A Thought About Entertainment pt.5 ( Witchcraft)

This study has become one of my most viewed series I have. Today I will be continuing it highlighting some more aspects of the principles we can find in scripture.

Does God Care About This?

Yes! Just as God cares about our words, actions, and thoughts, He also cares about what we allow into our minds. The Bible warns us repeatedly about being in fellowship with darkness and the works of the devil.

Ephesians 5:11 – “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”

Even if we “just watch it for fun” or think we aren’t affected, entertaining occult themes gives Satan a small foothold in our hearts.

Here are some more verses on Christians and Witchcraft.

Acts 19:19 (KJV)

“Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.”

That verse shows how believers in Ephesus, after trusting Christ, completely cut ties with their past in sorcery and destroyed everything connected to it no halfway association.

So how practically, an we apply that to the movies we watch?

1. The Principle of Influence

“I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.”
—Psalm 101:3

Every movie, song, or show influences us. What we allow before our eyes shapes our thoughts, attitudes, and eventually our actions.

 When someone watches magic, sorcery, or spells again and again, those things stop looking dangerous and start looking interesting. That’s how influence works not by forcing, but by familiarizing.

Movies like Harry Potter make witchcraft seem powerful, clever, and even good. That’s the opposite of God’s Word, which calls it an abomination (Deuteronomy 18:10–12).

Influence can also work the other way. If we fill our minds with what’s pure, holy, and uplifting, that will influence us toward godliness. 

A Christian who loves the Lord will want to guard their eyes and heart carefully. Because whether we realize it or not, what entertains us eventually shapes us.

2. Principle of Testimony

“Abstain from all appearance of evil.” —1 Thessalonians 5:22
“Ye are the light of the world... Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” —Matthew 5:14,16

As Christians, we carry the name of Christ wherever we go and that includes what we watch. Our testimony is our visible witness to the world that we belong to Jesus. People around us are watching how we live, what we love, and what we allow into our homes.

When we choose to watch movies that glorify witchcraft, darkness, or sin, it doesn’t just affect us personally it affects how others see our walk with God. The lost world already expects Christians to be different, and when they see no difference in our entertainment, our testimony loses its strength.

A believer’s life should shine light, not reflect the world’s shadows. The Bible says to “abstain from all appearance of evil.” Even if something seems “innocent” or “harmless,” if it looks like darkness or makes sin look fun, we should stay away — for the sake of our influence.