For a moment I just want say, I am in no way writing this in judgement towards anyone by no means. You are responsible for your own choices and no matter what choice you make, You are still Gods child and He loves you none the less. Although, I am certain He wants each of us to make wiser decisions in some of the areas of our life that we may have made the wrong choice.
With that being said I also want to remind all of us that the bible is clear we are not to judge and what happens to us when we judge. Matthew 7:1-5.
Today in the church there is so much deception lurking. It does not matter what denomination you are or what church you go to. I can honestly say, sadly, that there is not one denomination that is with out deception. That does not mean there are not good firm faith abiding churches out there. The best news of all is: There are churches and leaders out there exposing the deception and bringing forth the truth. Praise God for these leaders and their courageous attempts to bring truth forth and shine some light in the darkeness gulping up believers today.
These churches that are out there allowing things that are BIBLICALLY NOT OK, to be accepted and will be exposed and the TRUTH will come forth, Praise God! Although I got in to a discussion about Harry Potter, Here I am not going that far. I just want to make this post and clearly encourage anyone who may be looking for answers or guidance on what they should do in situations like this.
To my point, the bible is clear in speaking that we, the church body need to be careful with what we allow in our hearts and our thought. Philipians 4:8. Be it music, movies, talk etc. We need to be careful with what we allow in. If what we allow our self or our family to be exposed to is not praiseworth to God, then we ought to know that it is not something we should expose our self or our children to. 1 Corinthians 10:31.
The bible is clear on the directions God has given to help us make the right decisions and to live a good life which he desires for us. It is also clear that it is our job as parents to teach our children right from wrong, what is truth and what is not, how to make the best decisions possible by following the instructions God has given to each one of us in the Bible. Ephesians 6:4 and Proverbs 22:6. In Judges 2:1-4 it talks about another generation growing up with out knowing God or what he has done. To this I ask these questions, Who is raising the families of today? Is it the parents? The church? The TV? Music? What influences are directing families today and people in general? Honestly if we think about it, I am going to say close to 70% of families today are not being made up of Parental leadership. That is my guestimate not a statistical quote. I think it is honestly more then I guessed. But none the less the biggest influence today on kids in particular is TV and New Releases.
Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
I put this one in particularly because this is what we are seeing so much today in the church. So many are not aware of Gods word and what it says. They may have a copy of the bible but how often do the read it, how often do they live it. My question is this, If its scifi, mystery, murder, love, romance Truth, guidance and etc that people want today, why dont they pick up the word of God? They will find all of the same thing and more in the Bible or do they not realize this? Colossian 2:8 is a great word of advise.
Consider this a moment: Do you approve of adultery and fornication? Would you enjoy watching criminals beat their victims senseless? Could you regard graphic violence or brutal murders entertaining? Would you want your children to learn from immoral or occultic teachers?
I think most of us agree the answer would be - Of course not! Yet, how often don’t we spend time unthinkingly watching such evils on TV? And how often do our children sit in front of the TV and watch such programs? Have you noticed how many of the childrens’ cartoons depict graphic violence, immorality and occultism?
Which of us would allow a stranger to come into our homes and reorganize our furniture? Yet daily we allow strangers, on the television or through magazines and music, to reorganize our thoughts. Surely none of us would tolerate a stranger coming into our home to teach or influence our children! Yet most parents allow strangers to be their single greatest influence on the mental and emotional development of their children – through TV! If were honest a moment we would agree that One of the most serious threats to our children comes through the entertainment industry. Superficial, sensational and immoral material predominates in the modern entertainment industry and it is producing an increasingly superficial, selfish, mindless and immoral society. Romans 1:21, 28 2 Thessolonians 2:10-12
Bottom line :
What we see influences what we think , and what we think influences what we become, and what we do. Ideas have consequences. Actions flow from thought patterns. What form of education is moulding your thought patterns? What entertainment and news media is filling your mind?
Ephesians 5:15-16 and I believe Deuteronomy 6:2-9 is quite clear to all of us.
As parents, we are responsible before God to disciple our children. From the time we wake up, to the time we go to sleep, the Word of God is to govern our conversation and our actions. At home, or on the road, we are to talk about God’s Word. We are to teach our children to memorize Scripture, especially the Ten Commandments. Everything we do with our hands or think with our minds is to be ruled by the Word of God. Our goal is to ensure that we do just as noted in Deuteronomy 6:2.
I apologize it is winded but it sums up what I believe and what the bible is clear on. I do not believe HP is ok. That is my choice. I am not going to judge you if you think it is ok, but I honestly will not pass an opportunity to give insight to what the bible I believe is clear on. :) I hope this makes a bit more sense and I also hope and pray that it is not recieved as being judging by no means.
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