Do you fear magic?

No, but almost all of what we call magic these days is just slight of hand. That is not what the word meant in earlier times.

Of course clarification helps, but if your wondering if it's okay to see a fun magic show it's cool.. there's really nothing in the Bible about that..

If your talking witchcraft, there's nothing to fear as greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world...

But it's a sin to mess with, absolutely. I'd distance myself from those involved in such things.

Keep a sober mind an you shouldn't fear anything.

I fear Gods magic!

John100 said:

In bible there is examples magic can be dangerous for the victims. Do you fear magic?

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Well, Saul contracted a witch to speak with Samuel post mortem, then Saul died.

I don't fear magic, because the kingdom of God exists on an alternate continuum of existence.

There are gospel related remedies for magic use, so it's not really to fear, just a prayer thing so God can teach such remedies.

John100 said:

In bible there is examples magic can be dangerous for the victims. Do you fear magic?

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Nope I like watching penn and teller and the like and like to read CS Lewis Chronicles of Narnia and the deep magic therein.

John100 said:

Do you fear magic?

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I prefer to think of it as a healthy avoidance.

John100 said:

In bible there is examples magic can be dangerous for the victims. Do you fear magic?

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"Magic" is always a fraud designed to make people believe something that isn't true. Stage conjuring is benign, because the audience is never expected to believe that it's actually magic. But claims of "magical powers" are always an attempt to deceive, and are always crooked.

Witchcraft? Spells? Magiks? No...

But I do find pharmakeia interesting. Pharmakeia as found in Galations 5:19 (witchcraft) is the Greek root for the words like pharmaceutical. The concrete noun is pharmakon whose primary meaning is poison; its secondary meaning is magic potion or charm to achieve a desirable objective; and its tertiary meaning is medicine, remedy, or drug for healing. Pharmakeia? | Massachusetts Bible Society

Many religions use drugs to alter their mental state and even receive the spirits of ancestors or demons. I some times wonder if their is any relation to psychotropics and violence. As an example, you would be hard-pressed to find a mass shooter that was not on some sort of mind/mood altering prescription drugs. And I'm not conflating two topics here. I often wonder if certain drugs can alter you spiritually, and/or open you up to demonic attack. Even then, I do not fear it. But I am more aware of what medicines I allow into my body.

As a rule I don't tend to be afraid of imaginary things.

-CryptoLuthean

John100 said:

In bible there is examples magic can be dangerous for the victims. Do you fear magic?

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What is magic?