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| The Shack | | Anyone know anything about this book?
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2009/1/7 8:42 | |
PaulWest Member
Joined: 2006/6/28 Posts: 3405 Dallas, Texas
| Re: The Cabin | | Never heard of it. Perhaps you meant [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0964729237/ref=cm_rdp_product]The Shack?[/url] _________________ Paul Frederick West
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2009/1/7 8:52 | Profile |
RobertW Member
Joined: 2004/2/12 Posts: 4636 St. Joseph, Missouri
| Re: The Cabin | | Hi Krispy,
[u]If[/u] it is the Shack book you can do a search here on SI as we have discussed some concerns about it. I have it and have read it. It takes place in a cabin in the mountains. My concerns are in the posts. _________________ Robert Wurtz II
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2009/1/7 9:14 | Profile |
| Re: | | Sorry... the Shack. Thats it.
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2009/1/7 10:02 | |
Miccah Member
Joined: 2007/9/13 Posts: 1752 Wisconsin
| Re: | | Run _________________ Christiaan
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2009/1/7 11:10 | Profile |
kathleen1 Member
Joined: 2004/8/5 Posts: 226
| Re: | | Anyone who loves God and wants a pure mind should not read this book. It's full of error. Remember what happened to Adam and Eve when they thought they needed to know something rather than feed on life.... _________________ Kathleen
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2009/1/7 11:24 | Profile |
fuehrerbe21 Member
Joined: 2008/10/21 Posts: 151 Wisconsin
| Re: | | this brings up a good point, that I want to see what everyone thinks about. Obviously, the use of scripture is appreciated.
What do you think about reading non-Christian writing or writing that is not sound. Should we read stuff like The Shack or The Purpose Driven Life or even a little more extreme like The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. Should we educate ourselves on what is out there so we know how to defend against it, or should we not fill our mind with such perversions?
I believe we should read on a variety of subjects and be well-rounded and well educated, but are there things that we should just stay away from?
Again, scripture is appreciated. (Sorry Krispy, I don't want to change the topic of your thread. I was just thinking about this when I saw some of the comments regarding The Shack) _________________ Ben Fuehrer
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2009/1/7 11:32 | Profile |
| Re: | | Quote:
(Sorry Krispy, I don't want to change the topic of your thread. I was just thinking about this when I saw some of the comments regarding The Shack)
No, thats kool... thats a good question. I dont read much fiction, but when I do it's usually something like John Grisham. I've heard some Christians argue that we should never read any fiction, Christian or otherwise, because by it's very definition fiction is not true... therefore it's a lie. (they forget that Jesus is the master story teller!)
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2009/1/7 11:42 | |
PassingThru Member
Joined: 2005/5/7 Posts: 175
| Re: | | Quote:
What do you think about reading non-Christian writing or writing that is not sound. Should we read stuff like The Shack or The Purpose Driven Life or even a little more extreme like The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.
I don't think we should study satan's lies unless it is directly necessary to help someone else overcome them:
[color=000099]1Ti 1:4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
1Ti 4:7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
2Ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables[/color]
The reading time is better spent on something edifying.
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2009/1/7 13:19 | Profile |
BenBrockway Member
Joined: 2006/5/31 Posts: 427
| Re: | | Quote:
PassingThru wrote:
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What do you think about reading non-Christian writing or writing that is not sound. Should we read stuff like The Shack or The Purpose Driven Life or even a little more extreme like The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.
I don't think we should study satan's lies unless it is directly necessary to help someone else overcome them:
[color=000099]1Ti 1:4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
1Ti 4:7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
2Ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables[/color]
The reading time is better spent on something edifying.
PassingThru
I started writing a long post, but then canceled it to make it short and simple.
Those Scriptures are refering to false TEACHERS, not a generalization of all fictional authors, whether Christian or not.
Also, just because someone is reading a book for enjoyment's sake, doesn't mean that they are studying satan's lies, or studying the false teacher's teachings as your quoted Scriptures imply.
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2009/1/7 18:33 | Profile |