Author of the shack new book6/23/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Young stated that some day all creation will bow and confess that “Jesus is the Lord of all creation” (p. ![]() Young apparently understands that universal confession of faith in Christ means that everyone will be saved. The best translation of Jesus’ “final answer” on the purpose of hell is in The Good News Bible, “Everyone will be purified by fire as a sacrifce is purified by salt.” Jesus mixed the metaphors of salt and fire both of which, individually and jointly, symbolize purification (Mk. The author of The Shack wisely and insightfully wrote that God may “mix metaphors” in order to keep people from being a victim of “religious conditioning” (p. The Bible says that God is a consuming fire (Heb. The Shack states the truth that the love of God will “burn” away every last bit of corruption in a person (p. Just three examples will suffice to make this point: As I read this outstanding book, I wrote verses in its margins from the Bible which are expounded in The Shack. The Shack just does not give the Biblical references. I counted over 50 allusions to the Bible. ![]()
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