{"id":4816,"date":"2006-04-22T20:17:08","date_gmt":"2006-04-23T01:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2019-07-21T14:20:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T19:20:25","slug":"what-do-i-do-about-a-person-involved-in-witchcraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-do-i-do-about-a-person-involved-in-witchcraft\/","title":{"rendered":"What do I do about a person involved in witchcraft?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m having extreme difficulty protecting myself and family from a pagan &#8216;elder&#8217; who has admitted to trying to destroy me. He was instrumental in the premature death of a family member by removing life support illegally for over 33 hours! My daughter is in counseling for the abuse she received from him. He practices Wiccan very heavily and is one scary dude. I know he has cast &#8216;spells&#8217; on me, I can almost feel them. I feel that the &#8216;evil&#8217; is very powerful around this dude!<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>Those involved in the Wiccan religion will be upset to see your note because they animately claim to only practice &#8220;good&#8221; witchcraft. Of course, God tells us that all witchcraft is evil (such as\u00a0Deuteronomy 18:10-12), so there is no such thing as good witchcraft.<\/p>\n<p>The one thing to keep in mind is that all witchcraft is based on lies, which is not surprising since Satan is the father of liars (John 8:44). Granted this man thinks it is real and puts on one very scary act, but horror movies are scary too and we know that they are just made up stories.<\/p>\n<p>Treat this man as you would any other wicked person. Press charges for his illegal deeds. &#8220;<em>For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God&#8217;s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God&#8217;s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil<\/em>&#8221; (Romans 13:3-4). God put governments in place to protect the good and punish the evil, so use what God has provided. At a minimum, get a restraining order against the man. He might try to retaliate and do you harm, but be confident that he cannot harm you with mysterious power because such doesn&#8217;t exist. Any attacks will be the same as any other evil person might attempt &#8212; he will just try to make it look like witchcraft.<\/p>\n<p>Read through the sermon, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-witchcraft-real\/\">Is Witchcraft Real?<\/a>&#8221; and learn what God has to say about the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I&#8217;m having extreme difficulty protecting myself and family from a pagan &#8216;elder&#8217; who has admitted to trying to destroy me. He was instrumental in the premature death of a family member by removing life support illegally for over 33 hours! My daughter is in counseling for the abuse she received from him. He practices&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":[604],"class_list":["post-4816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-witchcraft"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19066,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-dont-practice-witchcraft-anymore-because-the-bible-says-it-is-wrong-but-i-still-feel-no-evil-acts-are-done-by-wiccans-am-i-wrong-to-feel-this-way\/","url_meta":{"origin":4816,"position":0},"title":"I don&#8217;t practice witchcraft anymore because the Bible says it is wrong, but I still feel no evil acts are done by Wiccans. Am I wrong to feel this way?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 6, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I am struggling with a bit of guilt. And some indecisions in my life. I am at this point, committed to God and His unchanging word. I have been in this same place in my life before. The problem is that I have, in even the recent past, gotten\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":16049,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-my-husband-be-under-the-spell-of-a-witch\/","url_meta":{"origin":4816,"position":1},"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":14239,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-do-you-know-if-you-were-a-victim-of-witchcraft\/","url_meta":{"origin":4816,"position":2},"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. The very word in the Hebrew language means a person who obscures or clouds another person's sight and acts covertly. In other words, witchcraft is the practice of deceiving other\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":15213,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/witchcraft-isnt-evil-i-dont-believe-in-evil-it-depends-on-each-individual\/","url_meta":{"origin":4816,"position":3},"title":"Witchcraft isn&#8217;t evil. I don&#8217;t believe in evil. It depends on each individual","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 3, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I just have a comment. Please don't misunderstand. Witchcraft is like a secret. It is no different than other religions. Nothing bad about it. But don't confuse witchcraft with people's intentions, which could be good or bad. Look at all the corrupt people, all of them believe in some\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":4816,"position":4},"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. 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