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hi um i was wondering..i have this friend named todd...and he let satan take over him...he says he wants to kill God....and saying satan will kill him... so he said he was going to kill him self....so i am asking u all to pray for him so he will be all right...

The meaning of God's love? Probably the same as the meaning of true love. To really love someone means to want the very best for them. God loves unconditionally, so He wants what's best for us no matter what. And because he is God, He knows better than anyone, including ourselves, whats best for us, and sees to it that we get it. That's my understanding of God's love.

Don't people get it!? The ENTIRE Harry Potter story is a huge symbolic type metaphor thing for the CHRISTIAN story!!! Can't you see it!? It's like C S Lewis. It's very beautiful, actually.

Oh, I heard an interview with J K Rowling where she said that she is a Christian and does indeed go to a Christian church. There are many Christian symbols and meanings in the whole series, and she also said that if she were to elaborate any more on her Christian faith, then we might be smart enough to guess how the books are going to end. I think that I might already know, though.... since Harry actually seems to be like a sort of Jesus (don't shoot me!)

First of all, it's not always the exact same people who stand for the exact same thing. Sometimes the symbols change... but for the most part it's pretty much the same, I suppose.

At the beginning, Harry's mother died to save him. Only her perfect love for him saved him - and she died so that he could live. I supoose that is like Jesus dying to save the world... but about that one I'm not completely sure. Tha ones kind of lame.

I'm pretty sure that Harry Stands for Jesus, though. Especially since he is a "potter", and Jesus is "the potter". He also had very humble beginnings, and lived under the stairs (which is probably about as embarassing as being born in a stable filled with stinky animals and such).

Dumbledore is like God. Voldemort is Satan. Tom Riddle would be like Lucifer, I suppose.
Keeping that in mind, it very interesting to see that Dumbledore knew that Tom Riddle was powerful, and Tom got his start at Dumbledore's school. After that he became "bad" and turned into Voldemort - just like Lucifer fell and became Satan. But Satan comes from where God comes from - Heaven - and Voldemort comes from where Dumbledore comes form - Hogwarts.

I also have a theory that the phoenix that gave both Harry and Voldemort it's feathers for their wands, come from Fawx or something that has to do with Dumbledore. It's like... how Lucifer and Jesus both, in a way, come from the same place. And in the end there will be a battle over good and evil. Harry and Voldemort - just like in the end of times, there will be a battle - Jesus and Satan.

It's also interesting that no matter how powerful Voldemort is - he is not more powerful than Dumbledore. As a matter of fact - anywhere where Dumbledore is, you know you are safe form Voldemort. He is the one preson that Voldemort is afraid of.

Also, the way to get to Hogwarts is very narrow and not many people know of it or can get in - and - it is at King's Cross (station). Kings Cross! Interesting? I thought so.

There are sooo many millions of symbols in these stories - I'm finding them all the time! Plus, there is an entire book about it, called "The Gospel According to Harry Potter: Spirituality in the Stories of the World's Most Famous Seeker" By Connie Neal. I got to skimthrough it and it is VERY interesting.

I was depressed for three years, but I never cut myself. I do know much about a damaged mentality, and the motivation is self-hatred. To do harm to yourself is to get back at all the negative thoughts. It's a sad thing, my friend does it.

Talking about depression, how can one make themselves come out from this? Is there really an answer, or do we just let things go and hope for the best?

I'm sure most of us would agree with this; I do. Just something we need to actually do.