Scripture consistently treats witchcraft and sorcery as rebellion against God that severs relationship with Him.
Scripture on Witchcraft
Exodus 22:18
Old Testament
"Do not allow a sorceress to live."
Deuteronomy 18:10-12
Old Testament
"Let no one be found among you who... practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells... Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord."
1 Samuel 15:23
Old Testament
"For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry."
Galatians 5:19-21
New Testament
"The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God."
Revelation 21:8
New Testament
"But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all the liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."
The Bottom Line
Witchcraft is not a neutral spiritual practice—it's rebellion dressed up as power, and God calls His people away from it completely.
Try Today
If you own books, objects, or materials connected to witchcraft or divination, remove them from your home today. This is an act of allegiance to Christ over divided loyalties.
Prayer
Jesus invites us to come to Him with our deepest struggles, saying, 'Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened' (Matthew 11:28).
Father, I come to You acknowledging that You alone are God, and You have no rivals. Forgive me for any attraction to power that doesn't come through You, for any desire to know the future outside of Your revelation, for any fascination with practices that pull me away from trust in You. I renounce witchcraft and all its forms. Jesus, You are my Lord and my power. Give me courage to turn completely away and to stand firm in Your truth. In Jesus' name, Amen.
📚 Read Deuteronomy 18 for God's full list of forbidden practices and His alternative—prophets who speak His Word.
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