{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6963293a9ab39048a6c54452/6ae25efb092a0dff196d1d05?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What about Witches? (84)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6963293a9ab39048a6c54452/1793220266301-00821550-226a-4ebb-9699-ff7b0adff1ea.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>WHAT ABOUT WITCHES? — ARE THERE GOOD WITCHES?</strong></p><p>🧙‍♀️ <strong>Can a witch be good? And what does the Bible actually say about witchcraft and the occult?</strong></p><p>From <em>The Wizard of Oz</em> to today’s movies, television, Broadway productions, and online influencers, popular culture has repeatedly portrayed the “good witch” as virtuous, helpful, and even spiritually enlightened. Meanwhile, occult practices once viewed with suspicion are increasingly presented as harmless entertainment, personal empowerment, or legitimate spiritual pathways.</p><p>But does popular acceptance make something spiritually safe?</p><p>In this special replay, Kenny Price returns to an episode originally released October 23, 2020, as Season 3, Episode 52 of his original podcast, God.rocks. Now, as Jesus Company Season 4, Episode 84, this conversation is more relevant than ever.</p><p>📖 <strong>What you’ll hear:</strong></p><p>• A real-life account involving witchcraft and a church—and an important update about the accountability that followed.</p><p>• What Scripture says about witchcraft, necromancy, and other occult practices.</p><p>• Why the distinction between what popular culture calls “good” and “evil” may obscure a much more important biblical question.</p><p>• Why discernment matters when spiritual ideas gain credibility through entertainment, education, and influential online voices.</p><p>The original episode included a troubling account involving a local congregation. Since then, Kenny has learned from someone who attended the church that its elders ultimately removed the founding pastor and his wife from the congregation. That additional context makes the original account especially important to hear with its subsequent outcome in mind.</p><p>Six years later, the mission remains the same: to bring the truth of God&#39;s Word into the real world and help you recognize the difference between biblical truth and spiritual counterfeits.</p><p><strong>📚 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES</strong></p><p>🔹 1 Samuel 28 — Saul and the medium at Endor</p><p>🔹 Deuteronomy 18:10–12 — God&#39;s instructions concerning occult practices</p><p>📱 <strong>READ THE WORD FOR YOURSELF</strong></p><p>Explore these passages in the <a href=\"https://read.csbible.com/?book=1%20samuel&amp;chapter=28\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Standard Bible (CSB)</a> or discover reading and audio options with the <a href=\"https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouVersion Bible App</a>.</p><p>🎧 <strong>Jesus Company</strong></p><p>Living the Divine Life in the Real World.</p><p><strong>Evangelizing the Lost &amp; Encouraging the Saved.</strong></p><p>Don&#39;t simply accept what culture calls good. Open the Scriptures, examine the claims, and test what you hear against the Word of God.</p><p><a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/jesus-company\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://shows.acast.com/jesus-company</a></p><p><strong>Subscribe to the Jesus Company podcast NOW, its on all the podcast </strong>📲❤️</p><p>Tag us! 🔗 Listen, subscribe, and leave a review to help others find Jesus Company</p><p><br></p><p>Here are some 🔗 Helpful Links</p><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jesus-company/id1868153688\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus Company</a> on 🎧 Apple Podcasts</p><p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/5TokdTEklxchHzrJ1N1nD7?si=I8YpsX1tR2usm1rEhvRN9w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus Company</a> on 🎵 Spotify</p><p><a href=\"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c5bdd4e4-2550-4b41-a4f5-3ae7ed5b63fd/jesus-company\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus Comany </a>on 🎙️ Amazon Music</p><p><a href=\"https://www.deezer.com/show/4455867\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus Company</a> on 🎼 Deezer</p><p><a href=\"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1333-jesus-company-316780507/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iHeart Jesus Company Podcast</a> 📻 iHeartRadio</p><p>🔗🌐 <a href=\"https://www.transformthiscity.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> transformthiscity.org</a> </p><p>📱 @JesusCoOfficial on X | Search &quot;Jesus Company&quot; on your podcast app</p><p><br></p><p>📱<strong> Connect with Us:</strong></p><ul><li>💻 Website: <strong><a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/jesus-company\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus Company</a></strong> is the home base for the podcast, and there are some additional links to podcast players that host the show!</li><li>💻 Website: <strong><a href=\"http://podcast.gwot.rocks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gwot.rocks home page</a> </strong></li><li>📺 YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQIWZVVGAvarNQiwpQonu0w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&quot;Other Things with... &quot;</a> </li><li>❤️ Support the mission: <strong><a href=\"https://www.transformthiscity.org/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DONATE</a> . For donation by check, make payable to Transform This City, P.O. Box 1013, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 37174. “gwot.rocks” is a ministry of Transform This City, a registered 501(C)(3)</strong></li><li><strong> <a href=\"https://www.transformthiscity.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Transform This City</a> </strong> </li><li><strong> <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/transformthiscity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Transform This City Facebook</a></strong><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/transformthiscity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> </a></li><li><strong> <a href=\"mailto:gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org</a></strong> </li></ul><p><br></p><p>🔗<strong> Resources</strong></p><ul><li>Charles Spurgeon’s <em><a href=\"https://www.ccel.org/s/spurgeon/morn_eve/morn_eve.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Morning and Evening</a></em> (Public Domain Source)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.gotquestions.org/four-spiritual-laws.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Four Spiritual Laws</a>- how you can be born again and have eternal life?</li><li><a href=\"https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/the-spirit-filled-life.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Spirit Filled Life</a>- how you can live each day in the power of God’d Holy Spirit!</li><li><strong><em> <a href=\"https://www.transformthiscity.org/lifehelps\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LIFE HELPS</a></em></strong> </li></ul><p><br></p><p>All Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2016 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® is a federally registered trademark of Holman Bible Publishers. </p>","author_name":"Kenny Price"}