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Mar 17, 2017 · But whilst audiences are able to relish in the spiritual and uplifting undertones of the story, it has somewhat proven to be a bit of a controversial storm amongst its critics. Based on the New York Times best-selling novel, The Shack takes us on a mourning father’s tragic yet inspirational journey.
Mar 2, 2017 · Based on the best-selling novel by author William P. Young, The Shack tells the story of Mack Phillips (Sam Worthington) who, after suffering a family tragedy, goes on a spiritual journey that...
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- According to Young, justice and love are at odds and cannot be reconciled. He reasons that God will never judge people for their sins because He is limited by His love.
- Another theme in The Shack that doesn’t square with the Word of God is the idea that God forgives all of humanity, regardless of whether or not they repent and believe in the redeeming work of Jesus.
- In The Shack, the god character tells Mack that “submission is not about authority or obedience” and that the Trinity is even submitted to Mack (145).
- Young alleges that the Bible limits God, implying that it was man who reduced God’s voice to paper: “Nobody wanted God in a box, just in a book” (66).
- Where Is God in Suffering?
- God Doesn’T Cause Our pain. He Wants to Heal it.
- Drawing Near in Suffering
Where is God in the midst of suffering? If God is real and He’s good, why does He allow evil and pain to exist? It’s the overarching question of The Shack, and one of human existence. Mack wrestled with this question as he processed the tragedy of his daughter’s death. It’s a question you and I wrestle with everyday as we live our lives and observe...
Throughout Mack’s time at the shack, God walks Mack through several conversations about His character, good and evil. God takes Mack on several journeys helping him process his pain, his anger at God, his tough questions and his unforgiveness. It reveals a powerful truth about God. God doesn’t cause our pain. He wants to heal it. One of the main ac...
I encourage you to wrestle with these concepts in studying the Bible and in raw conversation with God. Don’t just wrestle with the intellectual part of it but with the way it affects your heart, how you view God and how you’ve processed suffering in your own life. It’s a vital conversation with God. No matter where you are in journey of faith, this...
Mar 3, 2017 · Like “The Shack,” that film dealt with the kind of spiritual crisis that can develop when someone devotes their life to praying to a God that seems more interested in letting you suffer endlessly rather than answering those prayers.
May 30, 2017 · The Shack takes us on a father’s transformative spiritual journey. After a family tragedy, Mack (Worthington) spirals into a crisis of faith and questions God’s existence and life’s purpose.
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Mar 2, 2017 · The movie, based on William P. Young’s best seller and directed by Stuart Hazeldine, is about the spiritual journey of Mack (Sam Worthington), whose youngest child is abducted and murdered...
