[Faith-talk] a PS about the Harry Potter phenomenon

[Timothy Clark Ministries]

let’s see. the bible. 
  try 1 peter 1:16
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On Tevet 8, 5775 AM, at 23:58, Brandon A. Olivares <programmer2188 at gmail.com> wrote:

> According to whom?
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>> On Dec 30, 2014, at 11:57 PM, Timothy Clark Ministries <timothyclarkministries at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> as stated, i wrote to the christians on the list. as christians, we must do that which is moral, true and upright onto the lord.
>> Timothy Clark Ministries 
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>> On Tevet 8, 5775 AM, at 23:23, Brandon A. Olivares <programmer2188 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> It’s not us vs. them. Everything outside of Christianity cannot immediately be labeled as “satanic” or “evil”. I say this with all respect, but your message comes across as though you are the one true purveyor of truth. We come to this list to discuss, to share opinions and our own thoughts with respect. I personally feel you are stepping out of that bound.
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>>> If you want to believe that Harry Potter is of the devil, then you may believe it. You may even express that opinion and reasons for believing it. But it’s an insult to all of our intelligence to claim we *must* agree with your opinion, or else you’ll unsubscribe. Just my $0.02.
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>>>> On Dec 30, 2014, at 6:09 PM, Timothy Clark Ministries via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>>> my dear brothers and sisters - 
>>>> harry potter is of the devil. it promotes magic, violence, and other things that goes completely against the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Any Christian who reads this, really needs to rethink their  faith  and their basis as to which they believe. 
>>>> My dear friends, I implore you just like I did last night, to re-think the things that you believe. Honestly, I am deeply saddened that we are having a conversation on a list dealing with faith concerning books that are clearly of the devil. Anything that goes against the Bible, God's inspired authoritative word is of the devil. 
>>>> We must be clear, we must be firm, and we must be fascinated in the doctrine of the Lord Jesus Christ as given to us by the apostles. Read the book of acts, it might just change your life. Stop giving over to doctrines of seduction and heresy. You're walking a fine line and I pity the man who falls off the edge.
>>>> My dear brothers and sisters, I would not be ignorant by casting my pearls before swine. However, should this continue, it will leave me no option but to shake the dust off of my feet and regretfully unsubscribe from this list. I will not be  encroached in doctrines of seduction. doctrines that are clearly going against god’s word.
>>>> my goal is to preach the gospel. i pray we can discuss this with kindness on our lips and love in our heart.
>>>> Timothy Clark Ministries 
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>>>> On Tevet 8, 5775 AM, at 4:35, qubit via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>>>> Hi all, before I stop writing for the night, I wanted to just say as a 
>>>>> followup to the thread a few days ago where I gave a brief overview of the 
>>>>> whole harry potter 7-book story.  I said something about the story, even 
>>>>> with the witchcraft and wizardry, actually having a weird resemblance to the 
>>>>> story of Jesus.
>>>>> I wanted to amend that statement to say that I think JK Rowling definitely 
>>>>> wove some threads of Christianity into her story, but I know that in several 
>>>>> important ways, it was not the same.
>>>>> The reason I thought of it again is that there was a Harry Potter movie 
>>>>> marathon on all last weekend, and I watched several of the movies to see 
>>>>> what they did with the story.
>>>>> The movies are well done.
>>>>> I don't know about "filling one's head" with that type of stories is a good 
>>>>> thing, but hey, when I was little, we used to see movies and tv shows with 
>>>>> witches and magic all the time, and I think that's part of being a child.
>>>>> Also, the kids in the story are such normal, good kids, and their 
>>>>> experiences reflect the types of things children run into in real life, and 
>>>>> learn valuable life lessons.
>>>>> I suppose such a creative and well written story couldn't help but become a 
>>>>> worldwide phenomenon.
>>>>> I still can't see why some people want to ban it.
>>>>> If children are taught what is make-believe and what is not, a little make 
>>>>> believe is a good thing.
>>>>> But there is a time and place for everything.
>>>>> The world is crazy.
>>>>> Take care.
>>>>> --le
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