Guest Hermes Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 I have a question, what is so wrong about witchcraft. I mean so many people have tried to make it suffer. What is wrong with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branchesofHim Posted April 15, 2006 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 211 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1,463 Content Per Day: 0.21 Reputation: 759 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/09/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/23/1966 Share Posted April 15, 2006 I have a question, what is so wrong about witchcraft. I mean so many people have tried to make it suffer. What is wrong with it? Witchcraft is "communication with evil spirits: ie. demons". Simple. Praise the Lord Jesus Christ that He is above them all! Glory to God in Christ Jesus forever! Hallelujah to the Lamb of God! Amen and amen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David from New Bern Posted April 15, 2006 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 527 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/21/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/03/1964 Share Posted April 15, 2006 I have a question, what is so wrong about witchcraft. I mean so many people have tried to make it suffer. What is wrong with it? You mean other than the bible says it is wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candi770 Posted April 15, 2006 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 119 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,316 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/01/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/01/1970 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Witchcraft is of the devil. The devil has nothing to offer a witch or anyone under his spell. the devils nature is to kill, steal and to destroy. For a season or unfortunately for a lifetime, people can be deceived by satan into believing he will offer other things that are not in his nature. He is a lier- he wants souls in hell with him. The devil at times will have the people so deceived and the people live fairly easy lifes. Why would the devil bother them-they are already on the path to destruction. God created a perfect world, then sin entered in. Forces of darkness have been at work for a long time to deceive people and take them as far away from the will of God as possible. The devil was once an Angel of God- until he thought he could have his throne above God. He was thrown out of heaven with 1/3 of the angels in heaven. Don't you think he is a little mad that he can never be reconciled to God like we can if we ask the Lord. The devil takes opportunity to attack Christians to see if they will continue to trust in God and serve him. The God we serve is gracious enough to allow you to make an eternal choice- HIM or the devil. Any way the devil want the soul of anyone offering to give it, and its nothing to him-how can anyone serve him for a lifetime and receive no lasting reward. Forever tormented in hell. Jesus came that we would have Life. So if we suffer as Christians or live High in the Life of Christ, we do so in this life time-what is 80 years in comparision to eternity in heaven. I heard of one woman who said the spirits she served was greater than what we serve. She today is in hell, never to know the true knowledge of Christ and what he has to offer those who love him. Those who denied him He will deny to the Father in Heaven. Our Choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh No Melon Posted April 15, 2006 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 45 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 8 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/14/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/20/1988 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Good question. First of all, the Bible explicitly states that the practice of witchcraft is sinful and ungodly. In the Torah, it is listed as a capital offense (i.e. punishable by death). What is witchcraft? Most people would say casting spells or consorting with spirits. This is certainly true, but a witch could also be defined as any person who seeks to dominate or manipulate others. Some witches claim they practice only "good" witchcraft (often called white magic) as opposed to destructive witchcraft (black magic), although "goodness" is in the eye of the practitioner. They typically don't think in terms of good and evil, rather positive and negative. Judeo-Christianity hold that all forms of witchcraft -- New Age and astrology, Wicca and Ouija, Voodoo and necromancy -- are evil. Why? Because those who dabble in the occult, whether they're aware of it or not, are invoking demonic spirits. They are allowing the Enemy to get a foothold in their life. The Bible warns that we should steer clear of this stuff for our own good. Witchcraft is VERY real, and it's not something we should be getting involved with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted April 15, 2006 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,260 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,988 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted April 15, 2006 Ex. 22:18 18Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. KJV This is what God says about witches in the old Testament. There s much discussion as to why, but this is enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrrylia Posted April 15, 2006 Group: Nonbeliever Followers: 0 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 37 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/06/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted April 15, 2006 Or: 18 "Do not allow a sorceress to live. NIV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest charlie Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 (edited) Ex. 22:18 18Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Keep in mind that verse has been used to justify the murder of around 100,000 people in Europe and at least 20 in the U.S. (Salem Ma); mostly women. Edited April 18, 2006 by charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondeve Posted April 18, 2006 Group: Nonbeliever Followers: 1 Topic Count: 117 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,276 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/02/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/21/1986 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Doesn't the actual Hebrew word in that quote about 'thou shalt not suffer a sorceress/witch to live' mean poisoner? I mean, a scholar of Hebrew told me that that was the correct translation, but that the word in that particular context was altered when it was translated. What's the deal on fantasy books/magic, though? The magic in those stories isn't drawn from the Devil, because it is set in worlds which are other to this one. So is magic the concept to be avoided in this instance, or only magic as is used on Earth and which, by Christian definition, can only come from the Devil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenSky Posted April 18, 2006 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 30 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/06/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted April 18, 2006 What's the deal on fantasy books/magic, though? The magic in those stories isn't drawn from the Devil, because it is set in worlds which are other to this one. So is magic the concept to be avoided in this instance, or only magic as is used on Earth and which, by Christian definition, can only come from the Devil? Actually, Those books are all written by people who are influenced by demons. Yes, the magic in those stories are drawn from the devil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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