Today's Reading:
Matthew 13:1-23
Leviticus 17-18
Proverbs 28
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Thoughts and Commentary on Today's Reading:
The Scripture I am going to focus on today is from Proverbs 28:26, which says:"He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered."
This Scripture is absolutely the opposite of what we're told to do in our society today. Everywhere, we find the message to "follow your heart". The underlying concept is that you can trust your heart more than anything else, which is why it is supposedly best to follow it. But the Bible teaches that following one's own heart is the epitome of foolishness.
Now,
before we begin, I just want to make one thing clear… I didn’t watch all these movies that I’m
going to be using as illustrations. The information presented in this talk comes
from Internet research along with the research put out by Little Light Studios
in the DVD’s called Magic Kingdom and the Replacement Gods.
From the time children are small, they
are being taught in the movies that there is
a better world. In this world, anything is possible. Love seems to be the key ingredient. And dreams supposedly do come true. But, is there a deeper message than
what’s on the surface? Are these fables just innocent stories? Or could they be
dangerous allegories teaching us to "follow our hearts" from a young age?
What exactly do these movies teach children about magic? And more importantly, when kids watch
these movies, to which kingdom are they being influenced
to belong?
One of the most dangerous things being taught in the movies, is that the principles of Scripture are being challenged over and over again, in subtle ways. The movies especially attack the Law of God.
God asks us to keep His Law with all of our hearts. He even tells us that keeping
it is a test of our love for Him (John 14:15).
But instead of loving and living by the Principles of God's Law, the movies are telling our
children to follow their hearts.
As is
well documented in the Little Light Studios documentary called The Magic
Kingdom, In the movie, Mulan, for
instance, children are told to follow their hearts instead of the rules. Mulan’s
advisor and guardian is none other than a red dragon (which is the devil in Revelation 12:3, Revelation 20:2). Mulan
teaches the children that their duty is to their hearts. And when they follow
their feelings, things will come out right.
But,
this is the opposite of what the Bible teaches.
Jeremiah 17:9 - "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked..."
Proverbs 28:26 - "He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered."
Movies, like
Cinderella 2, teach children that the rules are old and dull. We need something
new. We should make our own rules rather than following the rules which have
been given to us. This is exactly what the devil did in Heaven. He
challenged God’s Law, deciding to make his own new rules. When Adam and Eve
listened to him and also challenged God’s rules, the result was bringing sin,
disease, death and destruction to our world.
But, in
the movies children learn that when you follow your heart and break the rules,
everything turns out fairy-tale perfect.
Not only do movies teach children Satan’s
principles, they also present the devil as the good guy. Pan,
the Greek god of nature, is none other than Satan. He was known by his ability to play the
Pan Pipes and seduce people into following him to their destruction.
In
Disney’s Peter Pan, the main character is still named, Pan. He
wears green to show his connection with nature, still has pointy ears, and he
even plays the panpipes in a scene to make sure we know who he is.
Peter
Pan, entices Wendy to join him in Never Never Land, where there are no rules. And even
though Pan is really Satan, he
is presented to children as THE GOOD GUY!
In Islamic cultures, the genie or djinn was
a supernatural spirit or demon. But,
when this terrible thing is presented to children, the genie is their FRIEND.
Children are also being taught the
principles of spirit worship and pantheism in
movies like Pocahontas and others where nature spirits advise them and behave
like beloved members of the family.
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| Wizards are seen as the good guys in numerous children’s movies. |
Far from being harmless and amusing entertainment, these movies
are actually indoctrinating children into friendship with demons and Satan and
rebellion against God and His Law.
Now
let’s be honest about this for a moment. Most children spend more time watching
movies than they do attending church or hearing from the Bible. So whose
kingdom principles are these kids learning more deeply? That's a point for consideration!
Truly our culture is at war with the God of the Bible. The Principles in the Word are increasingly being silenced. But no matter how many ways we hear the message to follow our hearts, the truth is that this message is a lie:Proverbs 28:26 - "He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered."Jeremiah 17:9 - "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked..."
