Posted on 11/16/2001 1:23:06 PM PST by Khepera
Before Harry was born, a wizard “…went… bad. About as bad as you can go. Worse. Worse than worse.” He terrorized the wizard-ing world with a deadly curse.
Harry became famous as the boy who lived when he survived that deadly curse. Voldemort murdered Harry’s dad, then threw the curse at Harry, but Harry’s mom took the curse on herself to save him. Voldermort hit Harry with a curse again. That’s how he got his lightningbolt scar. But the curse was broken. Hagrid calls this “a great myst’ry”.
Lily Potter loved her sone so much that she gave her life. She jumped in front of the curse to save him. At the end of the story, the evil one couldn’t even touch harry! As Dumbledore said, “to have been loved so deaply”, gave Harry protection forever.
What a great story! It’s set in a fantasy world. There’s another great story. It REALLY HAPPENED in our world……
Before the world began an angle went bad About as bad as you can go. Worse. Worse than worse.” He terrorized the world with a deadly curse. God cast him out of heaven, like lightning see? He tricked people into disobeying God and hit ‘em with a deadly curse. People lived in fear of death until the curse was broken.
Jesus broke the curse. He took it on himself when he died on the cross. When Jesus came back alive that proved the curse was broken.
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him will not die but have eternal life. (John 3;16). Believe in Jesus. He is the real elixer of life.
Then you can be the boy (or Girl) who lived.
Jesus came to distroy the works of the devil (that angel that went bad). He prayed he would “be protected from the evil one.” In our world, all witchcraft is like the Dark arts at Hogworts. So don’t dabble! Practice Defense against the dark arts. Get all your supernatural powers from God.
I just can't see my faith being shaken by reading a piece of fiction, and I wonder why so many seem to think that faith could be shaken by reading a piece of fiction. That just seems strange to me.
Satan will make evil sound and look harmless to trick some folks onto an incorrect path. He will not trick everyone but only some.
LOL Tony
Really well said... I agree. Why are people so threatened by this book/movie, it just amazes me. Keeping it in perspective seems to be lost on the book burning Potter-haters.
Satan was an angle? I guess telling him "to get bent" won't do any good now will it?
Now excuse me...I have to go sacrifice a goat.
I hate it when angles go bad.
I expect the pace to pick up on Potter threads this wknd as the movie opens.... one every 30 seconds should keep up with the demand!
(in the meantime...I think I'm going to see the movie on SUN )so I'll probably be traumatized and for a change my posts may seem confused! ha
Bewitched reruns.
I Dream of Jeanie reruns.
Scooby Do
Disney World. Remember, its the "magic" kingdom.
The list is endless.
Ya' know, it the poster had it's way, American would look an awful lot like Afganistan under the Taliban.
Can you give us some examples?
Do you think the Bible is the direct word of G-d?
If the answer is yes, why did he have man write it?
I'm not baiting you, just trying to gain a little insight to your thoughts on this.
I have absolutely no interest in the Harry Potter books, movie, dolls, games, whatever.
My wife and son, however, thouroughly enjoyed the books.
They're going to see the movie tomrrow (if I can get tickets this morning - yikes!).
I believe their Christian foundations are strong enough to withstand this latest fad.
How'd you do in reading comprehension ace? (hopefully you did better in woodshop)
Show me where I said that....
Potter is fiction and you need to think before you post.
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