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1 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 21372 | ||
Greetings Ed! I never said that children should be allowed to read anything! :-) I just said that each parent would have to decide where to draw the line. Since there is no verse that says, "Thou shall not read Harry Potter," this issue will always remain a judgement call. I haven't tried to say that everyone has to make the same call that I have. I have simply tried to state my reasons for not thinking that Harry Potter is a big deal. I definitely don't think that my son is going to start worshipping Satan because magic is mentioned. There is even a witch in the Chronicles of Narnia! :-) Anyway, I appreciate your stand my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 21415 | ||
Tim I don't want to beat this to death and I apprecitate your point of view. I have one problem you said allowing you child to read Harry Potter is a judgement call since the bible does not say 'thou shall not read Harry Potter.' Isn't "stay away from witchcraft" sufficient? Why even chance it? EdB |
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3 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 21420 | ||
Greetings Ed! The Bible also says "Do not murder", yet is filled with stories about people who did murder. It says, "Do not committ adultery", yet goes into great detail about David and Bathsheba. The list goes on.... So, does "stay away from witchcraft" mean "don't read anything that mentions witchcraft"? And, if it does, can we still read the Bible? ;-) My point is that (in my opinion) reading a fictional story about a magical place is not the same thing as practicing witchcraft, which Scripture clearly does condemn. An interesting idea for a thread would be whether or not magic is even real. I don't doubt that Satan leads people into occult practices. But, is there any Scriptural evidence that there is actually any power to such things? For instance, we know that magic doesn't work the way that witches or warlocks think that it works, if it even does. The source of power would have to be Satanic. Maybe this is the real issue behind this discussion. I don't really believe in magic, so I'm not overly concerned about it. To me, it's like my kids are reading about Santa Claus. Now, I know that everyone is going to start telling me stories that they heard from someone about someone who said that they saw.....! :-) I would be interested in such a discussion, but let's please limit ourselves to what Scripture actually says. p.s. - It might be better to start another thread for that topic! It could be interesting. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 21424 | ||
Tim I think this is a little different than murder witchcraft is witchcraft. God never said it didn't exist He said stay away from it. The scriptures as you know do not talk much about magic only these references. Ezekiel 13:18 and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Woe to the women who sew magic bands on all wrists and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature to hunt down lives! Will you hunt down the lives of My people, but preserve the lives of others for yourselves? Ezekiel 13:20 Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am against your magic bands by which you hunt lives there as birds and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let them go, even those lives whom you hunt as birds. Acts 8:9 Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great; Acts 8:11 And they were giving him attention because he had for a long time astonished them with his magic arts. Acts 19:19 And many of those who practiced magic brought their books together and began burning them in the sight of everyone; and they counted up the price of them and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. However Ezekiel 13:20 speaks volumes EdB |
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