QUESTIONS WEY YOUNG PEOPLE DE ASK
Why E No Good Make We De Enjoy Ourself With Things About Spirits?
Wetin you think?
Any danger dey if we de do things with people wey de read palm, native doctors or ngambe man?
Danger dey for stories about spirits and magic, or na just ordinary story to teach the struggle between good and bad?
This article go talk about why e fit be like say e sweet to de do spiritism or things about spirits and why you need to dey careful.
Why e be like say e sweet?
Company them wey de do film or television programs don do many things about spirits, demons or magic make people fit enjoy them. They don do television programs, video games and books about spirits, demons or magic. Because of this one, many young people de like to read or watch things about witch, demons, vampires, and how to use stars know about people life. Why? The reasons fit be:
They just want know: They just want know if spirits or angels or demons really dey
Them de worry: They want know wetin go happen for future
Their heart de move them: They want see whether they go fit talk with their person wey don die
Those reasons fit no really dey wrong. For example, e no bad to think about the future or to miss our person wey don die. But e get some danger wey you need to know.
Why you need to dey careful?
Bible really warn us say make we no do anything with spirits or demons. For example, Bible talk say:
“Make nobody dey with wuna . . . wey e de use power of the spirits to know about the future or wetin people no know, or anybody wey e de do magic, or de look for sign to know wetin go happen for future, or anybody wey e de do witchcraft, anybody wey e de charm people, or anybody wey e de talk to or receive message from spirits, anybody wey e de talk wetin go happen for future, or anybody wey e de talk with the dead. Because if any person de do this things, Jehovah no want take eye see the person at all.”—Deuteronomy 18:10-12.
Why the warning for Bible strong when e de condemn things about spirits or demons?
When person de do things about demons, e mean say e support them. Bible teach us say some angels turn against God and they make theirself enemies of God. (Genesis 6:2; Jude 6) This wicked angels, wey them de call demons, de deceive people with things like juju or ngambe, people wey de talk about the future or read palms or people wey de use stars talk wetin go happen for future. If we de join to do this kind things, e mean say we want be friends with enemies of God.
To de do things with demons fit make us believe the lie say some kind people fit talk wetin go happen for future. But na only God fit talk say: “As something de start, I go talk how e go end, and from long-long time, I de talk things wey they go happen.”—Isaiah 46:10; James 4:13, 14.
To de do things with demons fit make us believe the lie say dead people fit talk to people wey still dey alive. But Bible talk say: “People no de know anything at all after they don die . . . You no fit work, plan, or learn, and you no fit think inside Grave.”—Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10.
Because of all this reason, Jehovah Witness no de join do anything wey concern demon, spirit or magic. They no de enjoy theirself with film, song or book wey de talk about things like zombie, vampire, or witchcraft. One woman wey e name na Maria talk say, “If e get anything about spirit or demon, then I no suppose de watch-am.” a
Demons de pretend like say na them be your person wey don die, just like the way criminal de try to deceive you to believe say e be another person
Wetin you fit do
Decide for your heart say you go “get clean conscience” before Jehovah and you no go enjoy yourself with anything about demon or spirits.—Acts 24:16.
If you get anything wey them de use for magic or spirit things, make you trowey-am. Read Acts 19:19, 20, and see the fine example wey Christians for the time of the apostles show for this kind matter.
Remember say: When you no join to do things about demons or spirit, you de show-am clear say you dey for Jehovah side. And that one go make Jehovah happy!—Proverbs 27:11.
a This one no mean say any story wey e no be real life story de support things about demons. Christians de use their conscience wey Bible de guide to choose wetin they go use enjoy theirself, and they no go choose anything wey de talk about demon, spirit or magic.—2 Corinthians 6:17; Hebrews 5:14.