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>she's now explaining to me how she literally believes in witches, sorcery etc.
Scripture tells us and warns us of the evil of such things. Remember the story of Saul and how he contacted Samuel after he had died. As believers in Christ and all of Scripture, we must never rule out the reality of sorcery.
Though we should internally be very skeptical until further evidence in shown.
>and believes that her cousin is the target of magic.
Did you ask her why she believes this? Ask her what is happening to her and her cousin, what she has seen and heard, and why she believes her cousin is the target of magic.
Christians know in Scripture the dangers of demons and evil practice, but Muslims have texts which meld these things with Middle Eastern folklore like Djinn which takes it that much further.
>I think I'll put this in the "too hard" basket.
Please don't just yet! You must keep an open ear to what she has to say. If she is actually sincere in this then she is either undergoing great emotional (or mental?) turmoil, and worst case scenario she actually is experiencing a terrible attack by a demon against her family.
Christians have the protection of Christ our Lord from all spiritual attacks but the most insidious (temptation, persuasion, etc.). Satan seeks to draw us away from the Lord with all manners of evil, to break us, but as we stand in Christ we cannot be broken. However, we CAN be pained and persecuted in other ways depending on the will of the Lord and His sovereign plan over our lives (though He never allows us to be tempted more than we can handle).
For non-Christians, though, they are absolutely open to ALL the dragon of this world has at his disposal. Everything from demonic possession to perhaps even sorcery is free game–that is, until the victim finally repents and seeks Christ in truth, proclaiming Him to be thePost too long. Click here to view the full text.