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2 Timothy 4:1-52 Timothy 4:1-5

……22Proclaim the message; persist in it whetherProclaim the message; persist in it whetherconvenient or not; reb!e" correct" and encorageconvenient or not; reb!e" correct" and encoragewithwith great patience and teaching#

great patience and teaching# $$%or the time will come when they%or the time will come when they will not toleratewill not tolerate

sond doctrinesond doctrine" bt according to their own desires"" bt according to their own desires"willwill accmlate teachersaccmlate teachers &or themselves becase&or themselves becasethey have an itch to hear something new#they have an itch to hear something new#44They will trn away &rom hearing the trth and willThey will trn away &rom hearing the trth and willtrn aside to mythstrn aside to m

yths

55't as &or yo"'t as &or yo" !eep a clear head!ee

p a clear head abot everything"abot everything"endre hardship" do the wor! o& an evangelist"endre hardship" do the wor! o& an evangelist"&l(ll yor ministry#&l(ll yor ministry#


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)eclaration: * believe that all o& the)eclaration: * believe that all o& the

original scriptres

original scriptres that ma!e p thethat ma!e p the

'ible are the e+act ,ords o& od"'ible are the e+act ,ords o& od"and becase o& what the ,ord o&and becase o& what the ,ord o&

od says" * also believe that notod says" * also believe that not

every teaching in the 'ible is asevery teaching in the 'ible is asimportant as others# *n other words"important as others# *n other words"

according to the 'ible" there areaccording to the 'ible" there are

some teachings that aresome teachings that are moremoreimportant than other teachings#important than other teachings#


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.att 22:$4-4/.att 22:$4-4/

$4$4,hen the Pharisees heard that …#,hen the Pharisees heard that …#$5$5 And one o& them" an e+pert in the And one o& them" an e+pert in the

law"##as! law"##as! $0$0

Teacher" which commandment in theTeacher" which commandment in thelaw is the greatestlaw is the greatest$3$3 ess said to him" 6ove the 6ord yor ess said to him" 6ove the 6ord yor

od with all yor heart and with allod with all yor heart and with all

yor sol and with all yor mind# yor sol and with all yor mind#$7$7This is the greatest and mostThis is the greatest and most

important commandmentimportant commandment


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.att 2$:2$-24.att 2$:2$-24

2$2$,oe to yo" 8cribes and Pharisees",oe to yo" 8cribes and Pharisees"

hypocrites9 o pay a tenth o& mint"hypocrites9 o pay a tenth o& mint"

dill and cmin" yet yo havedill and cmin" yet yo have

neglected the more importantneglected the more important

matters o& the law


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=omans 14:1-4=omans 14:1-4

1-41-4 Accept anyone Acce

pt anyone who is wea! in &aith"who is wea! in &aith"

btbt don>t arge abot dobt&l issesdon>t a

rge abot dobt&l isses##?ne person believes he may eat?ne person believes he may eat

anything" …#?ne who eats mst notanything" …#?ne who eats mst not

loo! down on one who does not; andloo! down on one who does not; andone who does not eat mst not critici@eone who does not eat mst not critici@e

one who does" becase od hasone who does" becase od has

accepted him# ,ho are yo to critici@eaccepted him# ,ho are yo to critici@e

another>s servant 'e&ore his own 6ordanother>s servant 'e&ore his own 6ordhe stands or &alls# And stand he will &orhe stands or &alls# And stand he will &or

the 6ord is able to ma!e him stand#the 6ord is able to ma!e him stand#


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2# *mportant )octrines doctrines that2# *mportant )octrines doctrines that

are important" bt not critical &or oneare important" bt not critical &or one

to live the li&e o& a hristianto live the li&e o& a hristianBeg: *n&ant baptism" Pre-milliennialism" A-Beg: *n&ant baptism" Pre-milliennialism" A-

millennialism" Post-millennialism" Pre-millennialism" Post-millennialism" Pre-

triblation" .id-triblation" Post-triblation" .id-triblation" Post-

triblation etc…triblation etc…

$#$# ore )octrines doctrines that areore )octrines doctrines that are

crcial &or one to live the li&e o& acrcial &or one to live the li&e o& a

hristianhristianBeg: 'irth" )eath andBeg: 'irth" )eath and =esrrection o&=esrrection o&

ess … ess …


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*n essentials" nity B*n necessariis*n essentials" nity B*n necessariis

nitasCnitasC

*n non-essential" liberty Bin dblis*n non-essential" liberty Bin dblislibertasClibertasC

*n all" charity Bin omnibs atem*n all" charity Bin omnibs atem

caritasCcaritasC

8t Agstine added:8t Agstine added:

et * say; not only in all things; et * say; not only in all things;

't be&ore all things't be&ore all things

And ths * praise DhristianE love And ths * praise DhristianE love


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al 1:0-1/ … evidently some people areal 1:0-1/ … evidently some people are

throwing yothrowing yo into con&sioninto con&sion and areand are

trying totrying to pervert the gospelpervert the gospel o& hrist…##o& hrist…##Iph 4:11-14 …# Then we willIph 4:11-14 …# Then we will no longer beno longer be

in&antsin&ants" tossed bac! and &orth by the" tossed bac! and &orth by the

waves" and blown here and there bywaves" and blown here and there by

every wind o& teaching and by theevery wind o& teaching and by the

cnning and cra&tiness o& men in theircnning and cra&tiness o& men in their

deceit&l scheming#deceit&l scheming#

ol 2:4 * tell yo this so that no one mayol 2:4 * tell yo this so that no one maydeceive yo bydeceive yo by (ne-sonding argments(ne-sonding argments


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2 Tim $:1-3 …#They are the !ind who2 Tim $:1-3 …#They are the !ind whoworm their way into homes andworm their way into homes and gaingaincontrol over wea!-willedcontrol over wea!-willed women" who arewomen" who areloaded down with sinsloaded down with sins and areand are swayed byswa yed byall !inds o& evil desiresall !inds o& evil desires"" always learningalwa ys learningbt never ablebt never able to ac!nowledge the trthto ac!nowledge the trth

2 Peter 1:2/-2:$ …#'t there were also2 Peter 1:2/-2:$ …#'t there were also&alse prophets among&alse prophets among the people"


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8tart 'rogden says" A man is not to8tart 'rogden says" A man is not to

be


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1 Timothy 4:10 1 Timothy 4:10 ,atch,atch yor yor li&eli&e andand doctrinedoctrinecare&llycare&lly## PerseverePersevere in them" becase i& yoin them" becase i& yodo" yodo" yo will save bothwill save both yorsel& and yor yorsel& and yorhearershearers

.ar! 4:24 .ar! 4:24 onsider care&llyonsider care&lly what yowhat yohearhear

2 or 1/:5 ,e2 or 1/:5 ,e

demolish argmentsdemolish argments

andand

everyevery pretensionpretension that sets itsel& p againstthat sets itsel& p againstthe !nowledge o& od" and we ta!e captivethe !nowledge o& od" and we ta!e captiveevery thoght to ma!e it obedient to hristevery thoght to ma!e it obedient to hrist

Acts 13:1/-11 They Bthe 'ereansC received Acts 13:1/-11 They Bthe 'ereansC receivedthe word with all eagerness" andthe word with all eagerness" and searchedsearchedthe 8criptres dailythe 8criptres daily to (nd otto (nd ot whetherwhetherthese things were sothese things were so


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harles 8prgeon:harles 8prgeon:

)iscernment is not)iscernment is not

simply a matter o&simply a matter o&

telling the diKerencetelling the diKerence

between what isbetween what is

right and wrong;right and wrong;

rather it is therather it is the

diKerence betweendiKerence between=*HT and A6.?8T=*HT and A6.?8T

=*HT#=*HT#

,hat marvel" i& nder some men>s shi&ty tal!",hat marvel" i& nder some men>s shi&ty tal!"

peoplepeople grow into love both trth and &alsehoodgrow into love both trth and &alsehood99

People will say" People will say" ,e li!e this &orm o& doctrine" and,e li!e this &orm o& doctrine" and

we li!e the other alsowe li!e the other also# The &act is"# The &act is" they wold li!ethe y wold li!e

anything i& only a clever deceiver wold pt itan ything i& only a clever deceiver wold pt it

plasibly be&ore them#plasibly be&ore them# They admire .oses andThey admire .oses and

Aaron" bt they wold not say a word against annes Aaron" bt they wold not say a word against annes


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*nstead o& sing a didactic*nstead o& sing a didactic

Binstrctive; especially e+cessiveCBinstrctive; especially e+cessiveC

teaching method" * will se a aseteaching method" * will se a ase8tdy method this morning8tdy method this morning


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- Phenomenal sccessPhenomenal sccess

- Lo# 1 on Lew or! Times &or monthsLo# 1 on Lew or! Times &or months

- 8old over 13 million copies; in $0 langages8old over 13 million copies; in $0 langages- ,ent throgh several reprints,ent throgh several reprints

- Abot to be made into a movie Abot to be made into a movie

- ontless lagh and cry over itontless lagh and cry over it- *t inspires" irritates and in&riates millions*t inspires" irritates and in&riates millions

- *t is gripping" immersive and provocative*t is gripping" immersive and provocative

- There is no escape &rom it: chrches" boo!There is no escape &rom it: chrches" boo!

clbs" &orms" debates" interviews" blogs"clbs" &orms" debates" interviews" blogs"

reviews and seminars were held with pac!edreviews and seminars were held with pac!ed

adiencesadiences


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- 8ome denonce it as pre" ndilted8ome denonce it as pre" ndilted

heresy; others by in crates to give awayheresy; others by in crates to give away

to &riends and love ones; even strangersto &riends and love ones; even strangers- Hi!ing tors are even condcted in theHi!ing tors are even condcted in the

wilderness o& ?regon to replicate thewilderness o& ?regon to replicate the

imaginary


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- ,hat is The 8hac! all abot,hat is The 8hac! all abot

- The 8hac! in less than 5// words:The 8hac! in less than 5// words:


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- 'e&ore we critically review The- 'e&ore we critically review The

8hac!" let s loo! at what some8hac!" let s loo! at what some

well !nown hristian scholars andwell !nown hristian scholars andthin!ers have said abot the boo!:thin!ers have said abot the boo!:


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Dr Eugene Peterson (Professor Emeritusof Spiritual Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, uthor of The !essage" #$%hen the imagination of a &riter andthe passion of a theologian cross'fertilie,the result is a novel on the order of T)ES)C*+ This oo- has the potential to dofor our generation &hat .ohn unyan0s

Pilgrim’s Progress did for his+ 1t0s that


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Dr Roger 4lson (Professor of Theology at5eorge %+ Truett Theological Seminaryof aylor 6niversity in Te7as, uthor of

several oo-s on theology" # $8+ it canteach us aout the nature of 5od,especially in the midst of anguish andpain+ 8 correct our fol- images of 5odand replace them &ith more ilicalimages+3


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Dr 5ary and Cathy Deddo(Senior Editor of 1nter'

Varsity Press, PhD in

Systematic Theology" #$ut &e shouldn0t e7pect

;oung0s understanding toe consistent at every point

&ith every other

theological understandingcurrently taught even &ithin the &ider Christianchurch+ So some, in certaintheological traditions, donot agree &ith all of

;oung0s theological points+ut that doesn0tnecessarily mean that hisunderstanding doesn0ts:uare &ith the ilical

reality to &hich he intends


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Professor .ohn 5+Stac-house (Professor of

Theology at RegentCollege, Vancouver" #Theologically, Stac-housesaid he is mostly pleased &ith The Shac-+ =i-e

$rother ;oung3 (asStac-house calls ;oung",Stac-house tends toelieve 5od0s salvation

e7tends $eyond the rangeof those &ho have heardthe Christian gospel,understood it andaccepted it as true+3$The Shac- rings to us


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Dr 5regory oyd (Professor ofTheology at ethel 6niversity"

# $1 felt li-e the portrait of5od in this novel &as eautifuland re>ective of &hat &e ?ndrevealed in the @e&Testament+ nd thetheological and psychologicalinsights of this oo- &ere attimes profound andconsistently communicated in

rilliantly simple &ays+ gooddeal of the dialogue is aoutthe prolem of evil, ut thenovel touches on everything

from the Trinity, 1ncarnationand the nature of free &ill to


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;oung manages to pac- all thisheady stu9 into a narrative that

-eeps you spell'ound (at least it didme"+ 1n one moment he has yourhead spinning &ith theological:uandaries and in the ne7t he has

you crying, sometimes out of sadnessand other times ecause of theeauty and tenderness of &hat he0ssharing8++ 1 &as delighted &ith thismaterial8 1 encourage you all toread this po&erful and poignantnovel,3 says oyd+


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hyril ,al!er" Ph)

or wor! is a masterpiece9There are tears in my eyesand a lmp in my throat# All *can thin! o& is the others who

need to read yor words# *>m


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Pastor 8teve 'erger" racehapel" 6eipers %or!" TL

,rapped in creativebrilliance# The 8hac! isspiritally pro&ond"

theologically enlightening"and li&e-impacting# *t has myhighest recommendation# ,eare


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ayle I# a yle Irwin"athor o& The Jesus Style

=iveting" with twiststhat de&y yore+pectations whileteaching power&ltheological lessonswithot patroni@ing# *

was crying by page onehndred# o cannotread it withot yorheart becoming

involved#


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- ?n the other hand" there are also?n the other hand" there are also

hristian scholars and writers whohristian scholars and writers who

thin! otherwise; who believe Thethin! otherwise; who believe The8hac! contains errors"8hac! contains errors"

misrepresentations" distortedmisrepresentations" distorted

teachings" near heresies" eventeachings" near heresies" evendownright" ndilted heresies9downright" ndilted heresies9

- 6et>s see who they are6et>s see who they are


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4ver the years, %illiam ;oung has emraced,pulished and defended $6niversalReconciliation3 (6R" on a numer of occasions+ ;oung has claimed that 6R has changed his life

and his theology+ 1n fact, the oo- &ent through afe& rounds of editing to eliminate its 6Rcontents+$;oung has &ritten a creative, provocative novel+6nfortunately, its creativity strays from anevangelical understanding of core doctrines+ 1n

Dr .ames De ;oung # (Professorof @e& Testament =anguageand =iterature at %estern

Seminary, Portland, 4regon,6S" # Dr De ;oung has -no&n %illiam ;oung for more than adoen years+ They &ereneighours in fact+ They havediscussed much theology in athin- tan- -no&n as $!B3+


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Dr !ichael ;oussef # (PhD from Emory6niversity ounder of $=eading The %ay3" #Dr ;oussef0s charge that The Shac-contains heresies has een incorporatedinto the tale elo&+


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The oo- may e psychologically helpful to many &ho read it, ut is doctrinally harmful to all &ho

are e7posed to it+ 1t has a false understanding of5od, the Trinity, the person and &or- of Christ, thenature of man, the institution of the family andmarriage, and the nature of the 5ospel+ or thosenot trained in orthodo7 Christian doctrine, thisoo- is very dangerous

Dr @orman 5eisler# (DistinguishedProfessor of

pologetics andTheology at VeritasEvangelicalSeminary" #$The Shac- may do &ell for many inengaging thecurrent culture,ut not &ithout

compromisingChristian truth+


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Dr lert !ohler

(President of TheSouthern aptistTheologicalSeminary" # $The

Shac- isundiluted heresy3


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8tay ot o& The 8hac!9,hen *saiah and Apostle

ohn caght glimpses o&od" they were overcomewith despair at their ownnworthiness in the light

o& His glory# The samecold be said o& )aniel orPal" or any nmber o&(gres &rom scriptre#

't when .ac! met od"he met a large A&ro- American woman !nownas Papa who clowns

arond with &ood anddrin! and en a es in


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B)r Pal olter" .) in enetics and Ph)andidate in TheologyC

The boo! paints a compelling pictre o& the warmtho& od>s love &or the reader and the possibility o&intimacy in relationship with Him" and it stronglyemphasises grace rather than legalistic religiosobservance as the basis o& or relationship withod throgh hrist# There are many believers today

who" li!e ,illiam ong" have e+perienced hrt anddisillsionment with local chrches" brea!down inrelationships" absed by spirital leaders"disappointed with internal bic!ering and politicsetc…

,orst still…# living nder a wrong perception o& od as a distantdeity who they mst wor! hard to please …# &ocsing on thee+ternals li!e attendance at chrch services" &reNencies at "'ible stdy" prayer meeting… rather than simply living by &aith in

od" (lled with and led by the 8pirit#However" despite all these" The 8hac! is a dangeros boo!# *tplaces ideas on the lips o& od that are not consistent with whatHe has said in the 'ible# These are not minor" non-essential"peripheral isses: they stri!e at the very heartOcore o& thehristian &aith#

The &act that the boo! has the power to move the reader at a


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)r =oss ?lson" .)A 'iblically literate hristian can be

blessed by this boo! and will ignore theomissions as well as correct theambigities# 't a child o& or age" who isalready con&ormed to the world" may beled astray# The most obvios ditches bythe side o& the road are niversalism" andits logical conseNence" abandonment o&the great commission,hen that happens" the very raison d>etre o& the

hristian &aith and the hrch is demolished and

what is le&t are mere gatherings o& at best"clsters o& li!e-minded civil individals or worse"assemblies o& religios bigots hen


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hris Iller" Pastor o& Adlt .inistries &orhris Iller" Pastor o& Adlt .inistries &or

race hrch" )es .oines" *owarace hrch" )es .oines" *owa

American are American are &alling in love with&alling in love withniversalismniversalism# %rom 'rian .c6aren to# %rom 'rian .c6aren to

oel ?steen" American hristian writers" oel ?steen" American hristian writers"

pastors" teachers" msicians" politicians"pastors" teachers" msicians" politicians"

etc… are all on the politically correctetc… are all on the politically correct

bandwagon that declares all men savedbandwagon that declares all men saved

This hristianity> draws crowds btThis hristianit y> draws crowds bt

distorts the trthdistorts the trth# )isconting 8atan as# )isconting 8atan aswell" they wea!en od>s warnings abotwell" they wea!en od>s warnings abot

deceptiondeception


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=ev 'roo!s 8t lair .orton" %irst Qnited=ev 'roo!s 8t lair .orton" %irst Qnited.ethodist hrch" 8hallowater" Te+as.ethodist hrch" 8hallowater" Te+as

*ts prpose is to*ts prpose is to oKer to the emerging"oKer to the emerging"disen&ranchised Lorth American hristiandisen&ranchised Lorth American hristiansb-cltre an alternative view o& od thatsb-cltre an alternative view o& od thattheir parents wold not approve o& their parents wold not approve o& ##

Qn&ortnately" ,illiam ong trades trthQn&ortnately" ,illiam ong trades trthand tested tradition &or hipness andand tested tradition &or hipness andheresy# *n the end" the tragedy o& .ac!>sheresy# *n the end" the tragedy o& .ac!>sreat 8adness> Band all those who sharereat 8adness> Band all those who sharesimilar stories in real li&eC is that whensimilar stories in real li&eC is that when

they come tothey come to The ShackThe Shack &or healing and a&or healing and a&resh enconter with od" in the end" they&resh enconter with od" in the end" theymeet themeet the distorted views o& a deceivingdistorted views o& a deceiving&alse teacher&alse teacher


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'arry Arrington" an attorney in )enver"'arry Arrington" an attorney in )enver"olorado speciali@ing in comple+olorado speciali@ing in comple+litigation and constittional lawlitigation and constittional law

,illiam ong>s many doctrinal,illiam ong>s many doctrinal&ailres" trobling as they may be"&ailres" trobling as they may be"are not" &or me at least" the mainare not" &or me at least" the mainproblem with the boo!# The mainproblem with the boo!# The mainproblem withproblem with The ShackThe Shack is that it isis that it isso completely in&sed with theso completely in&sed with the zeitgeist, zeitgeist, the spirit o& or agethe spirit o& or age# *t is# *t isno wonderno wonder The ShackThe Shack is so poplar#is so poplar#%ar &rom challenging the biases and%ar &rom challenging the biases andpreconceptions o& or time" ,illiampreconceptions o& or time" ,illiam ong ong panders to and rein&orcespanders to and rein&orces

themthem# He tells people# He tells people what they havewhat the y havepreconditioned to want to hear" andpreconditioned to want to hear" andit is little wonder they are lining pit is little wonder the y are lining pin droves to hear itin droves to hear it


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- Have these critics been too hard onHave these critics been too hard on

The 8hac! and ,illiam PalThe 8hac! and ,illiam Pal

ong ong- Have they been n&airHave they been n&air

- ,orst still" have they demoni@e the,orst still" have they demoni@e the

boo! and ,illiam ongboo! and ,illiam ong- ?r is there a .assive 8hi&t in what?r is there a .assive 8hi&t in what

it means to be hristianit means to be hristian


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- 'e&ore * tablate the'e&ore * tablate the

RestionableOLear-RestionableOLear-

HeresiesOQndilted Heresies below" *HeresiesOQndilted Heresies below" *will give yo a pee! as to how * viewwill give yo a pee! as to how * view

the matterthe matter

- And at the end o& the sharing" And at the end o& the sharing"perhaps we can" corporately" as aperhaps we can" corporately" as a

body o& believers ta!e certainbody o& believers ta!e certain

positionposition


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Pastor ohn HK says The 'iblePastor ohn HK says The 'ibletells s thattells s that we have awe have aresponsibilityresponsibility despite what despite what

,illiam ong says ,illiam ong says to teachto teachwith integritywith integrity BTits 2:3C"BTits 2:3C" toto patiently correct and reprovepatiently correct and reprove with all athority BTits 2:15with all athority BTits 2:15and 2 Tim 4:2C" andand 2 Tim 4:2C" and to restoreto restorethose who have erredthose who have erred withotwithotorselves &alling intoorselves &alling intotemptation Bal 0:1C#temptation Bal 0:1C#

As sch" when we have a boo! As sch" when we have a boo!

(lled with as many ma


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'ernice ong" mother o& ,illiam'ernice ong" mother o& ,illiam

tried several times to read her son>stried several times to read her son>s

boo!# Iach time she pt in down#boo!# Iach time she pt in down#'t she didn>t give p# 8he !ept't she didn>t give p# 8he !ept

trying to nderstand her boy>s boo!#trying to nderstand her boy>s boo!#

%inally" one day" she called ,illiam>s%inally" one day" she called ,illiam>ssister and blrted ot her biggestsister and blrted ot her biggest

&ear: &ear: or brother is a heretic or brother is a heretic" she" she

said#said#


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1 Tim 1:1J" 2/ 1 Tim 1:1J" 2/ holding on to &aith andholding on to &aith and

a good conscience# 8ome havea good conscience# 8ome have

re


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Iric 'arger" Ta!e A 8tand9

.inistries

,illiam ong isperhaps the

nicest heretic *have ever dealtwith personally#That may sondGip" bt it>s tre#He is a very nicegy who is

presenting and


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LLoo

HeresyHeresy Page in The 8hac!Page in The 8hac! 'ible Merses'ible Merses

11 od theod the%ather%atherwaswascrci(edcrci(ed

with esswith ess

Page J0 --Page J0 --

Papa: ,e werePapa: ,e weretherethere together together ##

.ac!: At the cross.ac!: At the crossLow" wait" * thoghtLow" wait" * thoght

yo yo leftleft him yohim yo!now .y od" my!now .y od" myod" why hast thood" why hast tho

&orsa!en me>&orsa!en me>Papa: oPapa: omisnderstand themisnderstand themystery there#mystery there#

=egardless o& what=egardless o& whathe &elt at that

Haba!!!Haba!!!1:1$; .att1:1$; .att23:45" *saiah23:45" *saiah5$:4-1/ --5$:4-1/ --

'ecase'ecaseod>s eyesod>s eyesare pre andare pre andcannot loo!cannot loo!

pon sin" thepon sin" the'ible says'ible saysthat odthat odwold notwold notloo! ponloo! pon

His ownHis own


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22 od isod islimited bylimited byHis loveHis loveand cannotand cannotpracticepractice

t been able to

*saiah 01:7"*saiah 01:7"Hosea 2:1J"Hosea 2:1J"=omans J:1$=omans J:1$

The 'ibleThe 'ible

declares thatdeclares thatod>s loveod>s loveand Hisand His


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$$ ?n the?n the

ross" odross" od&orgave all&orgave allo&o&hmanity"hmanity"

whetherwhetherthey repentthey repentor not#or not#8ome8omechoose achoose a

relationshirelationship withp withHim" btHim" btHe &orgivesHe &orgives

them allthem all

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Papa: %orgivenessPapa: %orgivenessdoes not establishdoes not establishrelationship# *nrelationship# *n

ess" * have ess" * have

&orgiven all hmans&orgiven all hmans&or their sins&or their sinsagainst me" bt onlyagainst me" bt onlysome choosesome chooserelationship……relationship……,hen ess &orgave,hen ess &orgavethose who nailedthose who nailedhim to the crosshim to the crossthey were no longerthey were no longer

in his debt" norin his debt" nor

ohn 14:0 ohn 14:0

ess esse+plainede+plainedthat onlythat onlythose whothose who

came to Himcame to Himwill be savedwill be saved

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44 od willod will

never t needto pnish people &orto pnish people &orsin# 8in is its ownsin# 8in is its ownpnishment"pnishment"

devoring yo &romdevoring yo &romthe inside# *t>s notthe inside# *t>s notmy prpose tomy prpose topnish it; it>s my s my


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'ible'ible Merses Merses

55 od sbmitsod sbmits

to hmanto hmanwishes andwishes andchoiceschoices

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ess: ess:8bmission is not8bmission is notabot athorityabot athorityand it is notand it is not

obedience; it is allobedience; it is allabotabotrelationships o&relationships o&love and respect#love and respect#*n &act" we are*n &act" we are

sbmitted to yosbmitted to yoin the same way#in the same way#

.ac!: How can.ac!: How canthat be ,hythat be ,hy

wold the od o&wold the od o&

.att 3:1$-.att 3:1$-

15 15 %ar &rom%ar &romododsbmittingsbmitting

to s" essto s" esssaid"said"Larrow isLarrow isthe waythe waythat leadsthat leads

to eternalto eternalli&e# ,eli&e# ,eare toare tosbmit tosbmit to

Him in allHim in all

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00 od limitedod limited

himsel& othimsel& oto& respecto& respect&or s" ie#&or s" ie#od doesod doesnot !now thenot !now the&tre Bod&tre Bodo& the ?peno& the ?penTheismCTheismC

Page 1/0: --Page 1/0: --

Papa: ,e havePapa: ,e havelimited orselveslimited orselvesot o& respect &orot o& respect &or

yo# ,e are not yo# ,e are not

bringing to mind"bringing to mind"as it were" oras it were" or!nowledge o& yor!nowledge o& yorchildrenchildren

1 ohn $:2/"1 ohn $:2/"

eremiah eremiah1:5 1:5

od !nowsod !nowsall things:all things:

the past"the past"the presentthe presentand theand the&tre&tre

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33 Anthropocen Anthropocen

trictricBhman-Bhman-centredCcentredC

Page 7$ Page 7$

Papa: Lot readyPapa: Lot readyThat>s o!ay" we>llThat>s o!ay" we>lldo things on yordo things on yorterms and timeterms and time


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77 stice will stice willnever ta!enever ta!eplaceplacebecase o&becase o&lovelove

Page 10J: --Page 10J: --

,isdom:,isdom:.ac!en@ie".ac!en@ie"

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JJ There isThere is

no sch ano sch athing asthing aseternaleternal

owndescription o& hell isdescription o& hell is

vivid… it cannot be vivid… it cannot bedenieddenied

ohn $:17 ohn $:17 ,hile Qniversal,hile Qniversal=econciliation=econciliationteaches thatteaches thatsalvation can occrsalvation can occra&ter death" the 'iblea&ter death" the 'iblesays" whoever doessays" whoever doesnot believe standsnot believe standscondemned alreadycondemned already

becase he has notbecase he has not

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1/1/ ess will ess will

(nd s on(nd s onanyanyroadroad

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.ac!: )oes.ac!: )oesthat mean allthat mean allroads willroads willlead to yolead to yo

ess: Lot ess: Lotall all# .ostall all# .ostroads don>troads don>tleadleadanywhere#anywhere#,hat is does,hat is doesmean is thatmean is that* will travel* will travelany road toany road to

(nd yo#(nd yo#

.att 3:1$-14 .att 3:1$-14

Inter throgh theInter throgh thenarrow gate# %ornarrow gate# %orwide is the gate andwide is the gate andbroad is the roadbroad is the road

that leads tothat leads todestrction" anddestrction" andmany enter throghmany enter throghit# 't small is theit# 't small is thegate and narrow thegate and narrow the

road that leads toroad that leads toli&e" and only a &ewli&e" and only a &ew(nd it#(nd it#

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1111 ess is ess is

wal!ingwal!ingwith allwith allpeople inpeople intheirtheirdiKerentdiKerent

t

mattermatterwhichwhichway yoway yoget toget toHimHim

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ess: Those who love ess: Those who loveme come &rom everyme come &rom everysystem that e+ists# Theysystem that e+ists# Theywere 'ddhists orwere 'ddhists or

.ormons" 'aptists or.ormons" 'aptists or.slims" )emocrats".slims" )emocrats"=epblicans and many=epblicans and manywho don>t vote or arewho don>t vote or arenot part o& any 8ndaynot part o& any 8nday

morning or religiosmorning or religiosinstittions# * haveinstittions# * have&ollowers who were&ollowers who weremrderers and manymrderers and many

who were sel&-righteos#who were sel&-righteos#

ohn 14:0 ohn 14:0

ess said" ess said"* am the* am theway" theway" the

trth" andtrth" andthe li&e"the li&e"and noand noone willone willcome tocome to

the %atherthe %atherbt bybt byme#me#

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1212 ess has ess has

no powerno powerwithinwithinhimsel& tohimsel& tohealhealanyoneanyone

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Papa: ess"Papa: ess"as a hmanas a hmanbeing" had nobeing" had nopower withinpower within

himsel& to healhimsel& to healanyone#anyone#

ol 2:J" 6! 22:51"ol 2:J" 6! 22:51"

n 17:0 n 17:0 ess" as the ess" as theincarnate 8on o&incarnate 8on o&od" never ceasedod" never ceased

being od# Hisbeing od# Hisincarnationincarnationinvolved theinvolved theaddition o&addition o&hmanity" bt nothmanity" bt not

by sbtracting Hisby sbtracting Hisdeity# Hedeity# Hecontined tocontined topossess &ll andpossess &ll and

complete deitycomplete deity


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1$1$ ess is ess isconstantlyconstantlybeingbeingtrans&ormtrans&ormed alonged along

with swith s

Page 172: --Page 172: -- ess: * have ess: * haveno desire tono desire toma!e themma!e them

hristian" bthristian" bt* do want to* do want to


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1414 ThereThere

is nois noneedneed&or&or&aith or&aith orreconcireconciliationliationwithwithododbecasbecaseeeveryoneveryon

e wille willma!e itma!e ittotoheavenheaven

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Papa: Honey" yo as!ed me whatPapa: Honey" yo as!ed me what ess accomplished on the cross; so ess accomplished on the cross; sonow listen to me care&lly: throghnow listen to me care&lly: throghhis death and resrrection" * am nowhis death and resrrection" * am now&lly reconciled to the world#&lly reconciled to the world#

.ac!: The whole world o mean.ac!: The whole world o meanthose who believe in yo" rightthose who believe in yo" right

Papa: The whole world" .ac!# All *Papa: The whole world" .ac!# All *am telling yo is that reconciliationam telling yo is that reconciliationis a two-way street" and * have doneis a two-way street" and * have done

my part" totally" completely" (nally# *tmy part" totally" completely" (nally# *tis not the natre o& love to &orce ais not the natre o& love to &orce arelationship bt it is the natre o&relationship bt it is the natre o&love to open the way#love to open the way#

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Papa: And one day yo will pray &orPapa: And one day yo will pray &orthe !iller>s wholeness and ive himthe !iller>s wholeness and ive him

ohn ohn

$:15"$:15"$:$0"$:$0"5:24;5:24;0:4/ 0:4/

ess ess

said"said"?nly?nlythosethosewhowhobelieve inbelieve inme willme will

havehaveeternaleternalli&eli&e


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1515 The 'ibleThe 'ibleis not treis not trebecase itbecase itredcesredcesod tood to

paperpaper

Page 05"00 Page 05"00 .ac! Binternal.ac! Binternalthin!ingC: od>sthin!ingC: od>s

voice had been voice had beenredced to paper"redced to paper"

and even that paperand even that paperhad to be moderatedhad to be moderatedand deciphered byand deciphered bythe properthe proper

athorities andathorities andintellect… Lobodyintellect… Lobodywanted od in a bo+"wanted od in a bo+"


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1010 The )evilThe )evildoes notdoes not

e+ist or ise+ist or isnotnotinvolved ininvolved inhmanhmanhistoryhistory

Lo .ention o& theLo .ention o& the)evil at all)evil at all

throghot Thethroghot The8hac!8hac!

?&ten what?&ten whatis L?T saidis L?T said

is as tellingis as tellingas what *8as what *8saidsaid

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%hat do &e do &ith a oo- li-e %hat do &e do &ith a oo- li-e

$The Shac-3 and a person li-e$The Shac-3 and a person li-e

%illiam Paul ;oung %illiam Paul ;oung Do &e urn the oo- E7amineDo &e urn the oo- E7amine

it li-e the ereansit li-e the ereans

1f you have @4T read #1f you have @4T read # 1f you )D read #1f you )D read #

1f you &ant, perhaps 1 can lead1f you &ant, perhaps 1 can lead

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%hat do &e do &ith other similar %hat do &e do &ith other similar

oo-soo-s

$$Emergent3 oo-s such as !c=aren0sEmergent3 oo-s such as !c=aren0soo-sF @e& *ind of Christian,oo-sF @e& *ind of Christian,

5enerous 4rthodo7y, Everything5enerous 4rthodo7y, Everything

!ust Change etc++!ust Change etc++

$$=ove %ins3 y Ro ell=ove %ins3 y Ro ell

$$1f 5race 1s True3 y Philip 5ulley1f 5race 1s True3 y Philip 5ulley

and .ames !ulhollandand .ames !ulholland

massive shift coming in &hat it massive shift coming in &hat itmeans to e a Christian #means to e a Christian #

Christianpost+comChristianpost+com

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ConclusionConclusion

4ne lessonF ;oung say sometimes &e get4ne lessonF ;oung say sometimes &e get

hold of a goal or vision and &e thin- &ehold of a goal or vision and &e thin- &ehave ?nally found something that is goinghave ?nally found something that is going

to give us a sense of &orth and identityto give us a sense of &orth and identity

and &e are going to do great things forand &e are going to do great things for

5od+ So &e run right past our -ids and5od+ So &e run right past our -ids and

our spouses and friends and the peopleour spouses and friends and the people

&ho &ould intersect our path if &e


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Discussion GuestionsDiscussion Guestions

1#1# ,hy do we need to discernOdetect &alse,hy do we need to discernOdetect &alse

teachersOteachingsteachersOteachings2#2# How do we to discernOdetect &alseHow do we to discernOdetect &alse

teachersteachers

$#$# ,hat do yo do i& yo come across &alse,hat do yo do i& yo come across &alse

teachersteachers

4#4# Are yo now aware o& the many Are yo now aware o& the many

teachings and boo!s that distortteachings and boo!s that distort

spirital trthspirital trth5#5# )o yo now desire to !now the trth" the)o yo now desire to !now the trth" the

whole trth" and nothing bt the trthwhole trth" and nothing bt the trth

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