{"id":44188,"date":"2014-12-12T19:32:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T01:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=44188"},"modified":"2024-11-15T09:30:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T15:30:11","slug":"what-if-you-were-forced-into-believing-in-witchcraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-if-you-were-forced-into-believing-in-witchcraft\/","title":{"rendered":"What if you were forced into believing in witchcraft?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>I know you say about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-do-you-know-if-you-were-a-victim-of-witchcraft\/\">witchcraft<\/a>, that the only way you&#8217;re a victim is if you allow it, but what if you&#8217;re forced into it and tortured until you believe in it? What is a person supposed to do then? I have so many dreams of people mentioning programming, satanic rituals, etc.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>There is a difference between forced compliance or even acceptance and actual belief.<\/p>\n<p>However, even a person who had at one time completely believed in witchcraft can change his position. Such happened in Ephesus. When faced with evidence that demons fear Christ, &#8220;<em>This became known both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds. Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver. So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed<\/em>&#8221; (Acts 19:17-20). Therefore, it doesn&#8217;t matter what you used to accept. The only important question is whether you will accept Jesus as your Lord instead. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/a-savior-who-cares\/\">A Savior Who Cares<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I know you say about\u00a0witchcraft, that the only way you&#8217;re a victim is if you allow it, but what if you&#8217;re forced into it and tortured until you believe in it? What is a person supposed to do then? I have so many dreams of people mentioning programming, satanic rituals, etc. Answer: There is&hellip;<\/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":[49,604],"class_list":["post-44188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-faith","tag-witchcraft"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16049,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-my-husband-be-under-the-spell-of-a-witch\/","url_meta":{"origin":44188,"position":0},"title":"Can my husband be under the spell of a witch?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 14, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I want to know if witchcraft really exists. My husband, I feel, is under a spell where he goes to this lady and they are having an affair. We have known each other for ten years and got married last year. Soon after marriage, he got involved with her.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27491,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-witchcraft-affect-a-christian\/","url_meta":{"origin":44188,"position":1},"title":"Can witchcraft affect a Christian?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 20, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi sir, I am a born again believer. My question is: does witchcraft have an effect on a baptized believer? I can understand you don't have the protection of the blood of Jesus if you're not born again. I was a victim of witchcraft ten years ago, back when\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4818,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-witchcraft-real\/","url_meta":{"origin":44188,"position":2},"title":"Is Witchcraft Real?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 30, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Samuel 28:3-14 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Bible has much to say about witchcraft and none of it is good \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It amazes me how many people attempt to blend forms of witchcraft with Christianity \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I have had discussions with a woman who called herself a \u201cWhite Witch.\u201d\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":48080,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/should-i-fear-witchcraft\/","url_meta":{"origin":44188,"position":3},"title":"Should I fear witchcraft?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi, I'm 17 years old. I have been struggling for months with this fear that is sometimes crippling and causes me to stay up all night. For starters, I am terrified of anything that has to do with witchcraft or the supernatural. I try to stay as far away\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":14239,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-do-you-know-if-you-were-a-victim-of-witchcraft\/","url_meta":{"origin":44188,"position":4},"title":"How do you know if you were a victim of witchcraft?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 24, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: How do you know if you were a victim of witchcraft? Answer: The Bible consistently describes witchcraft as fakery. 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