Two questions-One is about the old testament and the other is about paganism...?

Question

Ok, I scanned through the old testament a few times and didn't like what I read. (It was from a Catholic bible.) But then I talked to people who claimed to be Jewish online and that they said was way different from what I read. So did the Catholic "good news" bible change the testament to match their views? Or did I miss a few passages? If they did change it then where can I find a proper copy of the writtens?

Question two-Whats a kitchen witch and what are some non "witch craft" forms of paganism? I don't not much about paganism but I would like to.

Answer 1

I can answer about paganism. A kitchen witch is a witch who generally uses cooking and herbs as a focus of her craft.

There are many non-witch forms of paganism. Paganism is belief and witchcraft is a craft. I personally have a Taoist spiritual view, which technically is pagan but not European in origin. I do also clarify that I am a pagan because I like to celebrate the Celtic pagan holidays by way of celebrating life in general - plus several of them match up with secularized celebrations, which is terribly convenient.

Below is a link to the Tao Te Ching. It's not very long, and has some fascinating wisdoms to it. I hope you enjoy.

Answer 2

I can't answer the first question, but I can contribute to the second one. A kitchen witch is a form of witchcraft that is very casual and not much on the stricter ritual practices. They use things they already have in their kitchen as altar objects and tools. These witches are very adaptable. Non-witchcraft forms of Paganism would be Wicca (not all Wiccans are Witches), Hinduism, etc. There are many different branches of Paganism that don't practice the Craft. Just like there are many different branches of Christianity that don't speak in tongues or don't baptize the same one. That's a very good question. I'll check back on the answers to see what other forms of Paganism don't practice the Craft. If you're interested in Paganism, witchvox.com is an excellent source of information. Blessings!

Answer 3

To answer the paganism part- "kitchen witch" eh... it's hard to describe. Whatever image comes to mind when you hear this term is probably accurate enough.

Pretty much all forms of paganism are "non-witchcraft". Several, if not most, pagans practice some form of witchcraft, but witchcraft itself is not a religion.

Answer 4

You really should spend the extra 5 points and seperate these very different questions.

Since you only 'scanned' through the OT and didn't give any examples of what you're talking about, there is really no way to answer that one.

As to non-witchcraft wiccans... huh? I suppose you could specialize in the use of herbs, but even that gets into spirituality when you start dealing with psychoactive herbs.

Answer 5

I know that King Saul was bad in God's eyes and so to conjured up Samuel the prophet he used a spirit medium.
which was actually a wicked angel. Because Samuel wouldn't talk to him when he was alive?
John 3:13 Moreover, no man has ascended into heaven but he that descended from heaven the son of man.
speaking of Jesus John 5:28 says that everyone is waiting in the grave for the judgment day. So these caravoiants are just getting in touch with the demons.
Many holidays are seeped in pagan customs and religions.
The best way to find out about paganism is to study these past religions. Baal worship for instance was the worship of sex. They practice human sacrifice and cutting themselves in worship. They felt pain and suffering made them closer to God.
In the old testatment their is no mention of hell.
God told Adam for dust you are and to dust you will return.
That was actually the theme of the old testatment. It wasn't until Jesus wanted to scare the pharisees that any punishment after death was ever thought of.
Unless it was in some of the pagan religions. Where they sacrificed their first born child by throwing them into the fire.

Answer 6

We read it differently. Christians believe the sacrifice of Isaac had something to do with the sacrifice of Jesus.

I believe that God stopped the sacrifice because human sacrifice was never acceptable to God.

Jews believe that the prophesies in the Bible were prophesies about the people Israel that had already come to pass before the text was written, whereas Christians believe that those prophesies were about Jesus and will happen in this millennium, or the next, or the next.

I believe the gospels were written by people who had never met Jesus using prophesies from the Torah to authenticate Jesus.

Learn Hebrew and read the original text for yourself. YOU decide. If I can do it, you can do it.
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Answer 7

No Pagan religion that I can think of requires that you practice witchcraft, it's just that most witches find the Pagan religions more suitable to their beliefs. As to your first question, I have no idea.

Answer 8

Question 1:
I think the Catholics changed the Old Testament to what they wanted it to be like because they didn't agree with a lot of it just like they changed the status of Jesus(PBUH*) as a Prophet to a "son of God" and then finally "God over ALLAH(SWT) which is idolatry.
Question 2:
You could be a Druid. I don't think Druids practice magic. I'm not sure what a kitchen witch is. I'm Muslim.

Answer 9

I noticed the clip of this scene on youtube. I have no idea what the genuine consequences are, however I consider the objection the person (of the president) increases is reasonable sufficient for attention. While the genuine punishments might not be burning and so on. it increases the query; will have to we don't forget matters evil simply due to the fact that they're banned within the bible? If the reply is sure, then we have got to admire each and every unmarried biblical legislation and comply with by way of with it. This increases many questions: will have to we don't forget polygamy ethical, will have to we preserve the church buildings and temples liable for administering justice? Life might have constitution without a doubt, however that constitution might no longer always be a simply constitution. If the reply is not any we have now two chances: that a few biblical legislation are taken into accord or none are. In the clip, the president gadgets to the devout lady's view that homosexuality is unhealthy b/c the bible says so. He argues (in some way) that the bible preserve many trivial matters to be evil (it is a reasonable factor). It takes a massive bounce nevertheless to finish that each one such biblical regulations will have to be neglected simply due to the fact that a few are ridiculous. If a few are unjust then function morality indicates that they're and dictates to us what the proper regulations will have to be. If we abandon all regulations, we're not function (in a sense of right and wrong) and as an alternative are egoist. I consider subsequently ethical objectivism indicates that a few biblical legislation are immoral (just like the allowance of slavery or stoning for crimes like adultery) however many are headquartered on function standards like don't rape, don't kill blameless men and women and so on. Blind adherence to biblical legislation represents a degree of lack of know-how that are not able to be allowed to persist. Instead of considering for themselves, many men and women simply take the bible on authority and preserve it to be absolute. The opposite view is similarly ignorant: that the bible and any devout (judeo-christian) experience of obligation is fake b/c a few of the biblical legislation are certainly immoral. In the tip, function purpose have got to succeed. We will have to preserve matters to be evil or well due to the fact that our purpose indicates us that they're. We will have to no longer preserve matters to be proper and fallacious simply due to the fact that they're from a guide, authorized record, charter and so on. We will have to additionally no longer abandon any experience of proper or fallacious or and ethical obligation (devout or or else) simply due to the fact that the written ethical code (or authorized code) is proven to be erroneous. We have got to de well due to the fact that it's well, avert evil due to the fact that it's unhealthy and be high-quality continuously. edit: delsy; what you're speaking approximately is the divine command thought. Does God command anything due to the fact that it's well, or is that this anything well due to the fact that God instructions it? This may also be carried out in different methods: Is anything precise due to the fact that God says so or does God say anything is correct due to the fact that it's? I suppose that God IS the reality. This does no longer imply that we reject our bassic purpose in desire of a "divine command". If it had been written within the bible that God thinks abortion is okay, might that make abortion good enough? No, abortion might nonetheless be fallacious due to the fact that it violates the elemental precept of the sanctity of blameless existence. God is past our purpose, this doesn't imply that we reject our elementary purpose in desire of anything unreasonable due to the fact that it's what the bible says to do. God real is the best way the reality and the existence, He does no longer will us to reject the schools that He himself gave us. Therefore, I put up that we use our purpose to determine what's proper continuously. Submission to God's limitless knowledge does no longer require a rejection of our elementary expertise of proper and fallacious.

Answer 10

1) i don't read catholic BIBLE and i don't recommend you do .
get yourself a new international version BIBLE.

and you didn't like what you read because you were reading the BIBLE for the wrong reason .

the reason you should read the BIBLE is to seek GOD.
no to judge GOD/Christianity or Christians.

and don't read the BIBLE if you are looking for a convenient lie tha is close to the truth(or far) the only thing you will find is plain truth.

2)i don't know what a kitchen witch is and paganism is obviously demonic so it would only harm you to be interested in it.

and it is recommended that you read the BIBLE starting from the Gospel of John.

compare john 1 and genesis 1 and maybe you will see why.