Raising Godly Kids in the Emerging Pagan Culture

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. ~ John 3:19 ~

Raising Godly Kids in the Emerging Pagan Culture Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. ~ Ephesians 5:10-13 ~

Raising Godly Kids in the Emerging Pagan Culture “Most Christians ascribe no negative significance to Halloween, treating it as a purely secular holiday devoted to celebrating “imaginary spooks” and handing out candy….Most Christians hold the view that the tradition is far from being ‘satanic’ in origin or practice and that it holds no threat to the spiritual lives of children: being taught about death and mortality, and the ways of the Celtic ancestors actually being a valuable life lesson and part of many of their parishioners’ heritage. A response among some fundamentalists in recent years has been the use of Hell houses or themed pamphlets (such as those of Jack T. Chick) which attempt to make use of Halloween as an opportunity for evangelism. Some consider Halloween to be completely incompatible with the Christian faith due to its origin as a Pagan ‘festival of the dead.’ ~ Wikipedia Article ~

Raising Godly Kids in the Emerging Pagan Culture OCCULT RESURGENCE THE PAGAN REVIVAL WITHIN “CHRISTIAN AMERICA”

Raising Godly Kids in the Emerging Pagan Culture I believe that this resurgence of interest in “paranormal” activity evidences the great success of Satan in alluring men into occult religion. Popular TV shows and movies feature themes of divination, witchcraft, paranormal activity, and other supernatural phenomena. Runaway bestselling book series portraying witchcraft (such as Harry Potter) and vampirism (Twilight series) are disturbing evidence of a culture intoxicated with the occult. Occult symbolism and charms are displayed on trendy clothing and macabre themes of death, featuring skulls and tribal banding illustrate that we are descending into deeper darkness in retreat from God. Just as any culture can be understood by the entertainment they prefer and the stories they tell each other, we can study the culture around us and determine that we are being assimilated into an emerging pagan America.

Raising Godly Kids in the Emerging Pagan Culture How should a Christian view his or her relationship to the subject of superstition, witchcraft, and occult religion? Should we participate, be entertained by, or encourage our children to celebrate the rituals of known pagan holidays? I haven’t been able to understand how any conscientious Christian can find pleasure in any entertainment, activity, clothing, or involvement with anything associated with the occult.

Raising Godly Kids in the Emerging Pagan Culture But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. ~ I Corinthians 10:20-21 ~

Raising Godly Kids in the Emerging Pagan Culture Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, … ~ Jeremiah 10:2a ~

Raising Godly Kids in the Emerging Pagan Culture Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; And then the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you. ~ Deuteronomy 11:16-17 ~

Raising Godly Kids in the Emerging Pagan Culture … then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger. They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. ~ Deuteronomy 32:15b-17 ~

Raising Godly Kids in the Emerging Pagan Culture Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. ~ I Thessalonians 5:21-22 ~

Raising Godly Kids in the Emerging Pagan Culture But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. ~ Matthew 18:6 ~

Raising Godly Kids in the Emerging Pagan Culture