What Do Wiccans Think about Jesus?

Ed. Note: This article is part of our "Various Views of Jesus"

Wicca falls under the umbrella of neopaganism. Briefly, for neopagans (and Wiccans), truth is subject to the follower’s individual reality. This means there is no one set of beliefs that all Wiccans follow. Rather, it seems you can make your Wiccan experience mean whatever you want it to mean. That may explain why in recent years Wicca has gained popularity among radical feminists, the LGBTQ+ community, and environmental activists.

As we dig a little deeper, we discover that some Wiccans are polytheistic (worshiping more than one deity; others may be animists (believing that even inanimate objects such as plants, the wind, rain, and rocks have a soul); further, some Wiccans are pantheists, believing that everything is divine, even humans! Worship of nature, sometimes by the name Gaea, is also common.

A few Wiccans may pick and choose some portions of Christian doctrine as part of their belief system. But Wiccans will almost universally deny that they worship Satan. Most will deny that he even exists.

It should come as no surprise that even neopagans, including Wiccans, do exclude some ideologies. The website gotquestions.com explains,

“Inclusivism is another common theme of neo-pagan religions. Inclusivism is the principle that virtually all religious interpretations are equally valid. Of course, this inclusive attitude is not typically extended toward monotheistic views such as Christianity. Monotheism, in fact, is frequently seen in Neopaganism as one of the few—or the only—unacceptable approaches to spirituality.”^[1]

And that’s our first clue to what Wiccans think of Jesus. Christianity, the religion built around Him, is excluded as an “acceptable” approach to spirituality! In research for this article the author read through more than a dozen sources, some Christian, some Wicca-friendly. In not one of those articles was Jesus even mentioned, other than in a biblical response given by some authors.

Focus on the Family published an article entitled “The Hidden Traps of Wicca,” in which they explain at least one reason behind that:

“Wiccans do not believe in sin as Christians do. They see sin as an outdated, constraining concept. Therefore, they see no need for God. Wiccan high priestess Starhawk says, ‘We can now open new eyes and see there is nothing to be saved from, no struggle of life against the universe, no God outside the world, to be feared and obeyed.’ Through spiritual self-improvement, Wiccans hope to reach their equivalent of heaven, called the Summerland or the Land of Eternal Youth.”^[2]

So, if there is no sin, if there is no need for God, there certainly is no need for a Savior to deal with sin. Jesus is rendered unnecessary.

But what Wiccans have overlooked is that the very “nature” they have deified was itself created by the God they ignore: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1), along with everything in it (see Genesis chapters 1-2). And again,

Isaiah 45:18 – For this is what the Lord says—he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited—he says: “I am the Lord, and there is no other.”

Wiccans have overlooked the biblical God’s clear statements declaring that He alone is God. For example:

Deuteronomy 6:4 – Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

Isaiah 44:6 – This is what the Lord says—Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.

Wiccans apparently are unconcerned that the God of the Bible has thoroughly condemned some of the practices of Wicca. He warns, “Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord” (Deuteronomy 19:10-12).

But most troublesome, Wiccans have insulated themselves against the only way to an eternal life that does not include hell. Because it is only through the blood of Christ that our sins (which Wiccans do not believe in) can be forgiven, and we can be welcomed into God’s heaven.

Still, God reaches out even to Wiccans in love, offering them the hope of salvation and an eternal life with Him. He declares,

“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.” For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.” (John 3:14-18)

Endnotes

1. Gotquestions.com, “What is Neopaganism,” https://www.gotquestions.org/neopaganism.html.↑
2. Focus on the Family, “The Hidden Traps of Wicca,” https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/the-hidden-traps-of-wicca/, quoting Starhawk, The Spiral Dance, p. 27.↑