Exo 22:18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
Or don't believe it is correct? And then actually claim I'm not being good when I ask about things such as this regardling witches and their wickedness? Is it because 'christians' think they "have need of nothing" like the 'witches' and yet are "wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked", or are they 'witches' themselves?
Rev 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
2007-11-12 04:01:13 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Cause the witches deny it is them, and the christains are lieing passifists needing punishment for departing from the Word of Yahweh and HIS COMMANDS.
2007-11-13 14:51:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
From what I have read and heard from Christians and Pagans alike is that the wording of this passage is not the same in all versions of the bible just the KJV. The story I heard is that King James was paranoid and believed in witches and thought they had cursed him. The original pass read Thou shalt not suffer a poisoner to live. refering more to apothacaries (spelling?) and alchemists then to witches. And the word witch was not even widespread until his translation of the bible came out. Like I said, Im not sure how accurate this information is because I have not activley researched it but it is something to look into.
2007-11-12 04:11:14 · answer #2 · answered by Melly 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Well, as a Witch, I disapprove of anything that suggests murdering me is OK in the eyes of the creator. But, it is typical of the violence and cruelty expressed throughout the old testament. I think this passage just shows how desperate the writers of the Bible were to shut up all opposition and destroy utterly anyone who did not need them or who showed them up.
Christians hate it because they say it is a misinterpretation. Also, it makes their god sound like a mean old coot.
2007-11-12 04:10:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am christian and i am also a witch, and i find nothing offesnsive with this passage. If you read the verses before and after it is discussing people paying for their misdeeds. If a witch or sorceress does magic to harm another than they should pay for their misdeed. That is why i try to do things that are right and not do wrong things. Also politics and social perceptions have played a part in the interpertation of the Bible, and it is written by humans, and humans misinterpret things, and make mistakes. Accept life as it is and you don't get upset by the little things.
2007-11-12 04:12:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
While I respect a person's right to believe or not believe that the Bible is the word of God, there is one thing that everyone forgets.... the Bible was written a long time ago and NOT in English. It got translated from one language to another so many times & by so many different people that some errors and or discrepancies were bound to occur.
2007-11-12 16:18:39 · answer #5 · answered by dolthara 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is true, I am a Christian though, and I don't shudder when I hear that verse.
I know that it's not my place to kill them, but that the Bible says they are not to God's will.
I think most christians don't want to accept that verse, because they would get all this backlash from the salem witch trials, and that they would get even more, from openly professing the reality of that verse.
Like I say, I don't hate people, I believe we can all change if we want to, and I'm not going to commit crimes - hate crimes especially - against people I don't agree with.
2007-11-12 04:09:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Witches and sorcerers are by definition devil worshipers. Irregardless of what they tout-white magic, old religion, black magic, or new age; it is all worshiping of spirits other than Jesus. We are no longer a theocracy and therefore witches and heretics won't be burned or hanged. In some ways this is a good thing. Make no mistake though they are evil and worship evil; some of them admittedly do it because of great delusion and deception.
The old testament is full of types and shadows, stories, and things such as this should be viewed as guides. The new testament expounds on the results of sowing such seeds of rebellion and such: a lateral burning place of judgment, Hell. With Sodom and Gomorrah as the example of what level of fire and punishment will be meted out. Jesus spoke more of hell than heaven. Thing is: no one needs to go there, they just prefer to live in denial, and never acknowledge a need for repentance. It is never too late: remember the thief on the cross.
2007-11-12 04:56:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Well, like much of the Bible, it has been mistranslated from the original language. Its original translation was something closer to "poisoner," or "one who sows dissension." And you cut off part of it as well. The full line is "Thou shall not suffer a witch to live amongst you."
Though I can honestly say I have no problem being 'wicked.' Especially with my husband. ;-)
2007-11-12 04:11:20 · answer #8 · answered by Kharm 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As a Christian, that doesn't bother me. We don't live under the Old Testament Law, we live under the new Covenant that God offered through Christ's death. We also don't go around stoning adultresses do we? I think you need to find out a bit more about what Christianity is actually about, and not just quote random bits of the Bible without knowing what role it actually takes in Christian life.
2007-11-12 04:07:57 · answer #9 · answered by Lamborama 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Why should we hate that passage? Under the old covenant witches were killed. Big deal. We are under the new covenant now.
What annoys us about these questions is people constantly bring them up to try and prove Christianity is wrong. We are in the grace age now. We no longer kill sinners.
2007-11-12 04:06:16 · answer #10 · answered by Bible warrior 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋