Is doing Magic Tricks like David Blaine or Chris Angel(I know what your thinking, those are just magic tricks, I know how they did it!!! a $50 dollar book/dvd will show you how to do that check www.ellusionist.com) ok so is doing magic tricks a sin??? I use it to entertain people and neither of us believes it is from the devil, well is it??? They are just stuff to entertain people just like how "transformers" used CGI to fool the eye and make the cars look like they transform into robots, is it a sin or not???
2007-08-22 18:12:00 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-08-22 18:20:26 · update #1
I'm not a Christian, but my children have attended Bible school at the local Methodist church over the years. I remember going to their programs and after-school events. Occasionally, the pastor entertained the children with magic shows.
From what I saw, I don't think it would be considered a sin to most people.
2007-08-22 18:18:18 · answer #1 · answered by iamnoone 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Those are merely slight of hand tricks, though some are complicated and involved. Few magicians claim that any supernatural power was responsible for the feat--they get off on the crowd trying to figure out how they were able to do it within the bounds of reality.
If a magician ever called upon, or claimed to call upon, a supernatural power to perform tricks merely for their own gratification or glory, then that would be a sin. That is one of the tests of a genuine miracle in the Bible--does it glorify the magician / miracle worker, or does it glorify God?
2007-08-22 18:21:44 · answer #2 · answered by SDW 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-05 11:02:09 · answer #3 · answered by porada 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That type of "magic" doesn't seek to involve spiritual forces. It's a form of entertainment and isn't like sorcery or necromancy where the individual is trying to contact the spirit world to get supernatural power to perform their work. So, no, it's not a sin.
2007-08-22 18:26:11 · answer #4 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking illusions or magic? They are are very differant things! Illusions, heck yes man trick away and have fun with it! Magic has to do with The art that purports to control or forecast natural events, effects, or forces by invoking the supernatural. It can be a dangerouse route dealing with stuff like that. Draw your lines clearly on the Illusionist side and your cool! Have fun dude!
2007-08-22 18:21:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magic tricks form books are not evil, it's like saying playing a pc game is evil, however, there are some other areas of "magic" that are evil, such as the occult, weigi boards, contacting the dead, these are evil, and are a sin, as stated in the bible
2007-08-22 18:21:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A trick is not supernatural.
The only condemned magic in the Bible was the story of King Saul. He asked for the dead spirit of Samuel to be brought to give him assurance before facing a battle.
His weakness, was not just asking for supernatural, but believing that anything of a dead spirit such as Samuel would come from anything but from powers of darkness.
2007-08-22 18:21:14 · answer #7 · answered by Pat B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Magic tricks are not black magic, they are entertainment. Whether it is sin or not is if you are letting your magician hobby dominate your whole life and it gets to be too important, just like any other activity that is not done in moderation.
2007-08-22 18:19:44 · answer #8 · answered by Gma Joan 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think in some cases it can be satanic. like chris angel. he actually believes he has powers. and that its in his mind. and he can do anything. but doing magic tricks like pulling a bunny out of a hat (if thats what kind of magic your talking about) is not satanic. its purely for entertainment. its only a sin when you believe your 'powers' are real.
2007-08-22 18:18:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
*Not a Christian* but I understand what you mean. As long as it's for entertainment I believe it's alright, but when you use it to convince others that you are higher than God or equal, then it falls into the sin category. Just state your purpose up front, and I think you'll be ok.
2007-08-22 18:18:21 · answer #10 · answered by Y!A P0int5 Wh0r3 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋