[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Harry Potter and God

[Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force)]

[Magpie]:
| Many people convert to Christianity, and many people who are 
| born into it have a moment where they truly feel they convert 
| to it. Born again Christians date the day they became a 
| Christian to the day they consciously accepted Jesus Christ 
| as their savior, for instance. The day they "got saved"--so 
| they would say "I've been a Christian since I was X age" 
| referring to that day, even if they were born into a Christian family.

[Lee]:
that's about right.  Being a Christian is a very Personal decision!  Even if
one is born into a Christian family, that doesn't mean that the person is a
Christian.  The Christian parents are charged to provide a good foundation,
but God did give us minds and the power of choice.  The idea of being "Born
Again" simply refers to making that personal decision and commitment, being
"Born of the Spirit," a rebirth into the family of fellow Christians or the
Family Of Christ.  Some denominations believe in infant baptism, but that
flies in the face of what the Bible teaches.  Any references one can find to
Baptism refer to personal decisions made which an infant cannot make.  There
are refs to what could be called an age of reason; this is where one really
comprehends right from wrong and is able to accept the teachings and make a
personal decision and commitment.  The Apostles are charged to go into the
world "teaching and baptizing," so it only follows that one can and should
only commit after hearing the Word and *understanding* it.

I'm not trying to preach here, just to give as detailed an answer as I can
from a Christian's perspective.

Peace,

Lee :-)

Do not walk behind me,    | Lee Storm
I may not care to lead;   | N2FGC
Do not walk before me,    | n2fgc at arrl.net (or)
I may not care to follow; | n2fgc at optonline.net
Walk beside me, and be my friend.