Nurturing Of Children - Bible Witness

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