Don’t Call Her A Witch

Mention magic or wizards, witches or spells, and Christians the world over will freak out.

Blogs will be written. Tweets will be sent. Names will be called, and lines will be drawn in the sand arbitrarily labelling “real Christians” from the fake ones.

Fascinating what a topic can do to brothers and sisters in Christ.

But I don’t want to talk about that right now. I want to get people to stop calling a particulate person a witch. Because the Bible never called her that.

In fact, there is a reason to give her some praise.

SCRIPTURE

“Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in his own town of Ramah. Saul had expelled the mediums and spiritists from the land.

^”The Philistines assembled and came and set up camp at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and set up camp at Gilboa.When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror filled his heart.He inquired of the Lord, but the Lorddid not answer him by dreams or Urimor prophets.Saul then said to his attendan…