3. Any Attempt to Gain and Master Paranormal Power in Order to Manipulate or Influence Other People Into Certain Actions.
In other words, all forms of witchcraft and the casting of spells. Being clear on this is important because of the rise of modern day witchcraft, which goes by the name of Wicca.
Again, Scripture is clear:
“Let no one be found among you who … practices … sorcery … engages in witchcraft or casts spells … Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord.” —Deuteronomy 18:10–12
So there you have it. A map of the supernatural world. On the one side you have God and his faithful angels. On the other side the world of the paranormal or the occult, which is the world of Satan and his demons.
These are the only two worlds. These are the only two forces. These are the only two sets of beings.
There isn’t anything else.
One of them is good, the other is evil. There are a lot of ways, sadly, that Satan and his team seduces us to engage the evil side—to open our lives to it and to invite it in without even knowing it. And when we do, whether we are aware of it or not, we are engaging the forces of darkness.
We are connecting with Satan and his demons.
We are willfully opening up the door of our life to their presence and activity.
And they will enter.
And nothing could be more dangerous.
Initially it might seem benign, even innocent, for as the Bible says, Satan positions himself as an angel of light. But then the evil engulfs you.
And it’s even more than playing with fire. It’s dousing yourself with gasoline and then lighting the match.
It is spiritual suicide.
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This article was originally published on ChurchandCulture.org. It is reposted here in partnership with James Emery White.
SOURCE
Yonat Shimron, “New poll finds even religious Americans feel the good vibrations,” Religion News Service, August 29, 2018, read online.