Homilies on the Orthodox Faith · Lecture 018
Magic (Lecture in Montreal)
A lecture by Nikolaos Sotiropoulos · Δείτε στα Ελληνικά
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Summary
Nikolaos Sotiropoulos, in a lecture given in Montreal, defines magicians and witches as conscious instruments of Satan, contrasting their deceptive signs with the true miracles God works through the saints. He teaches that sorcery can disclose hidden sins, disturb the soul, cause illness or death, and destroy families, yet remains satanic and destructive, and that seeking a magician's help is a denial of Christ and a worship of Satan. Drawing on Exodus 7-8, Matthew 7:22-23, 2 Thessalonians 2:9, and 2 Corinthians 11:14, he shows demonic power as real but limited, permitted by God only within bounds, and warns that Satan appears as an angel of light through icons, visions, and even apparent miracles. Discernment, he insists, requires humility, obedience to Scripture and the Church, prayer, confession, and Communion.
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