Posted on 09/03/2016 6:57:43 AM PDT by truthfinder9
Recently a Facebook friend shared an example of Christian white magic in the real world. You’ll never guess what magic book it was.
His family owned a “book of magic,” a fantasy novel. That wasn’t the dangerous magic. Instead, someone he knew became alarmed at the book. She effectively cast a spell against his family. She removed herself from their contaminated space and created a magic circle.
This phrasing is only mild hyperbole. But unfortunately, this is what many Christians do. We believe in magic, and even practice types of spells, all in an attempt to avoid bad magic.
Deuteronomy 18:9-14 is usually cited to prove fantasy magic is evil. Instead, God directly warns God’s people to avoid the actual practice of divination and sorcery, in an attempt to protect ourselves from harm—that is, dark spiritual influence—or to divine the future...
Moses, speaking for God, goes on to say, “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him [and not to the evil occult practices] you shall listen …”] The point of this passage is not to point to “good” magic to defeat the evil magic. God points away from all personal occult practices. He is pointing to the coming Final Prophet who speaks for God—Jesus!
But Christians may forget about the Final Prophet and get distracted by pretend “dark magic” such as found in books and stories. So what kinds of actual spells do we often cast?
1. ‘Health and wealth’ prosperity spells
Of the many magic spells Christians try to cast, this one is probably the worst. It’s also the most developed magic system among professing Christians. Here’s a basic overview of it...
(Excerpt) Read more at speculativefaith.com ...
What?
Good read. I think many Christians aren’t really aware of such superstitious behavior.
I guess you can call anything you want to “Christian”.
It’s too bad no one ever thought to collect the things Jesus said and the writings of his apostles into a book. Such a book could have helped clarify whether things such as “White Magic” really are Christian or not.
In the 1800s and early 1900s, one of the most popular “spell books” was “The Long Lost Friend” which drew extensively upon Christian theology to create “spells” that would drive away hexes, curses, evil spirits, bring good fortune, etc. This stuff is the equivalent of “soft porn” in that it seems relatively “not really evil” and supposedly produces results that make the user feel good.
I must confess my woeful inadequacy. In 68 years, this old Baptist fellow has never cast any Christian white magic spells.
Whatever...and you probably wonder why Christianity is in decline...
http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/catholic/interview-with-an-exorcist.aspx#HeqRtfkyX1taJXJJ.01.
An interview with an exorcist
Very wise.
If you're ever confronted by one, treat it as you would an asherah pole or Moloch figurine.
You mean its not St. Joseph himself prompting folks to give me extra money for my house because I buried his idol in my yard?
Practicing Christians do NOT practice magic.
Here’s one for ya:
“What about the spilt salt being tossed over your left shoulder?”
THAT’S MAGIC, TOO!!
Now, to twist your head a little more, I suggest you grab a cup of coffee, your laptop, and look up what some folks call, ‘chaos magick’.
Hint: It isn’t ‘charmed’, or ‘Potterized’, or anything looking like it is ‘practical’, ‘crafted’ or ‘pocused’.
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
This is an excellent article. This part here seems to be the critical point, and I do see a lot of people in the US of A who don’t appear to understand it.
“God never promised us that if we do X, we’ll achieve some reward—health or wealth, protection from evil influence, personal guidance, romance, or popularity in the world.”
A current popular book is in the position of deceiving, Jesus Calling. The author admits to using the occult to write the book. Our pastor warned certain church members about the book but they followed it anyway. They left the church and were poisoning others minds after they left.
Another point our pastor brought up is that there are no longer any Christian book publishers. They have all been bought up. That includes all current Bible printing.
This is why I hated The Prayer of Jabez. In the book, it’s presented as an incantation. Repeat it every day, kind of thing. Yuck.
Most Christians do or should believe in the mantra of:
“God helps those who help themselves and others”
And instead of wasting time casting “spells” which do nothing, do good works and then pray to God for those extra bits that are beyond the material realm, but even then not to rely on the creator for minor things, but only when absolutely necessary.
Spells at best do nothing but waste precious time, at worst they can invite the devil in so to speak...
#3 is wrong.
The Holy Spirit does guide us. And I’m skeptical of any effort to consider appeal to the Holy Spirit’s guidance in our lives as being ‘magical’.
Jesus said He would send The Comforter, the Holy Spirit.
It is absolutely right to pray to this 3rd Person of the Holy Trinity.
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