Is doing magic a sin?

Question

Is doing magic a sin? if it is where does it say that in the Holy Bible?

All I have found is that if someone doesn't do it they are ten times better than the one that does it. Daniel 1:20

Where does it say its a sin in the Bible?

Answer 1

Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD -Deuteronomy 18:10

Answer 2

I have seen an evangelist who uses magic as he claims to attract the crowd to come to the rally. After the magic show, he would start his gospel message. That is quite a way to reach out. But many Christians are not prepared to consider this as the right way to do.

I checked into eSword for the word 'magic' no such word was found in the bible under the KJV version. However silence does not mean it is not a sin when there are words which provide meaning as to dabbling in magic are found in the Bible.

What about using 'illusion' to replace magic when deception is performed. See the following definition for Magic and Illusion. (Noah Webster Dictionary)

MAG'IC, n. [L. magia; Gr. a philosopher among the Persians.]

1. The art or science of putting into action the power of spirits; or the science of producing wonderful effects by the aid of superhuman beings, or of departed spirits; sorcery; enchantment. [This art or science is now discarded.]

2. The secret operations of natural causes.

Natural magic, the application of natural causes to passive subjects, by which surprising effects are produced.magic, attributes to spirits a kind of dominion over the planets,and to the planets an influence over men.

Superstitious or geotic magic, consists in the invocation of devils or demons, and supposes some tacit or express agreement between them and human beings.


ILLU'SION, n. s as z. [L. illusio, from illudo, to illude.] Deceptive appearance; false show, by which a person is or may be deceived, or his expectations disappointed; mockery.

My experience is, in the course of life, one has sometime or other done it to entertain friends, and the young ones, such as making the coins disappeared (actually they are hidden in the pocket), or poker cards etc How do we regard this? Since magic is a hard word as defined in the dictionary, use illusion to describe the act.

Answer 3

Oh geez....Anyone that has studied Wicca, Witchcraft, paganism, etc. can tell you that magic is very similiar to what Christians call prayer.

Asking the universe for something and/or attempting to channel energy in said universe to accomplish a goal is just like praying to God asking him to heal a loved one, help you through stressful times, or whatever else a person can possibly pray for.

So I would say if doing magic is a sin, then praying is also a sin.

Answer 4

Nice one, Matt D. I'll counter your assertion with Deuteronomy 21: 18-21, and ask why it's better to have the town stone your son to death instead of sacrificing them in fire? Or killing Judah's innocent firstborn in Genesis 38:7? Or leaving the Egyptians be while killing all firstborn children in Exodus 12:29?

Please let me know; I think it's necessary to understand just what form of child killing is acceptable to the Lord. Do burning children not put of a "sweet savour unto the Lord" or something?

As far as magic goes, do you mean sleight-of-hand parlor tricks, or Wiccan spells?

If you're not Christian, neither one is a "sin."

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Doing magic isn't a sin, it's entertainment. Doing magic and claiming that it's divine power is a sin. There are so many magicians and jugglers claiming to have some divinity, and they are misleading people to follow their mundane philosophy, by claiming to be God. That is a sin.

Answer 7

If magic was a sin, then science is as well. Many magic tricks are based on science concepts.

Answer 8

What you can find in the bible is that Jesus said: "Or you are with me or with Satan".For me it means that there are two ways,and the power from magic ,comes from Satan.You have to be one side only.

Answer 9

There is holy magick and unholy magic, so not all magick is a sin.

Look at Moses. The first few 'miracles', the Bible says - God says we should do this...and God did it. Later it says, God says we should do this, and they did it. Later it says, God says we should do this, and Moses did it.

Moses was clearly learning magick from God Himself. Now Moses misused this power and was punished for it when he struck water from the rock (Moses did it, not God).

So you see, there is a Divine magick...endorsed by God...for His purposes.

~ Eric Putkonen

Answer 10

Catholic Church teaches:

All practices of magic or sorcery, by which one attempts to tame occult powers, so as to place them at one's service and have a supernatural power over others - even if this were for the sake of restoring their health - are gravely contrary to the virtue of religion.

These practices are even more to be condemned when accompanied by the intention of harming someone, or when they have recourse to the intervention of demons.

With love in Christ.

Answer 11

No, unless someone you don't like does magic.

Sin is a stupid word. Relax, God is not real, or dead.