Playlist: pharmakeia (#G5331) (topic)
Who Is the God of Medicine?
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsThelel, appearing as a serpent, has long deceived humanity, leading people to trust in drugs rather than in God for healing. The Greek word *pharmakeia* (G5331), translated as sorcery or witchcraft in Galatians 5:20, signifies the use or administration of drugs and is labeled a work of the flesh, one of satan's deceptions. …
The Occult
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe term *pharmakeia* (G5331), linked to sorcery, is rooted in the use of drugs, herbs, and potions to induce magical effects, often accompanied by incantations and appeals to occult powers. According to Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, sorcery involved the use of various charms and amulets to impress others with …
Halloween
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe term *pharmakeia* (G5331), from which we derive our words pharmacy and pharmaceutical, is used in Galatians 5:20 as part of the works of the flesh, listed alongside adultery, fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness, and idolatry. This word, often translated as sorcery, reflects the practices of enchanters, wizards, witches, …
Whoever Loves and Practices a Lie
Sermon by Charles WhitakerIn Revelation 21:8, among the behavioral elements listed as leading to the Lake of Fire, the term "sorcerers" is rendered from the Greek words pharmakeus and pharmakos , each appearing once in the catalogs of Revelation 21:8 and 22:15, respectively. These terms concretely refer to individuals who prepare or use magical remedies …
Vaccine Policy
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughGod warns in Revelation 9:21 and 18:23 of the sorcery of unrepentant mankind by which the merchants deceive the nations. Paul also lists sorcery as one of the works of the flesh in Galatians 5:20. The Greek word for sorcery is pharmakeia (Strong's 5331), from which we derive our words pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. It literally …
Are You Being Brainwashed? (Part 1)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsSorcery appears in the catalog of works of the flesh drawn from Galatians 5:19-21. It is defined as the direct equivalent of the Greek term pharmakeia , denoting a drug or poison and supplying the root of the modern word pharmacy. All spells and enchantments employed such substances, which could serve either to remove an evil or …
Letters to Seven Churches (Part Seven): Repentance
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIn Revelation 9:21 the unrepentant cling to sorceries alongside murders, sexual immorality, and thefts. The text identifies this Greek term as pharmacon, denoting the use of drugs in magic and the preparation of magic potions. These practices form part of the broader refusal to abandon idolatry and the worship of demons, which …
Works of the Flesh
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughSorcery appears in the list of works of the flesh drawn from Galatians 5:19-21. The term used there is pharmakeia , which denotes drugs. Sorcerers who practiced witchcraft employed such drugs to perform their divinations, and this customary association explains why the Greeks of the period applied pharmakeia to sorcery itself. …