Pop culture has a growing fascination with
the occult. From zombies and vampires, to Hogwarts and horoscopes, and
even witches and Ouija boards — the mystical, unknown and undead seem to
dominate TV and movie screens.
In his book Unanswered, Apologist and New Testament scholar Jeremiah Johnston discusses paranormal entertainment, conjuring the dead, and "ordained" mediums.
Johnston cautions Christians to find a healthy balance when it comes to their consumption of paranormal content.
The theologian warned, "Anything
that takes away from your love for God, anything that detracts you from
all the joys that we have in Jesus Christ — you should be very careful about."
All paranormal entertainment isn't as harmless as it may seem.
To Christians who are curious about the
hereafter and dabble on the dark side using games to contact spirits,
Johnston issued a stern warning.
"The paranormal is a slippery slope, and it always starts with a Ouija board or reading a horoscope — something that just seems harmless. Once you open that door to the demonic it is very difficult to close."
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*Yes horoscopes, am coming to that soon in another article. Today occult movies, walking dead movies etc are not in scarce supply and like Johnston said, all paranormal entertainment isn't as harmless as it may seem. Please be alert.
"The paranormal is a slippery slope, and it always starts with a Ouija board or reading a horoscope — something that just seems harmless. Once you open that door to the demonic it is very difficult to close."
CP cullage but rewritten by me
*Yes horoscopes, am coming to that soon in another article. Today occult movies, walking dead movies etc are not in scarce supply and like Johnston said, all paranormal entertainment isn't as harmless as it may seem. Please be alert.
2 Cor 2:11,'Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.'
I don't quite agree with this writer.
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