Rebecca's Comments
Posted by: Blc914 <Blc914@...>
[email protected] writes:
> Unfortunately it is very occultic and I believe helped lead me down that
> path prior to becoming a Christian (I was not raised in a Christian home.)
>
I am always amazed at people who are not raised in a Christian home and still
become Christians! That may sound silly or naive, but it is truthful! I was
raised to be a Christian, so it was a nature progression. That said, I have
had my struggles with my faith through life -- haven't we all! I am just
wowed when I hear stories of people raised outside Christianity become a
Christian. For some reason I think it is a hard road these days with all the
negative images Christianity brings up in folks. Know what I mean?
OK -- enough of my gushing! I praise God that you found Him!
> I would not particularly recomend this book. It makes me think of the Harry
> Potter stuff (I've not read any Harry potter books though) I believe that
> these types of books fall under the "all is permissable but not all is
> beneficial" category. I think some folks can read this stuff and have no
>
I totally agree with your last statement. My dd loves fantasy and my dh
thought she would like Harry P, but we questioned whether it would be a good
thing for her to read. SO I purchased it and read it myself. I thought is was
OK. The magic was not demonic to me and it is a funny book. Well, we read it
aloud as a family and by the time we got to the end I had an uneasy feeling
about it. DH later bought book 2, but we have never read it. My dd is very
grounded (my d is not saved yet) and I really think she could read this and
hold on to her faith, but still.... we decided it was best to not take a
chance that anything from those books could stick with us and cause trouble.
As a teen (and really as a child too) my folks had a read whatever attitude
-- they trusted me to only pick good stuff. Well that was not the case .. I
read lots of stuff I shouldn't have... I read V.C. Andrews (Flower s in the
Attic Series) and John Saul (lots of dark stuff there). I read it all with a
grain of salt and never thought it effected me. Then a few years ago I was
working through a book that dealt with a stronghold I battle. One of the
steps was to pray for God to show you areas where demonic thoughts, etc.,
might have entered your mind. God reminded me of those books and I realized
that I had allowed those thoughts into my mind and they were still there. I
hope this makes some kind of sense!
I guess I am just trying to say it is better to avoid certain books instead
of taking the chance that they might cause you trouble down the road!
Barb C.