(August 19, 2015 at 12:32 am)Randy Carson Wrote:(August 19, 2015 at 12:27 am)Thena323 Wrote: You bet wrong, Randy Carson. Some Christians choose to apply the term magic to Wicca, paganism and the darkside alone. Almost everyone understands that magic can be defined as illusion or trickery used in showbiz. Magic is most commonly defined as any event that occurs through supernatural means and/or having supernatural powers. Supernatural events and powers are things that take place outside the laws of nature. Clearly, the Bible describes oodles and oodles of shit that takes place outside of the laws of nature. That is by definition magic.I'm sorry, but it just is. It doesn't matter that you don't like that particular definition of magic, or that you only want it to be used in reference to The Darkside. Christianity requires a belief in magic. I don't say that to offend you. It's simply a statement of fact.
In the course of 2,000 years of Christianity, do you think that God's omnipotence has been referred to as magic by Christians?
If not, why not?
No, I've noticed they tend to use the word "miracle," but Thena's right. They're magic tricks. It's the same thing.
Magic: the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces
Miracle: an event not explicable by natural or scientific laws. Such an event may be attributed to a supernatural being (god or gods), a miracle worker, a saint or a religious leader.
Miracles are nothing more than a god-people term for white magic. They could just call it white magic, but then they'd be admitting their connections to paganism, so they've found a more suitable word for an equally ridiculous idea.
Verbatim from the mouth of Jesus (retranslated from a retranslation of a copy of a copy):
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
Also, I has a website: www.RedbeardThePink.com
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
Also, I has a website: www.RedbeardThePink.com
