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God requires that we destroy all charms, occult symbols and items associated with pagan worship in our possession. The Bible even makes “Jacob’s” (the nation of Israel’s) salvation dependent on them reducing such items to powder:
 
God requires that we destroy all charms, occult symbols and items associated with pagan worship in our possession. The Bible even makes “Jacob’s” (the nation of Israel’s) salvation dependent on them reducing such items to powder:
  

Latest revision as of 21:12, 28 March 2019

A Harmless Decoration?

God requires that we destroy all charms, occult symbols and items associated with pagan worship in our possession. The Bible even makes “Jacob’s” (the nation of Israel’s) salvation dependent on them reducing such items to powder:

Isaiah 27:9 By this, then, will Jacob’s guilt be atoned for . . . : When he makes all the altar stones to be like chalk stones crushed to pieces, no Asherah poles or incense altars will be left standing.

Rather than risk boring you by citing the many Scriptures indicating the importance of destroying every occult object, I draw your attention to one that realistically acknowledges that such objects might be of great material value. It insists that although they might be materially and artistically and historically and sentimentally priceless, they must be utterly destroyed:

Deuteronomy 7:25-26 The images of their gods you are to burn in the fire. Do not covet the silver and gold on them, and do not take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it, for it is detestable to the LORD your God. Do not bring a detestable thing into your house or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. Utterly abhor and detest it, for it is set apart for destruction.

The Old Testament reminds us that charms must not be worn:

Ezekiel 13:18 . . . This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “Woe to the women who sew magic charms on all their wrists . . . ”

Let’s see how the early Christians responded:

Acts 19:18-20 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed their evil deeds. A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.

To have in our possession items connected with the occult or pagan worship is equivalent to placing in our homes, “Demons Welcome Here” in flashing neon lights, and painting a bull’s eye on our hearts, urging demons to use us for target practice.

Has a Christian who acts contrary to God’s Word by engaging in prostitution any right to divine protection from sexually transmitted diseases? Then what right has a Christian to expect divine protection from demonic interference if the person acts contrary to God’s Word and prostitutes himself to anti-God spiritual powers by wearing or displaying symbols of those powers?