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you should not obey the truth? (Gal. 3:1, italics added). Signs of Witchcraft One of the signs of witchcraft operating and infiltrating a church is the inability of the people to obey the truth. Disobedience and rebellion are always present wherever there is witchcraft. People can start off obeying the truth, then later abandon it. Paul said the Galatians had been bewitched (see Gal. 3:1). In other words, there was a spiritual power that was causing them to turn from the truth. They had come under the spell of false teachers and were turning from the truth that Paul had preached to them. False doctrine and false teachers carry a spirit of witchcraft. There is no other explanation as to why people come under the control of false teaching that is contrary to the Scriptures. The apostolic anointing keeps us free from the fascination of false teaching. It exposes the doctrines of devils and keeps the Church walking in the truth. Some believe that witchcraft is no threat to a Spirit-filled church, but this is exactly the atmosphere that the enemy targets. Simon was fascinated by the move of God in Samaria. Wherever there is a move of the Spirit, the enemy will attempt to come in. The Galatians were born-again, Spirit-filled believers. This church had been birthed through Paul's ministry. Later, Paul wrote to them in distress, telling them they had been bewitched, or placed under a spell. People don't know when they have been bewitched. It is usually a slow and subtle process, not something that is obvious to those who are being bewitched. Most churches that have come under this kind of influence do not recognize when it has occurred. Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? (Gal. 3:3). This is another way to detect the operation of witchcraft. There are many believers and churches who start with a mighty move of God's Spirit, only to end up years later completely in the flesh. Witchcraft attempts to move people away from trusting and following the Holy Spirit into depending upon the