it. They wanted me to read it and tell them what I thought. They didn’t say a lot about it, only enough to know they were not pleased. This did not sway me as they are died in the wool evangelical Christians, and we are pro-Torah believers so negative things people may say about things only make us want to check them out for ourselves. Not this book. They gave it to me and on the way home, I got a very strong impression from YHWH NOT to read this book. I argued with Him about it..hey Father, it’s only a book! I can handle it! But He said NO! So…I threw it in our burn barrel…that is how strongly HE impressed negatively about this book! Now, this is just my experience…

]]> By: Stacy http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3589 Stacy Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:25:34 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3589 This book is amazing! To all the critics...there are so many negative books out there, this book is a POSITIVE one :) A life changer! I loved it! I wish everyone would read it! It's a love story with God! This book is amazing! To all the critics…there are so many negative books out there, this book is a POSITIVE one :) A life changer! I loved it! I wish everyone would read it! It’s a love story with God!

]]> By: Deb http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3588 Deb Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:31:52 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3588 To me, parts of the book seem to connected directly to the movie "The Matrix" of which I'm a huge fan. When the God (Papa) character was introduced, all I could think of was the Oracle character from the Matix. African-American woman, cooking - even the way she talked reminded me of the Oracle. I thought "hmm - this is certainly coincidental" and read on. Then, the author blatantly uses the term "matrix" (see pages 124 and 125 of the book) and uses it to describe what the matrix is which is very similar to the matrix in the movie. My criticism is not about the theological soundness (or lack thereof) of the book - but rather that to me, the book seems to take direct ideas (and even direct words) from the movie "The Matrix" and then not site that reference - in education we call that PLAGIARISM! I'm just surprised I haven't heard of more people connecting the dots. If you haven't seen "The Matrix" I encourage you to do so and see the similarities for yourself. To me, parts of the book seem to connected directly to the movie “The Matrix” of which I’m a huge fan. When the God (Papa) character was introduced, all I could think of was the Oracle character from the Matix. African-American woman, cooking – even the way she talked reminded me of the Oracle. I thought “hmm – this is certainly coincidental” and read on. Then, the author blatantly uses the term “matrix” (see pages 124 and 125 of the book) and uses it to describe what the matrix is which is very similar to the matrix in the movie. My criticism is not about the theological soundness (or lack thereof) of the book – but rather that to me, the book seems to take direct ideas (and even direct words) from the movie “The Matrix” and then not site that reference – in education we call that PLAGIARISM! I’m just surprised I haven’t heard of more people connecting the dots. If you haven’t seen “The Matrix” I encourage you to do so and see the similarities for yourself.

]]> By: Melanie http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3587 Melanie Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:11:44 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3587 Wow. I can't believe what a stir this book has caused! Anyway, I read the book, with reservations. I didn't love it, didn't hate it. I felt from the relationship standpoint, it was excellent. A few things did make me uncomfortable, but if my kiddos want to read it, I'll encourage them to do so. I do think we as the body need to be challenged in our views. We tend to follow tradition and religion as carefully as His Word. I felt that some of the views challenged in this book CAN be defended with scripture, but on the whole a good read. Wow. I can’t believe what a stir this book has caused!

Anyway, I read the book, with reservations. I didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. I felt from the relationship standpoint, it was excellent. A few things did make me uncomfortable, but if my kiddos want to read it, I’ll encourage them to do so. I do think we as the body need to be challenged in our views. We tend to follow tradition and religion as carefully as His Word. I felt that some of the views challenged in this book CAN be defended with scripture, but on the whole a good read.

]]> By: Sarah Mae http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3586 Sarah Mae Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:15:36 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3586 When Adam was first made, he was both male and female, formed in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). What?! When Adam was first made, he was both male and female, formed in the image of God (Genesis 1:27).

What?!

]]> By: admin http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3585 admin Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:57:28 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3585 Eikin Kloster, Since you know about three rewrites you know Wayne Jacobsen was involved. Have you looked at this site? Its at at http://www.lifestream.org/index.php Have you visited William Young's (the authors) site? http://theshackbook.com/ The men responsible for this book are godly men with no other goal but promote Jesus and the Gospel (salvation by grace through faith in Jesus). Where are you getting the bunk Oracle from the Matix??? Do research before condemning. - listening to all the critical hype jumping on a bandwagon with ZERO research about the topic. It is WRONG to throw around terms like Oracle and falsely accusing some one of golden calf idolatry when the evidence shows these men promote the gospel. May God bless you by opening your eyes. Eikin Kloster,

Since you know about three rewrites you know Wayne Jacobsen was involved. Have you looked at this site? Its at at http://www.lifestream.org/index.php

Have you visited William Young’s (the authors) site? http://theshackbook.com/

The men responsible for this book are godly men with no other goal but promote Jesus and the Gospel (salvation by grace through faith in Jesus).

Where are you getting the bunk Oracle from the Matix???

Do research before condemning. – listening to all the critical hype jumping on a bandwagon with ZERO research about the topic.

It is WRONG to throw around terms like Oracle and falsely accusing some one of golden calf idolatry when the evidence shows these men promote the gospel.

May God bless you by opening your eyes.

]]> By: Eikin Kloster http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3584 Eikin Kloster Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:24:21 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3584 One point that should be made is that it's not accurate that The Shack was "never" intended to be published. That might have been true when Young first wrote the story. But once his friends convinced him of publishing... they went through *three* major rewrites of the story. So... whatever The Shack was originally, it was not what we came to know as The Shack, which is a work *intended* to be published. Just feeling good about a depiction of God doesn't make it good. Most Israelites in the wilderness seemed to feel quite good about God as a golden calf. It didn't make them much good though when God sent Moses after them. I wonder how exactly would Papa AKA the Oracle from the Matix address this incident. One point that should be made is that it’s not accurate that The Shack was “never” intended to be published. That might have been true when Young first wrote the story. But once his friends convinced him of publishing… they went through *three* major rewrites of the story. So… whatever The Shack was originally, it was not what we came to know as The Shack, which is a work *intended* to be published.

Just feeling good about a depiction of God doesn’t make it good. Most Israelites in the wilderness seemed to feel quite good about God as a golden calf. It didn’t make them much good though when God sent Moses after them.

I wonder how exactly would Papa AKA the Oracle from the Matix address this incident.

]]> By: El LaGrew http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3590 El LaGrew Mon, 18 May 2009 12:54:27 +0000 http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-review-of-1-ny-times-best-seller-the-shack/#comment-3590 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @heartofwisdom: The Shack : Listen to interview by author or publishers to see accusations are WAY off-base. http://budurl.com/TheShack</span></span> RT @heartofwisdom: The Shack : Listen to interview by author or publishers to see accusations are WAY off-base. http://budurl.com/TheShack

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