Nurturing Of Children - Bible Witness
Nurturing Of Children - Bible Witness
Nurturing Of Children - Bible Witness
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<strong>Bible</strong> <strong>Witness</strong><br />
Jeremiah 27:9-10 — “Therefore hearken<br />
not ye to your prophets, nor to your<br />
diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to<br />
your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers,<br />
which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall<br />
not serve the king of Babylon: for they<br />
prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you<br />
far from your land; and that I should<br />
drive you out, and ye should perish.”<br />
Malachi 3:5 — “And I will come near<br />
to you to judgment; and I will be a<br />
swi witness against the sorcerers,<br />
and against the adulterers, and against<br />
false swearers, and against those that<br />
oppress the hireling in his wages, the<br />
widow, and the fatherless, and that turn<br />
aside the stranger from his right, and<br />
fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.”<br />
Does Harry Poer<br />
Influence <strong>Children</strong><br />
Do children accept Harry’s lessons in<br />
practical witchcra as an open door<br />
to an occult reality Many, even some<br />
<strong>Nurturing</strong> of <strong>Children</strong><br />
Christian leaders, have denied any<br />
such danger, but author J. K. Rowling<br />
admits that this happens. In an interview<br />
with Newsweek, she said, “I get leers<br />
from children addressed to Professor<br />
Dumbledore [headmaster at Hogwarts<br />
School of Witchcra and Wizardry,<br />
the books’ seing], and it’s not a joke,<br />
begging to be let into Hogwarts, and<br />
some of them are really sad. Because<br />
they want it to be true so badly they’ve<br />
convinced themselves it’s true.”<br />
The growing number of books and TV<br />
shows like Harry Poer and Sabrina the<br />
Teenage Witch encourage an interest<br />
in magic as harmless fun. However<br />
for some young people, it can fuel a<br />
fascination that leads to dangerous<br />
dabbling with occult powers. So what<br />
starts out as spooks and spells can lead<br />
to psychological and spiritual damage.<br />
Let us warn our children against the<br />
increasing number of games, books,<br />
and shows with occult messages.<br />
Avoid the<br />
Dangers of Television<br />
Television is a wonderful medium<br />
of communication, valuable in<br />
many respects. It affords a wide<br />
range of educational opportunities<br />
– many of which one otherwise would<br />
never be able to access. But this “highway<br />
of information” is not necessarily a<br />
“highway of holiness” (Isaiah 35:8).<br />
It is also one of the most dangerous<br />
venues of intellectual contamination.<br />
In these days, the minds of most<br />
children are infiltrated and shaped by<br />
the programmes they watch on the TV.<br />
Let us not forget that the most precious<br />
possession that a youngster has is his<br />
mind. The mind (sometimes designated<br />
as the “heart” in biblical vocabulary)<br />
is that faculty of the human being<br />
out of which “choices” emanate, and<br />
thus that which controls the direction<br />
of one’s life. Lile wonder, then, that<br />
Solomon cautioned, “Keep thy heart<br />
with all diligence; for out of it are the<br />
issues of life” (Proverbs 4:23). Parents<br />
must not leave their children to watch<br />
TV programmes indiscriminately.<br />
They must strive to protect their<br />
children from the dangers of TV.<br />
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