Not In Vain – Tim Strickland’s Blog

Hey Tim, thanx for going the full 12 rounds in the book review, it was muchful appreciated on many levels!  Your review was very fair: answering the FAQ’s really aided in pointing out the dangerous deceptions littered throughout the book.  I know it’s hard to stop a moving train, but I trust that much prayer and this review will bring some people to their senses before it is too late.  My thoughts were directed to 2 Tim. 4:3,4 especially verse 4 where it says “will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.”  Do “Christians” really care what they believe?  I do not want to turn aside to myths.  Thank- you so much for your continuing efforts to preach the Word, being ready in season and out of season, reproving, rebuking, and exhorting with great patience.

Just came across your blog today while trying to see if Charles Price might have written anything regarding the book “The Shack” which is sweeping the evangelical world. I really appreciated your insights and comments. I am sending you a separate e-mail which details my concerns with the book as well as a link to a pastor (Brian Carpenter) in South Dakota, whose review I had read when I was trying to find someone who saw the same dangers in it as I had. His sermon on the subject is well worth listening to. He was the only person who addressed the issue of ‘Sophia’, the fourth spirit who appeared in the book. Possibly because we have been part of the Anglican Church since coming to the Lord in the early 1970’s and having been exposed to the feminist and new age influence that has invaded the liberal side of our denomination I am more aware of where this leads. One only needs to google ‘goddess Sophia’ to find out who she represents.
As a longtime supporter of 100 Huntley Street I was shocked when I saw that they were going to feature an interview with William P. Young. More shock when he was a featured speaker at the Breakforth Conference in Edmonton. Then we received the newsletter from ‘Its a New Day’ and see that he is going to be on their program for a full three days with the following comment: “Learn about the inspiration that has pulled the image of God out of religious boxes and introduced God’s true nature and character to millions through his writing.” Really? Would that religious box be what we call the Bible? Finally, and I will end here, we received information from Wycliffe College in Toronto, which is the evangelical seminary for the Anglican Church of Canada, about their spring conference with one of the four keynote speakers being William P. Young.
What is happening and why are Christians so quick to get caught up in this false teaching?

Thanks again for your review and the encouragement I received from reading it.

Hey, we were just reading Challies dot com blog: “I’ve never been mistaken for Brad Pitt” and felt it time to ‘fess up.
We are known to read a few blogs, listen to a podcast or two … or twelve in a week and we felt it important to let you know that you pastor, Rock Our Theological World.
When there is esteem to be had, “to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work” you’re the man.
Tim Challies is giving us all a good warning to guard our hearts. We’re just arguing that maybe Tim Challis hasn’t met Tim Strickland. Swimming with the celebs just fine-thank you.

Andrew and Tara