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1 | What type of "magic" do magi do? | Matt 2:1 | 27624 | |||
The teaching of Zoroaster was prevelant in Persia at the time of Christ's arrival in Bethlehem. Why are these magicians and follower of pagan thought brought into such a sacred story? I realize their gifts financed the exile of the family. Is this a classic case of the "wealth of the sinner is laid up the for just? What type of "magic" and "star reading" were they engaged in? | ||||||
2 | What type of "magic" do magi do? | Matt 2:1 | Searcher56 | 27655 | ||
There is no magic ... it is believed that the magi knew about His star from Daniel who taught several hundred years before Christ. | ||||||
3 | What type of "magic" do magi do? | Matt 2:1 | DBR | 127243 | ||
If there is no Magic why did God condemn it? Examples Leviticus 19:26 “‘YOU must not look for omens, and YOU must not practice magic. Exodus 7:11 However, Phar´aoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers; and the magic-practicing priests of Egypt themselves also proceeded to do the same thing with their magic arts. Deuteronomy 18:10-11 There should not be found in you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, anyone who employs divination, a practicer of magic or anyone who looks for omens or a sorcerer, 11 or one who binds others with a spell or anyone who consults a spirit medium or a professional foreteller of events or anyone who inquires of the dead. Micah 5:12 And I will cut off sorceries out of your hand, and no practicers of magic will you continue to have. DBR |
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4 | What type of "magic" do magi do? | Matt 2:1 | Makarios | 127261 | ||
Greetings DBR, I agree, the Bible does state that Christians should not practice magic. But can we truly assume that the Bible also acknowledges that magic is a true physical phenomenon? I believe that consulting magic or attempting to try magic is nothing more than divulging into witchcraft (Ephesians 6:11-12). These schemes of the devil may appear to be "real" in the Bible, but they are nothing compared to the power of the Holy Spirit (Exodus 7-8; Acts 8). Satan is full of counterfeit miracles (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10), and those who practice them are included with those who are thrown into the lake of fire (Revelation 21:8; 22:15). Therefore, the Bible states that any signs or supernatural wonders that are not accomplished through and by the Holy Spirit are not from God, but from Satan, and are therefore counterfeit. Christians by no means should emulate the witchcraft which the enemy, Satan, devises. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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