She is a Christian... but plenty of Christians don't like her writing because of the "magic," so I understand. (Sort of.)
I don't think she's a christian.
Well.....she is. At least she says she is, but no one knows the heart or soul of a person except God. But I don't see any reason to believe she's not. There are important Christian morals in her books, and the magic is no closer to real-life witchcraft than that of Narnia.
Well what defines Praising, if Instruments why not somehting else fun, like sing hymns like rap songs?
What matters is giving glory to God. If it's not a direct violation of God's law, anything that brings Him glory is a good thing. And of course, if it were a direct violation, it wouldn't really bring Him glory at all.
It means celebration, what's wrong with celebrating Jesus?
Nothing but, the idea of a party is just kind of weird and not something I'd really like.
Well, you can have your own opinions. You don't have to have parties at all. As long as we are both saved by Jesus and fully accept His gift and our mission, then there's really no point in continuing this discussion at all. I'll see you in heaven.
Well were told to eta the Lords Supper every week so what's wrong with adding cheese into it?
1. He never says to eat the Lord's supper every week.
2. Nothing, obviously. The Lord's supper was a meal, where they happened to have bread and wine. Quite possibly they also had cheese, who knows?
But my point is we shouldn't be ridiculous, we should be reasonable. You act as if there are two extremes 1. Not do anything that isn't specifically mentioned in the Bible, or 2. Add whatever we want.
That's a false dilemma fallacy. What should we do? Be wise. Judging and weighing everything to see if it meets the Bibles standards. While we should do exactly what the Bible says, that doesn't mean not
doing anything it doesn't say to do. Why? Because there are so many things that aren't addressed! It would be ridiculous and impossible to do so. Obviously, the Bible doesn't deal with every single issue. It
physically can't, it's a book with a limited number of pages. You could come up with all sorts of issues the Bible doesn't mention doing while worshiping: Wearing modern clothes, wearing glasses, sneezing,
etc. It can't. The Bible is not a "Guide to every single issue no matter how inconsequential."
So, the Bible sets Moral standards against which we can weigh everything. So, even though it doesn't specifically deal with every issue, we can reach a decision.
So, bringing us back to music, what could possibly be wrong with musical instruments? Music is one of the most beautiful things in existence, and instruments greatly add to that beauty. And since we are supposed to praise God, and singing is clearly endorsed throughout the entire Bible, what could be wrong with musical instruments? They do not violate any moral standard in the Bible, but merely add to our praise.
Therefore, you are wrong.
That was an extremely effective and polite argument. Good job.
Well, the ending could have been a bit more polite, though.
We helped put in those anarchies, we got rid of Dilma Rouseff, the president of Argentina andtried to get rid of Ecuadors leader. Africa is kind of a racist view, they won't go becuase their not white and that's pretty much the truth.
Asia, we want the oil and are fighting for it.
What do you want us to do in Africa, intervene? That's sort of illegal and it's why people are so angry at us about South America. It's not because "they're not white."
It's not a good thing to be fighting for another country's oil. Just saying.
While there's still racism in our country, it's not so extreme that our country doesn't want to help African people. I mean, we did elect a black president, after all.
The thing is, we care about the welfare of everyone on Earth. So, we make sure there's no evil regimes stopping people from having freedom.
The US is by no means a paragon of justice and freedom. We have damaged many other countries, and have sometimes failed to uphold our own ideals within our own country.
The US definitely needs to be less involved on the foreign front -- we're making ourselves look like the devil out there.
Indian relocation, slavery, internment camps are some good examples of the US not upholding its ideas of freedom. However, we have constantly been trying to improve in that regard. We're still not perfect, but we never will be.
What do you want us to do in Africa, intervene? That's sort of illegal and it's why people are so angry at us about South America. It's not because "they're not white."
It's not a good thing to be fighting for another country's oil. Just saying.
While there's still racism in our country, it's not so extreme that our country doesn't want to help African people. I mean, we did elect a black president, after all.
And 8 years after that, we elected a racist president
We're far from reaching the maturity level of Europe.
How are we adding to the worship, and please enlighten me on how we are to worship, since the Bible apparently details that exactly.
Well if we add to worship by bringing in Instruments why not root beer and Chips for the Lords supper, after it makes people happier, and that what's important, right?
Well, the Lord's Supper is an event that is set in stone. We are told very clearly to eat "bread" and "wine".
Any other form of worship, however, is not set in stone. There is no verse telling us not to use musical instruments during worship (again, even king David himself played a harp). If we were told specifically not to use instruments in worship -- the Bible would say so. And it doesn't.
1. He never says to eat the Lord's supper every week.
2. Nothing, obviously. The Lord's supper was a meal, where they happened to have bread and wine. Quite possibly they also had cheese, who knows?
But my point is we shouldn't be ridiculous, we should be reasonable. You act as if there are two extremes 1. Not do anything that isn't specifically mentioned in the Bible, or 2. Add whatever we want.
That's a false dilemma fallacy. What should we do? Be wise. Judging and weighing everything to see if it meets the Bibles standards. While we should do exactly what the Bible says, that doesn't mean not
doing anything it doesn't say to do. Why? Because there are so many things that aren't addressed! It would be ridiculous and impossible to do so. Obviously, the Bible doesn't deal with every single issue. It
physically can't, it's a book with a limited number of pages. You could come up with all sorts of issues the Bible doesn't mention doing while worshiping: Wearing modern clothes, wearing glasses, sneezing,
etc. It can't. The Bible is not a "Guide to every single issue no matter how inconsequential."
So, the Bible sets Moral standards against which we can weigh everything. So, even though it doesn't specifically deal with every issue, we can reach a decision.
So, bringing us back to music, what could possibly be wrong with musical instruments? Music is one of the most beautiful things in existence, and instruments greatly add to that beauty. And since we are supposed to praise God, and singing is clearly endorsed throughout the entire Bible, what could be wrong with musical instruments? They do not violate any moral standard in the Bible, but merely add to our praise.
Therefore, you are wrong.
Alright, it doesn't say every week, but that's what the Early Church did and its mentioned many times in Acts. So you're saying adding is good if you like it and the Bible is sufficient? Cause that's what i got out of it.
Well, by definition: The Bible IS sufficient. It is the ultimate guidebook to our lives, and it clearly lays out for us what God DOESN'T like. Therefore -- knowing what he doesn't like, we can avoid doing the things he doesn't like, and focus on doing what he does like.
If they're not evil outside worship, why should they be evil in worship? Music can do wonders to enhance what would otherwise be an ordinary worship ceremony.
Because these things are in a different level when worshiping, just like you wouldn't put on Punk Rock music during a sermon.
*Thinks of Skillet, even though they're not a punk rock band, but still*
As long as the message of any given song is pure and focused on the Lord I don't see any reason not to play Christian punk rock music during a sermon
Don't judge her just because she wrote a book that revolves around 'witchcraft and wizardry'. She wrote a fictional tale to entertain us. What her personal beliefs are is her own business.
I would also like to point out that fictional magic has nothing to do with actual witchcraft -- which is practiced by delusional people (this doesn't make it any less wrong, but still).
A christian should have nothing to do with magic and what she writes about.
She wrote about good people fighting against bad people, and the story happened to revolve around magic. However, this form of magic was fictional and entirely made up for the purposes of the books.
Might I remind you also remind you that many Christians simply aren't superstitious enough to believe in the significance in witchcraft, which, even though it is obviously morally wrong -- achieves no physical effect on the world.
If nothing else, Tweed, let God be her judge. Only she and God knows if she's sincere in her faith.
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