I was reading an article, and it showed some Baptist christians performing Magic and illusion in front of the congregation, mainly for the Children. I know in bible there were Socery, and witchery. And I have come accross a few people regarding Moses and Jesus as magiscian's. Purely becuse Jesus walked on water, turned water into wine and healed the blind. and Moses parted the sea.
Now these Baptist Christians who believed in God and him being the almighty powerful one. Yet they practice magic and illusions and merge it with Christianity. My question is, is that right to do? I personally don't think its right or think Christian's should practice this as a Christian.
The bible is clear to keep away from these types of things as they are come from the devil and his influences.
But I was wondering how some of these Christians perform such magic tricks and illusions and were is the connection of Christianity and Magic? As far I am aware, there is no connection. and that we should not practice such things.
Lets look the meanings of Magic and Illusions:
MAGIC: Noun.
The power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces.
"suddenly, as if by magic, the doors start to open"
These are the elations to MAGIC:
Sorcery,
witchcraft,
wizardry,
necromancy,
enchantment,
spellworking,
incantation,
occultism,
ocult,
Black magic,
Dark, margic,
Black arts,
devilry,
divination,
malediction,
voodoo,
hoodoo,
sympathetic magic,
white magic,
witching,
witchery.
Illusion: Noun:
An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience.
"stripes embellish the surface to create the illusion of various wood-grain textures"
a deceptive appearance or impression.
"the illusion of family togetherness"
a false idea or belief.
noun: illusion; plural noun: illusions
"he had no illusions about the trouble she was in"
These are relations to ILLUSIONS.
mirage,
hallucinations,
apparition,
phantasm,
phantom,
vision,
spectre,
fantasy,
frigment of the imagination,
will-o-wisp,
trick of the light,
ignis fatuus,
the use if mirrors, paints lights and speed of hands.
