Is Witchcraft A Reality?

Is Witchcraft A Reality?

Dear Mr. Waddey:
Some people deny witchcraft. If it is not real why is it condemned in the Bible?
-Samuel

Dear Samuel:
That the practice of witchcraft is a reality, we cannot deny. What we deny is that the practitioner of witchcraft has any supernatural power. The witch or witch doctor manipulates his follower or his victim with lies, deception and fear.

Here in America we have professional "magicians." These are entertainers who have learned all sorts of tricks that appear to be impossible feats. These magicians do not make any claim to supernatural power. They have mastered the art of illusion and distraction. While you are looking in one direction, they do their trick in another location. They have an old saying "The hand is faster than the eye." Should an ignorant or superstitious person see the magician at work he would think he had wrought a miracle. Magicians go to schools to learn their craft. They read books that explain how to fool people.

Witch doctors do the same. Our Christian workers in Africa have converted a number of witch doctors to Christ. They explained how they learned their methods. The fear factor is one of the most potent of their tools. Since witchery involves the worship of evil spirits, those who practice it think nothing of using secretive means to harm those on whom they place a curse. They can slip poison in ones food or water. They can slip a poisonous spider, a scorpion or snake into ones bed. They can inject a sleeping person with poison. When one person whom they have cursed or placed the hex upon grows desperately ill or dies, it strikes fear in all around them. If a curse is laid upon a man who does not understand these things. He greatly fears the witch doctor's malevolent power. He is afraid to eat or drink lest he be poisoned. He cannot sleep because he fears he may be harmed while sleeping. In just a few days his body gives way to fear and starvation and sickness overcome him. In time he might even die. If he will pay the witch doctor, the curse will be lifted and he feels free to eat, drink and rest. Therefore he gets well.

God did condemn witchcraft (Deut. 18:10). He still does so (Gal. 5:20). There it is called sorcery. Practitioners of witchcraft traffic is lies and devilish religion. They harm people. As education and understand increase, ignorance and fear subside and the witch loses his or her power over their neighbors. In most developed nations they are looked upon as deceived deceivers. Intelligent people laugh at them.

Sincerely,

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