What is a Christian Witch?

Question

Don't the tenets of each disagree with each other? How are people able to combine them?

Answer 1

It is possible to practice witchcraft and still be a Christian. Witchcraft is much older than any organized church.

There are people that still have their pagan beliefs and have beliefs in the church.

Witches don't worship satan (as many people believe) - they believe in God (and many believe in a Goddess), but they also believe in the powers of the natural energy available to all of us.

Answer 2

Not all Witches are Wiccan. Witches are just people with unusual Gifts, who take the trouble of learning how to use them.

God bestows His Gifts where he will. And they don't always go to the Clergy. Sometimes they go to Lay Christians. If you had the power to lay on hands and break a fever or speed healing--could you not use it? If you found that your prayers sped Divine Aid to those who needed it, would you obey God, or the Church?

Remember the Parable of the Talents? If God gives you something and you don't use it to help people--it's a sin against God.

Blame the Catholic Church and the King James Bible. The worst excesses of the Inquisition occurred, not coincidentially, during the worst period of corruption in Church history. Gifted Christians were especially targeted because they showed that anyone could do what the Priests were charging for, and usually couldn't--for lack of Grace and Compassion. There was also the underlying message, "This could happen to you, if you make waves."

There are two texts in the King James Version that justify the hatred of witches:

The first is EXODUS 22:18 "Thou shalt not suffer a Witch to live." The original Hebrew translates more correctly as "Poisoner." But King James I was a Roman Catholic and wanted the translation done for him to reflect the Church position.

The second is Saul's fall from Grace after consulting the Witch of Endor. What everyone forgets is that Samuel was still alive. If you have God's official Prophet in house and go get a second opinion, it's a good indication that you are losing your Trust in God.

So, there's no real conflict between Christianity and Witchcraft. The conflict has it's origins in a corrupt hierarchy, and it is in corrupt hierarchies that you'll still find attempts to persecute the Gifted.

The real conflict is between Good and Evil. Pagans tend to honor the "Pax Arturicus" the Legendary and Historical union of Christians and Pagans to advance the Cause of Good. Most Christians honor it as well.

Those who don't are usually Satanists posing as Christians.

Answer 3

A Christian Witch is, a person whose connection with the Divine is centered and focused in Jesus of Nazareth and his life, death and resurrection, but walks that path as a Nature Mystic, a Spiritual Feminist and consciously embracing Psychic Ritualization, all of which are valid ways of living out the Christian faith. Despite this, many still wonder how a Christian can be a Witch, and that is why there are numerous articles on this subject.

Answer 4

They do not really disagree with each other, Wicca is a very open minded religion. and you may be a christian witch. One that believes in God instead of other gods and goddesses and still practices Wicca would be considered one. although many Christians would not accept them as Christians but Wiccans would. this is a very touchy subject not only for Christians but for Wiccans as well. Combining 2 religions is always touchy, but some Wiccans find many gods and goddesses and also the nonexistence of Satan hard to swallow. Also the fear of "hell". Wicca is not that far off of Christianity, there are many of the same ritual and morals, I think the biggest difference is that us Wiccans not christian Wiccans do not believe we are puppets that our lives are planned for us before birth, we make our own destiny. There for we live out lives as we would like our destiny to unfold, If our lives are predetermined then whats the point.
Blessed Be

Answer 5

A sprite for Christ? Good question as I do not think the tenets mesh. Most of the pagans (witches?) I have spoken to are very wonderful and friendly people but their belief structure is not the same as mine.

Answer 6

Yes... if you are a Christian witch you are OK! The 3 soothsayers or astrologers from the East who came announcing the birth of Jesus Christ would be stoned to death in Biblical Israel, but because they came announcing the birth of the new King of the Jews it was OK... Every rule in the Bible has an exception if it is used to "enhance the glory of God" Saint Paul was kinda witchy too...

"If my falsehood enhances God's truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?" (Rom 3:5-8)

Answer 7

The Norvicensian Tradition of Christian Witchery is a branch of Christian Witchcraft that is inspired by the lives and teachings of three great mystical Christian women from the Middle Ages who are its guiding lights and together exemplify the threefold path of Christian Witchery consisting of nature mysticism, spiritual feminism and valuing story & ritual:
For information you can go here - http://members.aol.com/RawnaMoon/
and then go to the seeker pages (Note you must be 18 or have permission to go there).

Answer 8

Well if a Witch is someone who does "magic," and "magic" is getting your will done through some essoteritc, ritualistic or psychological means into the physical world, then most people who pray for worldly things (health, money) would be considered Christian Witches.

Answer 9

i'd say that there's no such thing as a "Christian Witch"..like what jean said. it's either a christian or a witch.

well, first of all, if you have a foul personality, that of a witch, would you consider yourself a Christian?

Others would call these people "BACKSLIDERS". in other words, people who have fallen out of faith in God. But i tell you, there are no such things as backsliders.

If you're saved you can consider yourself "christian", right? and just because you're a christian doesnt mean that you can do anything you want in this world, for example, the "foul personality". You can't consider yourself a christian anymore. Just a witch.

If you think that there is a possibility to stop being christian, i beg to differ. Because God said that no one can snatch you from the palm of His hands. Once you are saved, you will forever be saved.

The people who have "fallen out of faith" were never really christians. THEY WERE NEVER SAVED.

That's why as early as now, before He comes, if we think that we're making a fool out of ourselves in our spiritual lives, let's recommit ourselves to God and be saved once and for all.

Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death, but the Gift of God is Eternal Life through Christ Jesus our Lord."

Just pray this prayer. He's the only one who can save us from our death...

"Lord,
I need You. I admit that I am a sinner. I believe that You sacrificed Your life and died on the cross to pay for our sins. Lord, this day, I accept Your gift of Eternal Life. I open the doors of my heart. I commit my life to You, Lord. Make me the person that You want me to be. Lord, from now on, I am YOurs
Amen"

Thanks. that's all. I hope this answer's good enough

-Louise Gonzalez
Age 13

Answer 10

You can be a Christian and a witch but contrary to what the witch might believe you are serving two masters; which can lead to an awful load of trouble.

Answer 11

There is no such thing as a Christian Wiccan.

But a 'witch' is someone who practices witchcraft. Witchcraft is the practice of folk magic regardless of what religion the practitioner is.

I imagine there are some Christians who practice folk magic (witchcraft). Whether or not that makes them 'good' or 'bad' Christians is up to their religions' to decide.