Hi.<\/p>\n
So I have been struggling whether the Holy Spirit has been telling me to stop doing this or if it is my feelings playing tricks on me. There is this verse that said, \u201cDo not practice magic.\u201d I have you know, I love magic in literature and that I see nothing wrong with it. I even want to become a comic artist writing about stuff like that. I am not tempted to practice it in real life.<\/p>\n
There were discussions on the web that called out magic in writing that really broke me in a way. But in Wikipedia on religious views on magic, they state that some Christians believe that magic in literature isn\u2019t bad, and I totally agreed with that … well, I want to agree with that. Later I was being imaginative about a magical story and then I felt a feeling of guilt that was short but still concerning. I became confused about whether or not it was the Holy Spirit or if it was all just my feelings playing tricks on me. I became scared because if I can\u2019t enjoy magic in literature, then I can\u2019t even write cool stories including them which impacted me a whole lot. Ever since I was little, even before I became a Christian, I always enjoyed watching stuff that has a cool magic vibe in them, but this present thought just really had me on the ropes. I searched for hours looking for an answer whether or not it is the Holy Spirit or just my mind playing tricks on me but still nothing.<\/p>\n
What do you think? Is it the Holy Spirit or just me?<\/p>\n\t
The Bible contains the words of the Holy Spirit. Nowhere does God ever indicate that He communicated with people through vague feelings. He tells people what they are to do or not do. But that time of direct communication came to an end (I Corinthians 13:8-10). Everyone is expected to read the Bible and learn what God wants them to do; thus, everyone is treated fairly and equally.<\/p>\n
Therefore, if you want to know what God thinks about witchcraft and magic, look through His teachings. See Is Witchcraft Real?<\/a> for a start. In regards to fantasy stories that contain magic elements, see What makes some fantasy stories wrong?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: Hi. So I have been struggling whether the Holy Spirit has been telling me to stop doing this or if it is my feelings playing tricks on me. There is this verse that said, \u201cDo not practice magic.\u201d I have you know, I love magic in literature and that I see nothing wrong with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[759,86,604],"class_list":["post-15228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-entertainment","tag-holy-spirit","tag-witchcraft"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7628,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/your-explanation-of-pharmakeia-is-poor\/","url_meta":{"origin":15228,"position":0},"title":"Your explanation of pharmakeia is poor","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 23, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Your explanation of the Greek word\u00a0pharmakeia\u00a0shows poor scholarship. I first heard of the \"pharmakeia=drug use= sorcery\" argument back in the early 1980s when I was involved with a Christian group. It never seemed right. The following is part of a word study I've done. According to \"Divry's English-Greek and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":53020,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-is-the-difference-between-make-believe-magic-and-occultism\/","url_meta":{"origin":15228,"position":1},"title":"What is the difference between make-believe magic and occultism?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 9, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi minister, As a parent, how should I handle children's entertainment? My child loves movies that have princesses as she now says she is a princess (she loves dresses ). But a lot of children's content has a form of magic in them. What is the difference between make-believe\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":22041,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/where-do-witchdoctors-get-their-ability-to-do-magic-and-to-heal\/","url_meta":{"origin":15228,"position":2},"title":"Where do witchdoctors get their ability to do magic and to heal?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello brother, I would like to ask where do witchdoctors get their magic or ability to heal? Answer: First, we have to consider whether witchdoctors actually have any power or abilities, such as to heal. Like the so-called faith healers and people who claim to be witches, there is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":34643,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/does-burning-sage-release-negative-energy\/","url_meta":{"origin":15228,"position":3},"title":"Does burning sage release negative energy?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello. Is it a sin to burn sage to get rid of negative energy? I have heard that it has been used for this purpose and is considered a \"holy herb\" in some Christian churches but even though they say it has been used for thousands of years it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":36165,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-do-i-tell-my-friend-that-he-is-being-deceived-by-a-woman-claiming-to-have-powers-from-a-goddess\/","url_meta":{"origin":15228,"position":4},"title":"How do I tell my friend that he is being deceived by a woman claiming to have powers from a goddess?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 18, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: My friend told me about this woman that is staying with him and his mother.\u00a0 Apparently, she is a healer from China. He was telling me about watching her conjuring water into a glass.\u00a0 He says there was nothing in the glass and then suddenly there was.\u00a0 He says\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":60823,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-holy-spirit\/","url_meta":{"origin":15228,"position":5},"title":"The Holy Spirit (Fulford)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 22, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"by Hugh Fulford Quite possibly more confusion exists with reference to the Holy Spirit than any other Bible subject. The divine personality of the Holy Spirit is not recognized by many people; how He works in the conviction and conversion of sinners and in the life of a Christian is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15228\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}