Bible Verses about โmagic in moviesโ
The Bible contains 33 verses about magic in movies across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
โenvyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.โ
โNow the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,โ
โidolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,โ
โ"'Don't turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don't seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.โ
โBut for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."โ
โThere shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices sorcery, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,โ
โor a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.โ
โFor whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh: and because of these abominations Yahweh your God does drive them out from before you.โ
โ"'The person that turns to those who are mediums, and to the wizards, to play the prostitute after them, I will even set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.โ
โ"You shall not allow a sorceress to live.โ
โHe made his son to pass through the fire, and practiced sorcery, and used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he worked much evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.โ
โMany of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.โ
โOutside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.โ
โ"'You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it; neither shall you use enchantments, nor practice sorcery.โ
โThen they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.โ
โBut there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,โ
โHe also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he practiced sorcery, and used enchantments, and practiced sorcery, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he worked much evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.โ
โThey listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.โ
โto whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is that great power of God."โ
โFor rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected the word of Yahweh, he has also rejected you from being king."โ
โI will destroy witchcraft from your hand; and you shall have no soothsayers.โ
โBut when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.โ
โSimon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.โ
โRepent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.โ
โBut Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!โ
โNow when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,โ
โFor I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity."โ
โNow when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,โ
โwho, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;โ
โfor as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.โ
โsaying, "Give me also this power, that whoever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit."โ
โYou have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn't right before God.โ
โSimon answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me."โ
