{"id":1814,"date":"2008-12-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/contentfeeds\/2008\/12\/bible-qa-for-april-10.html"},"modified":"2008-12-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-04T00:00:00","slug":"bible-qa-for-april-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/contentfeeds\/2008\/12\/bible-qa-for-april-10.html","title":{"rendered":"Bible Q&A for December 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Does the Bible directly oppose witchcraft? Does it make any difference if it is white or black?<\/b>
\nThe Bible is unequivocal about prohibiting witchcraft in any and all forms. For example, Leviticus 19:26-28 makes evident that witchcraft was prohibited for God’s people even in Old Testament times. Furthermore, in 1 Samuel 28 we have the story of how King Saul expelled all mediums and wizards from the Holy Land and then himself consulted a medium, which the narrator of the story makes clear is a very grave sin. In the New Testament, Paul lists sorcery as one of the sins that can keep a person out of the kingdom of God (Galatians 5:20).
\n—Ben Witherington III<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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