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Woe to those who call
evil good and good evil,
who put darkness for light
    and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
    and sweet for bitter.
–Isaiah 5:20 (NIV)–

Mourn with those who mourn.
–Romans 12:15 (NIV)–

I turned to the Lord God
and pleaded with him in prayer and petition,
in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.
–Daniel 9:3 (NIV)–

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity;
therefore God, even thy God,
hath anointed thee with the
oil of gladness above thy fellows.
–Hebrews 1:9 (KJV)–

CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS 
in accordance with the Scriptures.
–1 Corinthians 15:3 (ESV)–

⁵ HE WAS PIERCED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. ⁶ All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and THE LORD HAS LAID ON HIM THE INIQUITY OF US ALL.
–Isaiah 53:5-6 (ESV)–

This is my blood of the covenant,
which is poured out for many
for THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
–Matthew 26:28 (ESV)–

⁸ God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, CHRIST DIED FOR US. ⁹ Since, therefore, we have now been JUSTIFIED BY HIS BLOOD, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.
–Romans 5:8-9 (ESV)–

Christ, having been offered once 
to BEAR THE SINS OF MANY.
–Hebrews 9:28 (ESV)–

HE HIMSELF BORE OUR SINS in his body on the tree,
that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.
By his wounds you have been healed.
–1 Peter 2:24 (ESV)–

Without the shedding of blood
there is no FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
–Hebrews 9:22 (ESV)–

CHRIST ALSO SUFFERED ONCE FOR SINS,
the righteous for the unrighteous,
that he might bring us to God,
being put to death in the flesh
but made alive in the Spirit.
–1 Peter 3:18 (ESV)–

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin,
so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
–2 Corinthians 5:21 (ESV)–

If we walk in the light,
as he is in the light,
we have fellowship with one another,
and THE BLOOD OF JESUS his Son
cleanses us from all sin.
–1 John 1:7 (ESV)–

Jesus also suffered outside the gate
in order to sanctify the people
THROUGH HIS OWN BLOOD.
–Hebrews 13:12 (ESV)–

Whom God put forward
as a propitiation by his blood,
to be RECEIVED BY FAITH.
–Romans 3:25 (ESV)–

Behold, the Lamb of God,
who takes away the sin of the world!
–John 1:29 (ESV)–

If while we were enemies we were reconciled to God
by THE DEATH OF HIS SON,
much more, now that we are reconciled,
shall we be saved by his life.
–Romans 5:10 (ESV)–

In academic circles, the study of the history of witchcraft is always marked by two camps: believers and unbelievers in the supernatural. The skeptics and unbelievers lean in the direction of Reginald Scot’s Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), which was written as a rationalistic debunking of the supernatural aspects of witchcraft, especially the visionary dimension of “dreames,” open visions of Satan, stories about ghosts, shapeshifters, cursed nature miracles, zombies, and other things found in supernatural horror films. The charismatic, Covenanter, or pro-supernatural view was represented by King James’ book Daemonologie (1597). Dr. Reeves, in his presentation, takes sides with Scot, as is normally the case with academics, agnostics, scoffers, and secular scholars in state universities, but I still think he does a good job at historically reviewing this obscure subject. Touch not the occult! I smelled the bittersweet scent of witchcraft in the air as I reviewed this subject. You Christian seers that have the gift of discerning of spirits–you know what I’m talking about. –J.B.

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. ⁸ Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. ⁹ For we know in part and we prophesy in part.
–1 Corinthians 13:4-9 (NIV)–

¹ Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. ² For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit. ³ But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort.
–1 Corinthians 14:1-3 (NIV)–

¹⁹ The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; ²⁰ idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions ²¹ and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
–Galatians 5:19-21 (NIV)–

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
–Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV)–