I read the book yeara ago before I was a christian. I love the book. I dont think that god considers it sinning. the book is about good and evil and good wins. It just mixes fantasis that kida grow up with. I think god gave the author a talent and am opportunity to get out of poverty, why would it be a sin to enjoy a creative book?
Candyluna,
Please understand my response is not an attack on you, merely a teachable moment from Gods word, remember this is not intended to reflect negatively on you, I understand you are young in Christ, so there is much to learn, and that is my intent here. I am older and even I have much to still learn.
Reading the book for the reasons you state are no different than liking an X rated movie, just because you felt the author was using his/her talent, and an opportunity for the inappropriate content actors/actresses to make money and get out of poverty. In addition even if the inappropriate contentographies storyline promoted good triumphing evil, and believe me inappropriate content does exist that does that, where the bad guy loses and the good guy wins, that has nothing to do with subject matter that is holy vs unholy.
Remember Candy YOU are called to be HOLY...and that means seperated, set apart...set apart from what? SINFUL BEHAVIOR or glorification of sin. Ms. Rowlings stories promote victory through the use of the magic arts..God acknowledges the magic arts exist, but makes it clear, they that use them, are his scoffers, not his friends, and certainly not HIS...which means they belong to who? The Evil One.
For reference see Revelation 21:8
"But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
And see Revelation 22:15
"Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood."
Candy, we all know unbelievers who are very nice, yet they are going to hell if they refuse to submit to Gods Will, just as we ALL must do. All their works are like FILTHY RAGS to the Lord.
God Bless