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21 | Why are movies like Harry Potter bad? | Bible general Archive 1 | Timothy Paul | 76878 | ||
Sorry Angel, I did it again )o: I replied to the wrong note, so I answered the correct one in the poster's duplicate question. Also, I agree with your answer whole-heartedly! God Bless! |
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22 | Why are movies like Harry Potter bad? | Bible general Archive 1 | Timothy Paul | 76877 | ||
Why, you ask? well, okay here are 12 reasons that I retrieved off the Christian interactive site: I edited this greatly, you are encouraged to view it in its entirety by clicking on the link above and use the search feature. 1. God shows us that witchcraft is evil. He hates those practices because they blind us to His loving ways, then turn our hearts to a deceptive quest for self-empowerment and deadly thrills. 2. The movie's foundation in fantasy, not reality, doesn't diminish its power to change beliefs and values. 3. Each occult image and enticing suggestion prompts the audience to feel more at home in the dark, paranormal setting. 4. God tells us to "abhor what is evil" and "cling to what is good." (Romans 12:9) But when Christian children and teens love the Harry Potter myths, delight in the movie and read the books again and again, they are desensitizing their hearts and minds to its evil. 5. Immersed in the values taught at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, children become spiritually blind. They lose their natural aversion for the devious spirits represented by the creatures and symbols in this eerie world. 6. This inner change is usually unconscious, for the occult lessons and impressions tend to bypass rational scrutiny. 7. The main product marketed through this movie is a belief system that clashes with everything God offers us for our peace and security. This pagan ideology comes complete with trading cards, computer and other wizardly games. 8. The implied source of power behind Harry's magical feats tend to distort a child's understanding of God. In the movie as in the books, words traditionally used to refer to occult practices become so familiar that children begin to apply the same terms to God and His promised strength. 9. Blind to the true nature of God, children will synthesize or blend Biblical truth with the pagan beliefs and magical practices demonstrated in the Harry Potter movie. In the end, you distort and destroy any remnant of true Christian faith. For our God cannot be molded to match pagan gods. 10. God tells us to "train up a child in the way He should go." It starts with teaching them God's truths and training them all day long to see reality from His, not the world's perspective. 11. While some argue that Harry Potter and his friends demonstrate friendship, integrity and honesty, they actually model how to lie and steal and get away with it. 12. God has a better way. When His children choose to follow His ways, He gives them a heart to love Him, spiritual eyes that can understand and delight in His Word, a sense of His presence and a confidence in His constant care -- no matter what happens around us. |
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23 | Why are movies like Harry Potter bad? | Bible general Archive 1 | Timothy Paul | 76876 | ||
Why, you ask? well, okay here are 12 reasons that I retrieved off the Christian interactive site: I edited this greatly, you are encouraged to view it in its entirety by clicking on the link above and use the search feature. 1. God shows us that witchcraft is evil. He hates those practices because they blind us to His loving ways, then turn our hearts to a deceptive quest for self-empowerment and deadly thrills. 2. The movie's foundation in fantasy, not reality, doesn't diminish its power to change beliefs and values. 3. Each occult image and enticing suggestion prompts the audience to feel more at home in the dark, paranormal setting. 4. God tells us to "abhor what is evil" and "cling to what is good." (Romans 12:9) But when Christian children and teens love the Harry Potter myths, delight in the movie and read the books again and again, they are desensitizing their hearts and minds to its evil. 5. Immersed in the values taught at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, children become spiritually blind. They lose their natural aversion for the devious spirits represented by the creatures and symbols in this eerie world. 6. This inner change is usually unconscious, for the occult lessons and impressions tend to bypass rational scrutiny. 7. The main product marketed through this movie is a belief system that clashes with everything God offers us for our peace and security. This pagan ideology comes complete with trading cards, computer and other wizardly games. 8. The implied source of power behind Harry's magical feats tend to distort a child's understanding of God. In the movie as in the books, words traditionally used to refer to occult practices become so familiar that children begin to apply the same terms to God and His promised strength. 9. Blind to the true nature of God, children will synthesize or blend Biblical truth with the pagan beliefs and magical practices demonstrated in the Harry Potter movie. In the end, you distort and destroy any remnant of true Christian faith. For our God cannot be molded to match pagan gods. 10. God tells us to "train up a child in the way He should go." It starts with teaching them God's truths and training them all day long to see reality from His, not the world's perspective. 11. While some argue that Harry Potter and his friends demonstrate friendship, integrity and honesty, they actually model how to lie and steal and get away with it. 12. God has a better way. When His children choose to follow His ways, He gives them a heart to love Him, spiritual eyes that can understand and delight in His Word, a sense of His presence and a confidence in His constant care -- no matter what happens around us. |
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24 | To be saved must we be baptised? | Acts 2:38 | Timothy Paul | 76766 | ||
Thank you, that helps much. Mk 16:16 is an excellent verse that I will study further. God Bless, Tim |
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25 | To be saved must we be baptised? | Acts 2:38 | Timothy Paul | 76592 | ||
Yes I am with you on this, there are truly two baptisms. Of water and Spirit. The question remains as originally posted. |
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26 | To be saved must we be baptised? | Acts 2:38 | Timothy Paul | 76475 | ||
Hi leather, Yes, the Word is the most important. And the name of the Word is Jesus. See John 1:14, "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." (KJV) Peace and Blessings, tim |
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27 | To be saved must we be baptised? | Acts 2:38 | Timothy Paul | 76474 | ||
Derdan, In my study of the 8th chapter of John, I have concluded that if you do not believe that Jesus is God, you will die in your sin. Please see my other post that I mistakingly sent to mommapbs. Thanks, momma, and my apologies for my blunder. In His Grip, tim |
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28 | To be saved must we be baptised? | Acts 2:38 | Timothy Paul | 76408 | ||
Hi Derdan, It is my humble opinion that baptism is not necessary for salvation. Think of the penitent thief that Jesus told, "Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43 So, to enter into our inheritance, I feel we must accept Jesus as our Lord and our Savior,for we will then have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Jesus is the door, "I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture." Jhn 10:9 "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him." Jhn 3:36 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." Jhn 14:6 blessings, tim |
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29 | sin is the absence of right behavior? | 1 John 3:4 | Timothy Paul | 76319 | ||
Hi, disciplerami, Thank you for your thoughts, I enjoyed your perspective,and while I do not entirely disagree, I must defend my original position. The reason is, I feel that you may be confusing instinct with desire. While my dog's instinct is to eat without being told, he would much rather eat food that is offered from my hand, and not as healthy as the choice that is next to him in the dish. Although this is the wrong choice. This is our nature as well. We would sooner take the choice to satisfy our immediate desire, (which often involves lying, adultery, stealing, etc.), unless it has been explained to us that this would rob us of our inheritance, and we rethink our course. We must be taught to make the right decisions while we have the chance, or our corrupt nature will undoubtably get the best of us. We must agree that having a nature that can sin is not the same as having a nature that is predisposed to sin. Benjamin Rush, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, said, "It is necessary to impose upon children the doctrines and discipline of a particular church. Man is naturally an ungovernable animal. …" Proverbs 22:6 helps to guide us towards right behavior; "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Otherwise, the bias of our corrupt hearts would draw them away and it would be all the more difficult to restore us to a righteous lifestyle. Peace and Blessings, Tim |
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30 | Cruden or Young Concord. online, where? | Bible general Archive 1 | Timothy Paul | 74386 | ||
pilgrimstrength,Hi, there is an alphabetical listing of some study materials at the following address. First, to copy and paste, you must change the z that is after the word "Concordance" to the percentage symbol. then change the second z that is after the word "Index" to the percentage symbol as well. this should work. peace and blessings, Tim http://www.religiousupplies.com/CONCORDANCEz20INDEXz2031.htm |
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31 | Need study guides for Daniel and Matthew | Daniel | Timothy Paul | 73884 | ||
Chusarcik, one site you might look at, is www.mybibleteacher.com Blessings, Tim |
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32 | just making shur that I have the answer | Bible general Archive 1 | Timothy Paul | 73684 | ||
I thank you from the heart, Ray. (o: bless you for filling in where I was weak. Tim |
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33 | just making shur that I have the answer | Bible general Archive 1 | Timothy Paul | 73565 | ||
cmomac, sorry, I was only able to find the answers to the first three questions, can you rephrase the others or ask someone else to help? #1) Matthew Mat 9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed #2) Peter Mat 14:28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. Mat 14:29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. #3 Judas Son of Simon (John 6:71; 13:2, 26), surnamed Iscariot, i.e., a man of Kerioth (Josh. 15:25). Luk 22:47 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. Luk 22:48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? |
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34 | Finding 'Act as though you have faith' | Bible general Archive 1 | Timothy Paul | 72261 | ||
Dave, You can also look at Hebrews 11:6, And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. |
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35 | Finding 'Act as though you have faith' | Bible general Archive 1 | Timothy Paul | 72260 | ||
Dave, another verse might be, Romans 5:1-5, Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. |
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36 | Finding 'Act as though you have faith' | Bible general Archive 1 | Timothy Paul | 72257 | ||
Hi Dave, You might want to consider Galatians 5:5 In the NASB it reads, For we through the Spirit, by faith, are (1) waiting for the hope of righteousness. Footnotes:Rom 8:23; 1 Cor 1:7 God Bless, Tim |
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37 | Jesus' body washed?? | Matt 27:59 | Timothy Paul | 72244 | ||
Hello rondc, First I must caution to not believe things on TV unless they are backed up biblically. These Characters will say whatever is in their imagination, and our enemy, (satan) will do anything to distort the truth. Personally I can find nothing that says the body of Jesus was washed before burial or even that it was wrapped with spices, but I do believe that they wrapped His body in linen, because the Bible tells me so. See Matthew Chapter 27:59 Mark Chapter 15:46 Luke 23:53 And also in Luke is some info pertaining to the day of preparation. 23:54 And the day was a preparation, and sabbath was approaching, The "day of preparation" is a Jewish idiom for the day before the Sabbath and does not refer to preparation of a body before placing it in a tomb; see Ex 16:22-26 I hope this helps, tim |
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38 | Could Moses have done better? | Heb 11:24 | Timothy Paul | 71588 | ||
Could Moses have done bettter for his people by accepting his rightful inheritance, since the Pharoe's daughter was an only child, Moses would have become a great ruler, and by freeing his people from slavery and giving them a just wage, and it most likely would have been accomplished in less than 40 years? | ||||||
39 | what does john 14:7 talk about | John 14:7 | Timothy Paul | 70614 | ||
According to The 1599 Geneva Study Bible, "It is plain by this verse that to know God and to see God is the same thing. Now whereas he said before that no man saw God at any time, it is to be understood in this way: without Christ, or were it not through Christ, no man could ever see God, nor ever saw God, at any time: for as Chrysostom says, the Son is a very concise and plain setting forth of the Father’s nature to us." John Gill is a little more analytical, in John Gill's Exposition of the Bible, If ye had known me… Christ having made mention of his Father's house, and of himself, as the way thither, and the way of access to the Father, was willing to inform his disciples better concerning him before his departure from them, which he introduces, saying: "if ye had known me"; that is, more fully and perfectly; for that they knew Christ to be the Son of God, the Saviour of the world, and true Messiah, is certain, though they were not so thoroughly acquainted, as afterwards, with his person, power, and office: ye should have known my Father also; for the knowledge of the Father, and of Christ, go together; he that sees the one, sees the other; he that believes in the one, believes in the other; and the knowledge of both is necessary to eternal life; and as a person increases in the knowledge of the one, so of the other. The disciples had some knowledge of them both, but what was very small and obscure, in comparison of what they afterwards had: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him; some read these words, "henceforwards ye shall know him, and see him"; that is, in a very short time, when the Spirit is poured down from on high upon you, and you have received the gifts of the Holy Ghost, you shall then have an enlarged knowledge both of me and my Father. Others render them, as an exhortation, "henceforward know ye him"; acknowledge the Father in all that I have done, believing that you see the Father in me, and in all my works; though they are rather to be considered as an assertion, declaring, that they then had some knowledge of the Father; "and now ye know him, and", or "because ye have seen him"; in me, who am "the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person". Sorry for taking the easy way out on this, but these venerable men of God can say it much better than I can. Peace and Blessings, Tim |
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40 | pharaoh wouldn't let people go? | Ex 4:21 | Timothy Paul | 70600 | ||
thanks for the verse, the complete answer is in God's righteous Judgement. Can we look at Matthew Henry's Comments on this verse? "That Pharaoh’s obstinacy might be no surprise nor discouragement to (Moses), God tells him before that he would harden his heart. Pharaoh had hardened his own heart against the groans and cries of the oppressed Israelites, and shut up the bowels of his compassion from them; and now God, in a way of righteous judgment, hardens his heart against the conviction of the miracles, and the terror of the plagues. Note, Ministers must expect with many to labour in vain: we must not think it strange if we meet with those who will not be wrought upon by the strongest arguments and fairest reasonings; yet our judgment is with the Lord. "Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible" Originally written in 1706, Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary provides an exhaustive look at nearly every verse in the entire Bible. |
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