ALiEn82909@aol.com wrote:
Do you honesty believe that being wiccan is horrible? is it a sin? i'd like to hear exactly how you feel on that subject.
-Bri
salinesoccer@yahoo.com Fri, 10 Jan 2003 06:04:31 -0800 (PST) wrote:
Like D&D, Wicca at first can seem harmless. Most Wiccans or 'Witches' as they prefer to be called don't even believe in Satan let alone that they're doing his work. It is one of his little white lies. Wiccans rely on stones and the 3 sides of thier 'triangle' to cast thier spells. Wiccans also believe in reincarnation, or one coming back to life in a new form of creature. The Bible specifically states that all evil and witchcraft is forbidden. Galatians 5 (NIV) 19The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21and 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.
Fortunately, there is good news for those to turn to God, because we are forgiven of these sins if we ask. Romans 5 8But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Hebrews 111Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2This is what the ancients were commended for.
3By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
Whether a Wiccans' intentions are good or evil, it results in an evil practice that can cause real damage due to evil spirits. They are as real as angles.
~Mel
http://www.probe.org/docs/wicca.html
In light of this connection between the "watchers" and angels, it is interesting to note that "Rabbinic and Cabalistic lore" made a distinction between good and evil Watchers. This distinction parallels the biblical distinction between good and evil angels, or angels and demons. Indeed, Grimassi notes, "In the Secret Book of Enoch, the Watchers . . . are listed as rebellious angels who followed Sataniel in a heavenly war."We find a similar incident recounted in Revelation 12:7-9, where we read of a heavenly war in which Michael and his angels cast Satan and his angels from heaven to earth.
With this in mind it is interesting to note that Richard Cavendish, in his book The Powers of Evil, "lists the Watchers as the Fallen Angels that magicians call forth in ceremonial magick. http://www.probe.org/docs/wicca.html
