Return to the Shack, Part 1: False Doctrine Doesn't Look False
Series · Return to the Shack 1 of 3
Case Closed · all 3 parts
Exhibit AKey Evidence
- False doctrine rarely announces itself. Biblical counselor Mark Baker shares a warning from J.C. Ryle: many in the church expect false doctrine to look false, but its power to do harm is its resemblance to God's truth.
- Nobody falls for Monopoly money. It's the convincing counterfeit that gets passed around.
- That's why a story that borrows Christian words (Father, Son, Holy Spirit, grace) still has to be weighed against Scripture.
Exhibit BFrom the Word
“And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.”
“Test all things; hold fast what is good.”
Source: RISE Radio with Mark Baker
RISE Radio podcast (host David Bass) with Mark Baker of Hope For Life Biblical Counseling. Full episode: “New Age: The Shack 2 Is Worse Than You Think” (RISE Radio). The book discussed is Return to the Shack by William Paul Young (2026).
- J.C. Ryle, “Apostolic Fears” (Knots Untied): https://www.biblestudytools.com/classics/ryle-knots-untied/apostolic-fears.html
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Return to the Shack · Part 1 of 3
False doctrine rarely announces itself. Biblical counselor Mark Baker shares a warning from J.C. Ryle: many in the church expect false doctrine to look false, but its power to do harm is its resemblance to God's truth.
Nobody falls for Monopoly money. It's the convincing counterfeit that gets passed around. That's why a story that borrows Christian words (Father, Son, Holy Spirit, grace) still has to be weighed against Scripture.
“And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.” 2 Corinthians 11:14 (NKJV)
“Test all things; hold fast what is good.” 1 Thessalonians 5:21 (NKJV)
Clip: RISE Radio with Mark Baker
Part 1 of 3.