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What are your views on this? This appears to be a fad now, and I know several Christians who claim to practice Wiccan magick...

I'm just curious, how can one determine that it is indeed the work of Satan? I've observed a few of them, and it may just be their method of preying differs from the common convection. While I have heard the King James version condemns "witchcraft", I've also heard that was a mere translation error more than likely purposed as during the time of translation witch hunts were quite popular.
 
WaterBug said:
[I believe this goes here... apologies if it doesn't]

What are your views on this? This appears to be a fad now, and I know several Christians who claim to practice Wiccan magick...

I'm just curious, how can one determine that it is indeed the work of Satan?
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I wouldn't claim it to be satanic, but such occult nonsense isn't a "religion" in my view.
 
Waterbug, firstly i'd like to say hello. Secondly, i'd like to know if you're a christian. Thirdly, any "christian" who claim to practice wiccan magic, aren't christian. If you want to know more, pm me... :D
 
WaterBug said:
[I believe this goes here... apologies if it doesn't]

What are your views on this? This appears to be a fad now, and I know several Christians who claim to practice Wiccan magick...

I'm just curious, how can one determine that it is indeed the work of Satan? I've observed a few of them, and it may just be their method of preying differs from the common convection. While I have heard the King James version condemns "witchcraft", I've also heard that was a mere translation error more than likely purposed as during the time of translation witch hunts were quite popular.
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A Christian needs to repent if they practice Wiccan.

Witchcraft, Sorcery etc. are forbidden practices for Christians.

"Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts." (Rev. 9:21) "And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived." (Rev. 18:23)


"Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times . . . Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God." (Lev. 19:26, 31) "

And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people . . . A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them." (Lev. 20:6, 27)

"Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." (Gal. 5:19-21)

"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." (Exo. 22:18)

"But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him, and said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?" Acts 13:8-10:

A Christian had better repent of this "fad".
 
hisvessel1 said:
Waterbug, firstly i'd like to say hello. Secondly, i'd like to know if you're a christian. Thirdly, any "christian" who claim to practice wiccan magic, aren't christian. If you want to know more, pm me... :D
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Just so you know, I don't practice magick as that seems to be what you're implying. :P It's just the number of people I know who have suddenly decided being Wiccan is cool keeps escalating. I've given my life to the Lord, although I must admit I used to bea polytheistic Pagan before I knew any better.

Anyway, it's what bibleberean quoted that I'm uncertain of. How does one even go about determining what is "magick" and what is not? Praying to God can be perceived as a form of magic, only a magic feeling we get from talking with the almightily. It seems that this new fad isn't that different, as they're not sacrificing animals or anything of that nature... some merely throw messages in the wind, or gather in large circles and ask for healing abilities to assist someone, and sometimes nothing but will is used in the latter... although stones are common, but they're not sacrificing frogs or anything of that nature. They call themselves "witches" but are they really? Kids call themselves "gothic" yet they're not actually a form of architecture.
 
Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are not supposed to use magic. The early Christians burned their books and curious arts and went prayed to God instead of using spell casting. There is no such thing as white magic.

The following is recorded after men who were not true believers were beaten up by a man possessed by the devil.

Acts 19:18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.

Acts 19:19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

Magic is not to be practiced period.

Curious arts:

4021. periergos
Search for G4021 in KJVSL
periergoV periergos per-ee'-er-gos

from 4012 and 2041; working all around, i.e. officious, meddlesome, magic:--busybody, curious arts.

See Greek 4012
See Greek 2041

Anyone that is selling the idea that witchcraft is harmless is in grave error.

WaterBug,

Pray and ask God for discernment in this matter...

In His service,

Robert
 
"Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times . . . Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God." (Lev. 19:26, 31) "

Observe times: astrology etc.

enchantment: spell casting etc..

It is a obvious sin... it is witchcraft
 
If their actions aren't directed or come from the God of the Bible, then what they're doing is false. Those actions stem from Satanism, not the Bible, so no Christian should be practicing them. God has provided a way for us to communicate to Him, through prayer, not through some rituals. :)
 
I agree with everyone else. The practice of wicca isn't of God and one should keep well away.
 
Wiccan practices are not of God, thatanyone can tell. An since it's not a thing from God, why would those who honestly follow Christ practice such things? As Jesus said, no man can serve two masters.
 
I believe that Wicca is covered in Romans 1:18-32 - "They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator - who is forever praised. Amen." (vs 25)
 
Hi prayerpower~

Thanks for posting that site. Its very good!

Blessings,

Karie :D
 
WaterBug said:
[I believe this goes here... apologies if it doesn't]

What are your views on this? This appears to be a fad now, and I know several Christians who claim to practice Wiccan magick...

I'm just curious, how can one determine that it is indeed the work of Satan? I've observed a few of them, and it may just be their method of preying differs from the common convection. While I have heard the King James version condemns "witchcraft", I've also heard that was a mere translation error more than likely purposed as during the time of translation witch hunts were quite popular.
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The Bible clearly condemns the practice of witchcraft. This world likes to dabble is evil and this is just one more path to the pit.
 
I think Harry Potter has created an explosion in the number of "wiccans".
 
McQuacks said:
If their actions aren't directed or come from the God of the Bible, then what they're doing is false. Those actions stem from Satanism, not the Bible, so no Christian should be practicing them. God has provided a way for us to communicate to Him, through prayer, not through some rituals. :)
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Wicca does not stem from Satanism. I am an ex Satanist! :D
 
Wicca and LaVeyan Satanism do have common influences in ceremonial magick, but that's where the similarities end.
 
Oh brother, wicca does not stem from satanism...give me a break of course it does, just like any other lie does.

What these "ex-satanist" of whom I am one, miss is that satanism is not this pittifull little thing they do, that is the lie that satan used with them.

True satanism is the rejection of Jesus PERIOD and ANYTHING that does that is as good as the next thing as far as satan is concerned.

Wicca is just another lie of satan and as long as people eat it up, he keep dishing it out. But when they stop, well he'll just go for the next fad, like I said he doesn't really care as long it is not JESUS
 
** I am not promoting wicca. This is an honest question. **

According to the information at religioustolerance.org, wicca has influences in celtic religions that pre-date Christianity. How can something be 'against Jesus' if it began before his time?
 
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