I just found all this today. The book, the movie and this interview. I read the comments below and it's very concerning how many Christians are so angry at this man's book. I am a child of God. How can you not hear what this man is saying? He's honestly asking all the questions people ask everyday. Why does bad things happen to innocent people? He's telling you his heart and his life. There is so many lessons from his life. This man has lived through actions, events in his life as a child that I am amazed at his strength. Only God can give him that strength. How can you not comprehend that? He was drowning in shame. He speaks wise words of those that have suffered through their life by making wrong decisions, taking the bad path in life. Of course God loves him just as deeply as he loves you and me. Jesus would walk up to him and hug him. That's how my God loves. And I am grateful for that.

Wow, wow, wow! His vulnerability, openness and honesty hit me so deep! Talk about healing!!

"Give this to your kids and I will give it to mine" My heart skipped a bit at that frase because The Shack *found me* at a most perfect moment of my life, when I most needed it, without even knowing I needed it, of course. Definitively *a gift from God!* I've read it a few times since. What a powerful speech! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I am in awe and overcome with a deep welling up of sobs such that I have never had and I don't know why...not pity nor sadness...but more of reverence and unbelievable gratitude and compassion ... and forgiveness of self ... wow wow wow. There is such grace in Paul's authenticity.

Every human being is extraordinary they just don't know it yet... so good...

What an honest and beautiful testimony. It will bring presence and healing to those who are ready to hear it.

I read the book and have seen the movie several times, I love both and cried when I read the book and everytime I see the movie I cry, It is a beautiful story! Everytime you see the movie it increases one faith!

I do wish the religious community would stand in awe of the wonder and profound love He expresses with such humility and honesty.

This explains so much, and because your story strikes so many personal chords with me, it has intensified the experience all the more - if that were even possible. Papa bless you.

The Shack, I soon discovered I was reading a masterpiece … for only a master mind could have written so deeply on a subject with such classical simplicity.”

This movie is not a biblical documentary, nor does it claim to be. It is a symbolic portrayal of the nature of God. This film can bring healing to those who have had tragedy strike and to those who are mad at God for whatever reason. Gen 1:27-So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male AND female created he them. So I as a woman am created in the image of God. Agree? The fact that God's character is a woman is showing His gentle side, His nurturing side...I would keep going but I don't want to spoil the movie to those who haven't watched it...as for me watching it, I was blessed.

I am so glad the main character is not being played by Oprah as this man stated at the beginning of this video.

I commend him for being able to tell his story without crying 😢

Wow amazing listening to the author of the Shack. I am not religious but on day I saw the book 'The shack' in bookshops. The picture on the front of the book caught my eye. I bought the book. Normally it takes me ages to read a book but I could not put this book down. I was right there in the shack. I then passed the book to my sister who then passed it to her friends.

Takes a lot of courage to share a testimony like this. So glad I came across this video, very touching story. God bless you, Paul.

wow. Thank you for sharing this video. It was very beautiful.

So good and challenging and refreshing as usual - Thank you both!

This is a beautiful presentation and pretty holy. It is authentic and honest which is very rare in today's society, world and certainly the church. This man is in many ways like all of us, many of us are hiding in the comments below hating others and stoning others who haven't got it all together like they think they have. You can't do it by yourself!!

I am grateful for this movie. Christianity is a lifestyle and I was struggling. I want to quit this lifestyle. But this movie gave me back hope, allowed me to smile, I am that man in the movie questioning Papa, asking the same questions. As I listened to the movie I felt Him peeling back my layers. I plan on watching and soaking in the lessons I've learnt until all my layers are gone and am back I alignment with Papa, my heavenly father, my Great I am that I am. Thank you sir for listening to the Holy Spirit and for writing this book and the creation of this movie. God bless you and keep you and let his face continue to shine His face upon now and forever. Amen. Thank you sir 😘🤗💯💃🎊🎊🎁

WOW What a speaker and author

Thank you your story hits close to my heart & my life

When you write a story from a place of first-hand experience, the story resonates better. That's it with The Shack.

Thank you! I spent 30 yrs hiding in churches who were often managed by power hungry people. I never fit in. I was always the devils advocate. Eventually I realized that my purpose was to help the suffering outside of the church. I agree totally that God is a totally unconditional being who just wants to love and help us. He/She is always happy to see us. I also found who I am to the core of my being and am myself in every situation and no matter who I am with. That it what THE TRUTH SHALL SET ME FREE MEANS:) I've been saying that for a long time. The truth is within each one of us being who we are. Congratulations on a great turn around, a great book, a great story. Bless you and your family!

Correction... that is not Oprah Winfrey. Blessings to you all. I am so glad that Brother Paul is openly disclosing parts of his experiences, thoughts and feelings to help the healing processes in many. Thank you. Kim is the hero...the heroine :-)) !!! God thank You for Sister Kim's tenacity, her God-given strength and wisdom. Praise the Lord! In front of every good man is a Great woman. Hallelujah!

Thank you …this has been a milestone of testimony

What an outstanding testimony, I can identify 100% Thank God for this

A wonderful movie.I had to hold my tears in.

thank you Paul,l love you to,peace and love, Doug.

I hope this video finds many. Thank you for sharing. How brave and beautiful person. Thank you. I will share this.. was given the book the shack i rarely read books. I couldnt put down. Once i completed called friend asked if he wanted back he said no. I tried to give to someone no one wanted. Had dr. appt. that day. I signed said take this it helped me , read please pass along. Thank you

Thank you so much for this talk. I really needed this even after watching such a love filled movie. Love Vandana

phewwwwww...he got me at "holy ground"....the rest was just tears running down my face....I love God..I love him so much...

Outstanding testimony, this was no accident for me to see, helpful beyond belief

The Shack changed my relationship with God. Loved the book, loved the movie. I just wrote and uploaded a song inspired by The Shack called "Your Love Drives My Fear Away"

I've read this book many times and every time I get more out of it. 'Jesus Calling' is also a great book. I hate Religion...but I love God! Baptized Catholic... abused by nuns. Suffered at the hands of evil men as a child...This book allows wounded people to maybe heal a little and understand a little and forgive a little.

I read this book... never in my life have i ever read a book that turned in to 3-D. The most awesome book ever wrote.

Wow. thank you x

It's got a lot of truth in the film. It all begins with forgiveness. If we can't begin to love another, even the hardest to love, it's hard to see through this film.

Wow, a very courageous man

The burning bush isnt required to do anything to maintain God's holy love… That's so powerful

Beautiful book and amazing movie. Do not miss it.

❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 wow thank you 😊

A really good testimony where God heals when you face the truth of your past even when it was supposed to be good.

all my life I've struggled with trust and acceptance. March 19, 2007 my life has never been the same. this segment had me thinking and in tears

Thank you for your truth..

"there is no greater aspect to the nature of god than relationship" ...

I first seen the movie I'm in rehab what a blessing God is so good he healed me frim my addictions I am free he whom the son sets free is free indeed

Another Believer passed on this movie 2 me yesterday - So I perceived 2 learn about the author of this story - Glad I watched this video so I could understand what the motive was behind the writing of this book which now became a movie & not listen 2 the religious legalistic Modern Day Pharisees that exist in The Body of Christ 😇✨

Oprah Winfrey wasn’t the main role. That was Octavia Spencer.

So powerful when he was talking about the truth of his being! When we believe we are new & free in Christ, we can walk that out! If we believe we are wicked sinners we will live that out!

Oh, this speaks to me so powerfully - may we all take the risk of actually trusting the One we belong to, falling into the far greater Love beyond understanding. Thanks, Paul Young, and thank You, Papa!

I have seen the movie 🍿 several times it’s a beautiful 😻 movie 🍿 Thankyou

Superb.

Paul and many others like him, are helping to open paths that have been clogged for centuries! :)

Amen! Amen! Amen!

prayers

WHAT A TESTIMONY! ;)

Universalism at its finest, sad shame on America for how well this movie is doing.

Watching the film prompted my dance partner to give his life to Jesus! This interview helped that journey. Thanks to God!

The book is a great book, it allow you to open your mind to look life from a different perspective. when a person go through tragedy their life story can help bring some clarity to their lives. The critic's will judge without knowing all the facts.

Thank God

When we are constantly told and treated by other people that we are not worthy from birth, how do we believe otherwise?

Thank you Paul Young for your amazing testimony. Read your book in Switzerland, spotted someone reading your book (Portuguese) in Brazil, shared many copies of your book with others who need to hear, not the doctrines / dogmas of religion, but truly experience a relationship with the trinity. To the cessationists, God pursues us and woos us to have a relationship with Him. For some of us in a most peculiar creative way. God is the creator who by the way is creative, we who are made in God's image are creative, therefore; He will approach us by creative means. Let down your legalism guard and truly explore and receive the abundance the Lord.

".... no addictions... Pleasing God..." YES!!! Paul, what a great example of perhaps THE biggest addiction most believers have.....

I have to admit to reading many of the comments in a video topic like this one, even more so than the actual video. A part of why I do is to hear the view points of others and challenge my own thinking. God has been very clear with me to always be willing to relearn what I think has been a rock solid theology. He spoke a year ago to me and said that there was to be some reteaching in my life. That's been my current journey and a very valuable one. Of course, I believe in sound doctrine and testing everything with the one measuring tool we've been given, His Word. That's a gimme. Here's my saddness though. One thing seems very common among believers... We are some of the biggest critical culprits that are out there. The idea that I'm going to tear down a different thought or idea to best support my own... how dishonoring. Of course, we claim that our own interpretation is from God's Word... without fail. Let's just stop to ask, am I really that sure? Or, is there something else that God intended? For those striking a good, healthy debate in this thread, please don't receive any condemnation. Perhaps my words have caused that and I would be wrong if that's the case. I simply encourage all of us to seek Him deeper and deeper still. For those primarily speaking hate and judgement, hmmm... the field you sow for yourself is saddening.

I haven't seen such a great movie in a long time. My bestie recommended it because at this time of year marks the anniversary of my more sister by heart that was murdered. The person that did it is coming up for parole and he might actually get it.

My sister and I are going to see this film today. It’s a thang she and I do to bond in our senior years. It’s a girls day out. We need our “shacks” renovated. I’ll let you know later… but i will keep in mind… the film is a HOLLYWOOD production. I expect the hollywood excerpts to be in this movie. Past that, I’ll get the book and read it. Who stars is immaterial. It’s the truth behind the story you should seek, eh?

I'm an atheist but I loved the movie!

How can I get there? How can I be like that?

I believe this man requires the ministry of deliverence. No amount of counselling or repentance alone will evict a single demon. You need to both crucify the flesh AND cast out demons

When something great happens I automatically get so scared that it won't last

Dear Paul, I must tell you this: When you introduced God as a big black Mama, I did not have a inner 'Yes'. I had a YEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!! May she bless you! Of course she is a he too....

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Jesus loves us, no matter what. His is the only unconditional love. I didn't read or see anything in the book or movie that was contrary to that. I'm sorry some of you didn't get that message.

Also John MacArthur has a lot to say about this book.

I have never been sexually abused but I relate a lot to what he said about blaming God and your parents. I've gone through a lot and I attempted suicide when I was eight. I have often wondered where God was when I was going through something painful.

God has no religion. God is unconditional love. That means if you put God in a human box, God won't fit. Listen to the message, if it speaks to you it speaks to you. Who wrote the bible? It was written by human beings through spirit. Stop using religion to spread Fear. There's enough fear in the world. This world needs love not fear. People get too caught up in religious beliefs instead of being the difference this world needs. "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field, I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn't make any sense." -Rumi If someone is trying to sell you salvation then it's like someone stealing your own wrist watch and then trying to sell it back to you. God knows everyone's story. People who talk about Jesus don't walk the line. They just talk instead of being the example He came here to set. Religion has perverted His message. "What I can do, you can do." Have I not said ye are Gods?" Jesus was a rebel and outcasted by Religious communities because He threatened their power. Remember that. Our souls are always perfect, it's our minds that need help.

As emotionally moving and even interesting as this talk is as well as the book he has written, people seem for the most part to overlook one of the most important questions. That question is whether this book was truly inspired by the Spirit of God or if it came from the author's own heart and experience. The book is extremely interesting and conveys deep ideas and communicates deeply to the mind and emotions, there is no doubting that. The problem is that a great number of the Christian community read this as 'inspired material' seeking bedrock comfort and eternal truths therein. That is where the problem lies and NOT with the book itself. This book is a product of the author's life journey, experiences and is deeply effected by his 'father issues', childhood issues, abuse issues, etc. There is no doubt that it can be a comfort, speak to people's hearts and give at least superficial healing. But so can the charms and methods of many other religious and psychological methodologies. There is also no doubt that God can use this book to reach people and speak to people's hearts. He most certainly can. But that is still different from it actually being inspired by God and birthed in the heart of God as many people seem to view it. For example, many people were deeply touched by God, saw spiritual truths and parallels in movies such as Titanic and The Matrix. The Matrix, in fact, deliberately written and formed to convey the principle's of 'Messiah' and other spiritual Christian truths, much like The Shack. But that's just the point. We don't look at these movies or other books as being 'inspired' as in 'God breathed' as the scriptures were. People need to remember that this book is not 'the word of God' and is not inspired as such. There is plenty of the author's own mind and emotions mixed in as well as some deception and darkness. This is why the way many Christians see this book is dangerous. Not for the book itself but for the fact that they view it as just 'so wonderful' and take it as 'entirely from God', which of course it is not.

Thank you Jesus

yes I am in fact ,living inside of Grace's Way..... I've studied acim, the way of mastery,Christ Letters, A Course in Love,Eckhart Tolle, Rupert Spira...... Marianne Williamson... My son Dardoe in the beyond, Arch Angel Micheal, Telstar the final elimination of the source of fear by Saratoga, many 12 step programms, sexual healing groups, healing groups of all sorts, My dog Sam as my Mentor,Abraham Hicks etc etc etc the beat goes on,the beat goes on Kay La

Please read this carefully! Here is the link:- www.challies.com/articles/why-papa-of-the-shack-is-not-aslan-of-narnia

Sell all that you have, take up your cross and follow ME! -Jesus. Then you shall be my true disciples!

Thought God character was Octavia Spencer, not Oprah Winfrey.

we're not all gonna die

the comments are for the most part belaboring the obvious when they state that this is not the God breathed Word. but that particular origin I believe is specific to the Bible, the Christian Bible. But to say that it this work is not inspired by God is foolish and a bit pompous. To say that this work is not inspired by God is foolish and a bit pompous. Are you considering that songs, paintings, poems, and books cannot be inspired by God because they are not the Bible? Really? God inspires people everyday to do great works. if you have any question about that look around you. The hungry are being fed , and the sick are being visited and prayed for and healed, God's work is being done all over the planet by Common People inspired by God and guided by the Holy Spirit. Of course our most important job as Believers in Christ is to spread the gospe,l the good news of Salvation and love that Jesus gave us and gives us. I think what he says about religion should be taken seriously especially by people who consider themselves religious. It was the religious people that Christ found fault with period they could not open their doors because they could not open their minds to those that we're not what they thought proper. Yes wisdom should always be used in anything we read, sing, see or consume for that matter. but don't block out what you don't understand thinking that others do not either. Just sayin...

The Shack is vale Pantheism in a Christian book. The book says we are all one with God and that God does not have a wrathful side which guts the gospel of Gods mercy to provide a way to be forgiven in Jesus Christ. The occult new age believe we are all one and that separation from the world is antichrist. Which is upside down from what Jesus teaches about being in the world but not of it. Pantheism teaches that because God is in everything then we are gods. It teaches that the birds are God and the trees are God. And the most important thing of all that is wrong with Pantheism is that if everything of creation is God then it means that God is not separated from sin which makes him a liar in the biblical sense. Run from these people that deconstruct Christianity and teach things contrary to the BIble under the guise that the Bible in not infallible.

Boy it’s sad to see how many people lack Discernment . The Shack is beyond demonic and teaches falsely.

Every one of the questions being asked or sought to be answered by this book; the tragedies of life, our position or relationship with God etc. can be fully explained using PROPER exegesis of the Bible and God's true nature. One does not have to skew God's word in the name of literary freedom in order to make God's truths palatable. I'll give you one example, in the book and in the movie Young has his character of God stating that God does not punish sin... that is exactly a lie.. That is heresy to be blunt. From Adam and Eve being cast from the garden in Genesis to Satan, the Beast and the Anti-Christ being cast in the lake of fire in Revelation- God punishes sin. He is not a "fair" God... he is a just God... Our God being a loving God demonstrates his wrath as a response to sin through out the entire Bible. Taking upon Himself the sins of the world, Christ also took upon Himself the wrath of His Father... Love does not mean wrong doing goes unpunished. Love means that the God disciplines those he loves (Hebrews 12:6). You are conflating love as an emotion vs. love as action... Love is a verb... To add... he had the female character "Papa" portraying God- showing Jesus' crucifixion wounds in her hands... God was not crucified- Jesus was. There is a theological danger here in the implication that God Himself was crucified when it was His Son whom He sent... The issue with this begins with the story of Abraham and Isaac- which was a foretelling of what God was going to do with His own Son to save all those who believe. Recall if you will- God told Abraham's to take His only son to the mountain to be sacrificed ... Abraham obeyed and as such was credited for his faith that God would provide- God did provide in that moment and in a future time to come.... This book is heretical!!!.... It is no different than a new age book that teaches self healing in my opinion. If one is going to write a fictional story line that is meant to bring clarity and healing through the lens of scripture.. then its content should hold fast to the truths of scripture.... case in point- John Bunyan did it when he wrote Pilgrim's Progress.. Listen.... the Gospel (Good News) is NOT the Good News... With out the bad news...

A Christian that thinks that that book is any good is either very new or not a Christian at all , universalism is not Christianity at all , new age is not Christianity at all

The people who are extremely upset are ones who would lose the money over someone counting of the true love of God. They don't want to believe that something that could bring love into one's heart God is love to bring God into your heart is bad if you don't believe what they do. They don't want you to freely open your heart to God unless it lines their pocket. Or conforms with what they teach or believe. They would rather see people scared worried to death about God because they can't believe the horrendous things that are believed about HIM by the others. They want you to fear God they want you to be a scared into believing a jealous Angry God. When it's obviously clear that anger is an imperfection in man what he does when he loses control of his normal senses and fights.

New Age Mumbo Jumbo

When I was a Calvinist, I hated this book (although I never read it) and considered this man a heretic, but then my life began to completely fall apart. Over a decade later, my ideas have completely changed and I realize that the people who are angry at Paul and The Shack, aren't bad, they're just wrong and they're wrong because they're broken, just like me...

Oprah Winfrey in no where in this movie. It's Otavia Spencer. I guess he didn't see the trailer. Lol!!

Full of lies that will lead people astray.

and now he's calling me out for my maladaptive daydreaming :(

Ted Bundy was an extraordinary person.

A different God, a different Jesus than in the Bible. The Apostle Paul: "If anyone preaches a different gospel than what I have preached to you, let him be anathema (eternally damned.) Satan himself can masquerade as an angel of light, attempting to 'deceive even the Elect."

Good fiction movie. But far being the truth of our heavenly Father. 1 corth All praise to GOD, the Father of our Lord Jesus the annointed one. GOD is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.

Debra, Their opening paths to who the real God is! And He isn't an Angry God, that wants retribution.

i thought the shack was kinda lame tbh