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1 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lizzie_L | 21286 | ||
My husband and I have had a recent disagreement on the "Harry Potter" books. I believe that Satan has been on the rampage, softening the line between good and evil, making it seem "harmless" and "child's play" and he believe's there's nothing wrong with our 6 year old daughter reading them. He says that she knows that witchcraft is not real, and that's all that matters. We are both Christians, and have recently become members of a church, and are relatively new to this all (about 3-4 years). Anyone have an answer? |
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2 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 21335 | ||
Hello Lizzie L, On the subject of Harry Potter, do his books pass the Philippians 4:8 "test"? Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things." If Harry Potter passes this "test" in your case, does it also do so for your daughter? I have personally never read the Harry Potter books, but I've heard much about them. I, however, can sympathize with what you are going through right now, because I have enjoyed fantasy/science fiction novels from my youth, being brought up on H.G. Well's novels, Star Wars and Star Trek and Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind.. I used to read many books about science fiction and I remain involved in it still and enjoy it as a "good diversion." :-) For instance, I like reading "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien. I have found his books to be wholesome and worth my time as excellent literature and pure fantasy that was written by a Christian man to his son. Tolkien's books are totally acceptable in my opinion, and I would recommend them to any Christian who wanted to be entertained with a good story. The Chronicles of Narnia are also excellent, and I finally read all seven of those books in college. I would recommend those highly as well, along with the Laura Ingles Wilder books and "Little House on the Prairie".. All of these forms of entertainment have a "wholesome" commodity to them, and are spoken of "good repute", which is one of the qualifications in Philippians 4:8... However, I will warn you! There is a form of fantasy/science fiction that in my opinion should be "abstained from"... I was living in Indiana, just two years after moving away from the great state of Kentucky, and I was a freshman in High School. I was exposed to the board game Dungeons 'n Dragons (The ampersand will not work). Even fellow Christian young men in my church said that "there was nothing wrong with Dungeons 'n Dragons! Even so-and-so plays it.. Its like a 'higher form of chess'.." So I was exposed to it and quickly became engrossed in it, killing monsters and demons that were in the game. My friends immediately saw how quickly I progressed in the game and they made me their "campaign leader" because of my abilities to make friends quickly and to "think on the spot." So they called me a "Dungeon Master", which is a title that I held until I was a Senior in High School. It was no coincidence that my high school years were probably the darkest time in my life that I have experienced. However, as I spiritually progressed and learned to "give my all" to Jesus Christ, I put all of those Dungeons 'n Dragons books together and burned them, every last one of them. Jesus Christ totally reshaped my life at that time. Dungeons 'n Dragons (the game, the books, the computer games) does NOT pass the Philippians 4:8 test, and it encourages killing, sorcery, hedonism, witchcraft, and more killing. I know just about everything that there is to know about that game, and I can honestly say that it is indeed 'Evil.' There is also something "alluring" about that game, something that I can best describe as "an addiction." But this "addiction" was not from God, and it quickly went away when I freely and wholeheartedly committed myself to Scripture and to the Holy Spirit. Please be careful, Lizzie L. Does Harry Potter also have this same "addictive" quality? If it does, then I would suggest that you and your daughter should not consider it as "harmless".. Is Harry Potter indeed "wholesome" in nature? Satan is so subtle and we should always be "on watch", even with those things that society views as "harmless".. Keep watch, and defeat Satan before he ever has the chance to present himself by abstaining from all that may in the slightest resemble witchcraft! Your Brother in Christ, Nolan |
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