WHAT DO WITCHES BELIEVE?
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©1999 What do witches believe? The broad answer is “pretty much whatever they want to believe. Contents 1 WHAT DO WITCHES BELIEVE? WHAT DO WITCHES BELIEVE? “And now, before we go to bed, let us sing the school song! … Everyone pick their favorite tune,” said…
The Occult and Harry Potter
By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©1999 The occult is an umbrella term which includes many practices and belief systems. These beliefs are usually based on the idea that everything is or contains energy…, and one can access, change, channel and/or manipulate this energy (or force) for the purposes of gaining information, healing, or bringing a desired…
QUESTIONS ABOUT HARRY POTTER
By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©1999 Questions about Harry Potter are answered. Contents 1 QUESTIONS ABOUT HARRY POTTER QUESTIONS ABOUT HARRY POTTER 1. What is Witchcraft? If we want to determine whether or not the Harry Potter books are presenting the principles of Witchcraft, we need to define what Witchcraft is.The Encyclopedia of Witches &…
“Put on the Full Armor of God”
By: Berit Kjos; ©1999 Children, how can you protect yourself from the occult and from other things God doesn’t want you to get into? I would like to tell you how I have learned to do that. Contents 1 “Put on the Full Armor of God” “Put on the Full Armor of God” “Finally,…
Harry Potter Lures Kids to Witchcraft with Praise from Christian Leaders
By: Berit Kjos; ©1999 We are not trying to ban or censor Harry Potter books. Our aim is to answer questions from concerned parents and help them understand the threats to their children’s faith from a Biblical perspective. Contents 1 Harry Potter Lures Kids to Witchcraft with Praise from Christian Leaders 2 Footnotes 3…
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone It’s More than Just Fantasy
By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©1999 The grand objects of alchemy were (1) the discovery of a process by which the baser metals might be transmuted into gold and silver; (2) the discovery of an elixir by which life might be prolonged indefinitely; … (Lewis Spence, An Encyclopedia ofOccultism, p. 10) Contents 1 Harry Potter…
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Dementors and Animagi
By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©1999 “Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways. For one thing, he hated the summer holidays more than any other time of year. For another, he really wanted to do his homework but was forced to do it in secret, in the dead of night. And he also…
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©1999 Book 4 starts with murder. Tom Riddle, Sr. (Voldemort’s father) is dead. He was murdered, along with his father and mother, 50 years ago in town of Little Hangleton. The gardener, Frank Bryce, was suspected of being the murderer, although there was never any evidence to convict him. Contents…
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
By: John Ankerberg; ©1999 Poor Harry. He’s back home at the Dursleys for the school holiday. The Dursleys don’t like Hedwig, Harry’s owl; the Dursleys don’t like magic—even the word; the Dursleys don’t like Harry’s school things—his wand, robes, cauldron, books, broomstick, have all been locked in the closet under the stairs for the summer;…
God’s Warning About Witchcraft
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©1999 In these verses from Deuteronomy God warns His people against imitating the customs of the people they would encounter when they entered the promised land. Obviously, God did not consider any of these practices “harmless.” Contents 1 God’s Warning About Witchcraft – Deuteronomy 18 1.1…
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