In today's world, "cultural relativism" (the view that all beliefs and practices must be accepted as equal) has placed witchcraft and voodoo on the same level as Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and in the western world, once the bastion of Christianity, witchcraft is quickly replacing it.
For both Christians and Jews, the Bible makes it very clear that witchcraft and its associated practices (necromancy, mediumship, divination, etc.) are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN, and that both the practitioners and followers are liable to be condemned, killed, or cut off, so there is no gray area or ambiguity when it comes to this subject.
Deuteronomy 18:10
"Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft"
See Also: Leviticus 20:6, Leviticus 20:27, Leviticus 19:31, Exodus 22:18
This should not be confused with simple paganism, which over the ages has been the religion of the uneducated, who errantly worship the creation instead of The Creator... Ignorance is not the same as evil, though the former usually leads to the latter.
Witchcraft, by comparison, is the attempt to circumvent the will of God, with one's own personal will and desire, by tapping into divine power, to control and manipulate God's creation... It can best be exemplified by the difference between "prayer" and "incantation"...
PRAYER: One's humble supplication to God, asking him for a favor, if it is his will.
INCANTATION: The use of "magic" through spells or the manipulation of spirits, to force an event to happen, regardless of God's will, using one's own power for one's own purposes.
As you can see, the difference is not subtle... Prayer places one in willing subjugation to God, while incantation is used to magically supplement and circumvent God, which can never be "good", which is why THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS "WHITE MAGIC" (good magic)!!!
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This needs to be shared everywhere!
Amen Bishsop Defrancesco! This TRUTH does not lie within shadows, loopholes, or guises
Humility versus the validation of existential arrogance, basically.
I guess I should keep my invitation to Hogwarts a secret...
Great explanation. I find it interesting that a lot of the Old Testament is a recalling of the Israelites continually struggling with paganism and those practices.
Great explanation Bishop, This topic needs to be brought into the light more because we're losing the youth to it out of ignorance.
Glad I never got into this