I feel that it needs to be noted that there is a big difference between much of the fantasy that we grew up with, our parents grew up with and this Harry Potter.
Richard Abanes in his book, "Harry Potter and the BIBLE" he opens his introduction with a beautiful quote.
I believe it is a mistake to compare Harry Potter with Bambi, Snow White, Cinderella, The Christmas Carol or even books by JRR Tolkien or CS Lewis. There is a vital difference here. These stories, though they are fantasy, do not teach children HOW to cast spells. Personally, I have seen many holes in the philosophies put forth by Disney, though I'm not going to go there right now. I know he has offered plenty of relatively wholesome entertainment for children for many decades.
Richard Abanes says in his book, Harry Potter and the BIBLE:
Other Sources about Harry Potter
Linda Beam, Focus on the Family
Click on bible reference to see that quote.
"According to renowned Christian scholar J.I. Packer, sin "may be comprehensively defined as lack of conforminty to the law of God in act, habit, attitude, outlook, disposition, motivation and mode of existence." More specifically, sin may be defined in four destinct, yet related ways:
He further notes:
"The most common elements binding together these and other forms of witchcraft are as follow:
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Try looking up divination to see what the Word has to say about witchcraft. The word, witchcraft isn't in the bible as far as I know.
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