Seduced by The Shack
Here are some deceptive statements made by "Jesus" and "the Holy Spirit" (so-called) in William P. Young's bestselling novel, The Shack.
"I can give you freedom to overcome any system of power in which you find yourself, be it religious, economic, social, or political. You will grow in the freedom to be inside or outside all kinds of systems and to move freely between and among them."
"You will see me in the Bible...Just don't look for rules and principles; look for relationship - a way of coming to be with us."
"Both evil and darkness can only be understood in relation to light and good; they do not have any actual existence."
"Submission is not about authority and it is not about obedience; it is all about relationships of love and respect. In fact, we are submitted to you in the same way."
"Then it is you who determine good and evil. You become the judge...that which you determine to be good will change over time and circumstance..."
"By choosing to declare what's good and evil you seek to determine your own destiny."
Don't be fooled. Such New Age notions would never be spoken by the true God of the Bible. Instead, they would come from "another Jesus" (2 Cor. 11:4) whose goal is "to deceive, if possible, even the elect" (Matthew 24:24).
