Magic Usage in Games

[Rebel Prince]

Should Christians play games like Magic the Gathering or Warcraft or Zelda?

[Anon]

Magic=witchcraft=wrong in the sight of God, not to mention opens the door for demonic activity in your life.

To be quite frank. LOL.

[Revelation3:20]

:goodpost: Truth.

[Rebel Prince]

Magic=witchcraft=wrong in the sight of God, not to mention opens the door for demonic activity in your life.

To be quite frank. LOL.

Is there a difference between gathering some eye of newt, tail of rat and performing a dark ritual, and something like playing a video game where a wizard uses magic?

Or maybe playing a card game based on The Lord of The Rings, which contains magic?

Does this extend to reading books, such as The Chronicles of Narnia, that contain magic usage?

Tell me what you guys think.

[HappyChristian]

Oops! I put yes and I meant to say no!! Sorry about that! Don't know how to change my vote except just to mention it.

I do believe that it would extend to all of those areas, rebelprince, because God hates that kind of stuff.

The devil knows that many people will (or would have in the past) reject out and out obvious witchcraft and occultism. So he camoflauges it with cutesy stuff, or fun stuff. People then say, oh, this is just for fun, or it's cute (Remember "Bewitched," with that cute little Tabitha wrinkling her nose to make things move...). Soon, people are desensitized to the evil and it gets a little bit worse, and then worse, until it is like today. The more horrific the better people like it. All one has to do is look at the history of entertainment to see how much more occultic things are now than ever before...and it started with just innocent little things.

Sin is like that, and that's how it grabs hold.

The Bible tells us to "be simple concerning evil." That means to not know the inner workings of evil...and too many kids today are learning how to do things they ought not, because their parents and grandparents got used to the gradual worsening of things.

[Rebel Prince]

Hm, so was the Devil using Tolkien and C.S. Lewis for evil when they wrote those books?

[OLD fashioned preacher]

Will it hold up to a close examination in light of Phil 4:8???? Also apply Phil 4:8 to your TV programs and music, etc.

[Rebel Prince]

Hm' date=' so was the Devil using Tolkien and C.S. Lewis for evil when they wrote those books?[/quote']

Does anyone think so? Still waiting for an answer on this, from anyone.

[pneu-engine]

Is there a difference between gathering some eye of newt, tail of rat and performing a dark ritual, and something like playing a video game where a wizard uses magic?

Or maybe playing a card game based on The Lord of The Rings, which contains magic?

Does this extend to reading books, such as The Chronicles of Narnia, that contain magic usage?

Tell me what you guys think.

It's all the same but in varying degrees.

As someone else indicated:::::::

Magic = Witchcraft = Satanic Activity = An Abomination in God's Sight

[Anon]

The Chronicles of Narnia is, in my opinion, a slippery slope.

I for one can handle reading those, or fairy tales, or etc. However one must use caution because that can open the door to Harry Potter and other things that surely are demonic. So I don't let my kids read that stuff because I don't want their interests to run that direction.

So....I can't say that Narnia is demonic...but I believe it can lead well meaning Christians into the realm of demonic reading if they are undiscerning.

[kevinmiller]

Good post, Suzy. I don't really think it's a slippery slope, necessarily, but it was a good post. I enjoy the Narnia books(the movies more so) but I've never had an interest in watching Harry Potter or even Lord of the Rings. I watched about half of the first LOTR movie to see for myself what it was all about, since a LOT of Christians that I know where watching it and loved it. I turned it off cause it was creeping me out, far too dark for me. Wizards battling wizards, darkness, demons....didn't like it at all. One can certainly make an allegory from it but it doesn't make any pretense to being a Christian movie. Narnia, on the other hand, especially in the second movie, had a lot of Scriptural allegory. The thing that stands out the most is that Peter was trying to defeat the enemy on his own and Susan told him, "remember who really defeated the witch." He thought he could win on his own and repeatedly failed. It wasn't until he put his trust in Aslan that he was able to defeat his enemies.

[Anon]

Its just very difficult to explain why Narnia is "ok" while LOTR is not "ok". I mean yeah those of discerning spirits maybe.... but in general....I think it should all be avoided for safety's sake...as we will do with our kids. Which is why I say "slippery slope".

I mean even you say how you like Narnia but LOTR was "dark". That was discerning....however to actually sit down and explain to someone why they should not watch LOTR but Narnia is ok, is quite difficult if you really sit down and try to do it.

[manofconviction]

I agree, best to avoid it. Different children will react differently, sensitivity to imagination etc. Then how can we justify the thought that its ok for this one but not that one. As with many things of this nature, avoid the appearance of evil

[Anon]

I agree' date=' best to avoid it. Different children will react differently, sensitivity to imagination etc. Then how can we justify the thought that its ok for this one but not that one. As with many things of this nature, avoid the appearance of evil[/quote']

Right...I have one child who naturally gravitates to these types of imaginative things and I have to watch him particularly. He thinks strangely enough as it is, without feeding that! :lol:

[pneu-engine]

I agree' date=' best to avoid it. Different children will react differently, sensitivity to imagination etc. Then how can we justify the thought that its ok for this one but not that one. As with many things of this nature, avoid the appearance of evil[/quote']
It's the same kind of deception as those wine coolers. There is hardly any alcohol in them but because of the sweet and flavorful nature of the fruit juice many kids have drunk more than they realize and brain damage has resulted.

It's the same thing here. These mild, or low key forms of magic get the young, impressionable mind captivated and then the door is open to bigger and stronger forms. Then who knows where it will stop. :eek