Misplaced credulity concerning the supernatural, which leads to irrational fear, misdirected reverence, false religion and magic, and which brings God's judgment. Scripture warns against and condemns such things.

Jeremiah 10:2

Superstition causing irrational fear

See also

Job 15:20-24; 18:11
Matthew 14:26-27

Fear of Jesus Christ or his disciples

See also

Matthew 14:2

pp Mk 6:49-50

Acts 5:13

pp Mk 6:14

1 Kings 20:23

See also

Fear of other gods

1 Kings 18:28; 20:28
Acts 17:23
Acts 8:18-19

Misunderstanding God's work

See also

Luke 24:36-37
Acts 12:15; 19:13
Acts 28:3-4

invoking the name of Jesus Christ for exorcism as though it were a magic formula

Acts 14:11-13

Superstition leading to misdirected reverence

See also

Acts 28:5-6
Revelation 22:8-9
Judges 10:6-7

False religion

See also

1 Samuel 7:3-4
1 Kings 13:33; 14:15-16,22-24
2 Chronicles 28:2-4
Jeremiah 9:14; 44:17-18
Hosea 11:2

pp 2Ki 16:3-4

1 Timothy 1:3-4

Unhelpful speculations

See also

Isaiah 65:2-3; 66:17-18
Ezekiel 13:2,17
1 Timothy 6:3-4
1 Timothy 4:1

The true demonic source of superstition

See also

Revelation 9:20-21

See also

1412 foreknowledge
4131 demons, kinds of
4160 driving out
4190 spiritism
5425 net
5865 gestures
8334 reverence & God's nature
8710 atheism
8748 false religion
8749 false teachers
8751 false witness
8769 idolatry, in OT